Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California. Deftones has five members in the band; the current band members are Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado and Sergio Vega.
Deftones | |
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 Deftones performing at the Brixton Academy in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sacramento, California United States |
| Genres | Alternative metal, experimental rock |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Maverick Warner Bros. Reprise |
| Members | Chino Moreno Stephen Carpenter Abe Cunningham Frank Delgado |
| Past member(s) | Chi Cheng |
| Website | Official website |
The band was formed in 1988. They released their debut album Adrenaline on October 3, 1995. The song "Elite" from their third studio album, "White Pony" won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2001. The band has been noted for influencing bands like Muse, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, System of a Down, Fightstar, 10 Years as well as many other bands.
On November 4, 2008, the band's bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a car accident which seriously injured him. The band brought in another bassist named Sergio Vega to replace him during his absence.[1] Cheng died on April 13, 2013 after his heart stopped.[2]
Band members
change- Current
- Chino Moreno - lead vocals, guitar (1988–present)
- Stephen Carpenter - guitar (1988-present)
- Abe Cunningham - drums (1988-present)
- Frank Delgado - turntablism, keyboards, samples (2000–present)
- Former
- Chi Cheng - bass, backing vocals (1988–2013) (†)
Discography
changeStudio albums
change- Adrenaline (1995)
- Around the Fur (1997)
- White Pony (2000)
- Deftones (2003)
- Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
- Diamond Eyes (2010)
- Koi No Yokan (2012)
- Gore (2016)
- Ohms (2020)
Compilation albums
change- B-Sides & Rarities (2005)
- Covers (2011)
- The Vinyl Collection 1995–2011 (2011)
Demos
change- Deftones (Demo 1) (1990)
- Deftones (Demo 2) (1991)
- Engine Number Nine/7 Words (1992)
- (Like) Linus (1993)
- Root/Nosebleed (1994)
EPs
change- Live (1998)
- Back to School (Mini Maggit) (2001)
- Live: Volume 1 – Selections from Adrenaline (2013)
Video albums
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Deftones Bassist In Coma After Car Crash". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ↑ "Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Dead At 42". blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
