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{{Short description|American alternative metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Deftones
| image             = Deftones2011.jpg
| caption           = Deftones performing at the [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]] in 2011; from left to right: [[Stephen Carpenter|Carpenter]], [[Abe Cunningham|Cunningham]], [[Chino Moreno|Moreno]], and [[Sergio Vega (bassist)|Vega]]
| image_size        = 300
| landscape         = yes
| genre             = <!---DO NOT ALTER. There are so many genres that we had to narrow it down, and consensus was to add these because they had the strongest support. Consensus as of 27 January 2025. --->{{flatlist|
* [[Alternative metal]]
* [[art rock]]
* [[shoegaze]]
* {{nowrap|[[nu metal]] (early)}}
}}
| origin            = [[Sacramento, California]], U.S.
| discography       = [[Deftones discography]]
| years_active      = 1988–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Maverick Records|Maverick]]
* [[Warner Records|Warner]]
* [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
}}
| spinoffs          = {{flatlist|
* [[Team Sleep]]
* [[Crosses (band)|Crosses]]
* [[Palms (band)|Palms]]
* [[Phallucy]]
* [[Sol Invicto]]
* [[Kush (American band)|Kush]]
* Saudade
* Decibel Devils
}}
| website           = {{URL|deftones.com}}
| current_members   = <!--DO NOT CHANGE! Members are listed in the order they joined the band, then alphabetical if simultaneous/founding, as per Wikipedia guidelines.-->
* [[Chino Moreno]]
* [[Stephen Carpenter]]
* [[Abe Cunningham]]
* [[Frank Delgado (American musician)|Frank Delgado]]
| past_members      =
* Dominic Garcia
* [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]]<!-- Do not indicate that Cheng is dead -->
* John Taylor
* [[Sergio Vega (bassist)|Sergio Vega]]
}}

'''Deftones''' is an American [[alternative metal]] band <!-- DON'T mention the Grammy Award in the first sentence -->formed in [[Sacramento, California]] in 1988. They were formed by frontman [[Chino Moreno]], lead guitarist [[Stephen Carpenter]] and drummer [[Abe Cunningham]], with bassist [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]] and keyboardist and turntablist [[Frank Delgado (American musician)|Frank Delgado]] joining the line-up in 1990 and 1999, respectively. The band's [[experimental rock|experimental]] nature has led some critics to describe them as "the [[Radiohead]] of metal".<ref name="insinginterview">{{cite web |last=Chan |first=Cherylene |title=Deftones' Abe Cunningham: "We just let things happen, for better or worse" |url=https://www.insing.com/feature/interview-deftones-abe-cunningham-we-just-let-things-happen-for-better-or-worse/id-d7743f00/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705235121/https://www.insing.com/feature/interview-deftones-abe-cunningham-we-just-let-things-happen-for-better-or-worse/id-d7743f00/ |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=May 4, 2018 |publisher=Insing.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="nmebeaumont" />

After the line-up settled in 1993, the band secured a recording contract with [[Maverick Records]], and subsequently released their debut album ''[[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]'' in 1995. Extensive touring and [[word-of-mouth]] promotion of the album helped Deftones garner a dedicated fan base. Their second album, ''[[Around the Fur]]'' (1997), brought the band fame among the alternative metal scene and reached chart positions along with its singles. It became the band's first record to receive certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].

The band found further success with their third album ''[[White Pony]]'' (2000), which marked a transition from their earlier, more aggressive sound into a more experimental direction. Its lead single "[[Change (In the House of Flies)]]" is the band's most commercially successful single, and the track "[[Elite (song)|Elite]]" won a [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]]; it was also the band's first of three albums to be certified platinum in the United States. Their [[Deftones (album)|self-titled fourth album]] was released in 2003. While the group's critical success continued, sales proved to be lackluster compared to ''White Pony''. Deftones' fifth studio effort, ''[[Saturday Night Wrist]]'' (2006), received similar praise, although the album's production was marred by creative tensions and personal issues within the band, some of which influenced its material.

In 2008, while Deftones were working on an album tentatively titled ''[[Eros (Deftones album)|Eros]]'', Cheng was involved in a traffic collision. As a result, he was left in a [[minimally conscious state]] until his death in 2013 of [[cardiac arrest]]. After Cheng's accident, Deftones halted production on ''Eros'' and recruited [[Quicksand (band)|Quicksand]] bassist [[Sergio Vega (bassist)|Sergio Vega]] until his departure in early 2021.{{efn|Despite appearing in promotional material during his tenure, Vega disputes his status as a full time member of the band, claiming that he was a member of the band only under contract.<ref name="Sergio Vega1">{{ Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/deftones-sergio-vega-quit-1318765/|title=Why Deftones Bassist Sergio Vega Quit: 'There Was No Opportunity for Growth'|first=Kory|last=Grow|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Sergio Vega2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-part-ways-with-longtime-bassist-sergio-vega/|title=Deftones Part Ways With Longtime Bassist Sergio Vega|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref>}} The band released the critically celebrated ''[[Diamond Eyes]]'' in 2010 and embarked on a [[Blackdiamondskye|triple-headline tour]] with [[Alice in Chains]] and [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] throughout North America. Their seventh and eighth albums, ''[[Koi No Yokan]]'' (2012) and ''[[Gore (Deftones album)|Gore]]'' (2016) respectively, saw the band continue to move in an increasingly experimental direction and were released to critical acclaim. Their latest album, ''[[Ohms (album)|Ohms]]'' (2020), received significant critical praise for its return to the band's heavier sound.

==History==
===Early years (1988–1993)===
When [[Stephen Carpenter]] was 15 years old, he was hit by a car while [[skateboarding]]. Confined to a wheelchair for several months, he began teaching himself to play guitar by playing along to songs by [[thrash metal]] bands such as [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Stormtroopers of Death]], and [[Metallica]].<ref name="GWstef">{{cite web|last1=Wiederhorn|first1=Jen|title=Interview with Stephen Carpenter|url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/guitar-world-october-1997-stef-interviewed/|website=[[Guitar World]]|access-date=December 8, 2016|date=October 1997|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220112832/http://www.deftonesworld.com/guitar-world-october-1997-stef-interviewed/|archive-date=December 20, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A long-circulated myth alleged that the driver paid Carpenter a cash settlement that allowed the band to purchase equipment,<ref name="GWstef"/><ref name="AMGbio"/><ref name="pollstar">{{cite magazine |title= Hotstar&nbsp;– Deftones |url= http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=DEFTON |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020612011710/http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=DEFTON |url-status= dead |archive-date= June 12, 2002 |magazine= [[Pollstar]] |date= December 22, 1997 |access-date= December 16, 2007}}</ref> but [[Abe Cunningham]] commented in a 2007 interview that the story about the settlement was false.<ref>Interview with [[Abe Cunningham]], ''[http://www.metaledgemag.com/ Metal Edge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111042804/http://www.metaledgemag.com/ |date=January 11, 2008 }}'', January 2007.</ref>

[[File:C.K. McClatchy High School.jpg|thumb|left|Carpenter, Moreno and Cunningham began playing together while attending C. K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento.]]

Carpenter, Cunningham and [[Chino Moreno]] were childhood friends. All three went to [[C. K. McClatchy High School]] in Sacramento and remained friends through the city's skateboarding scene.<ref name="GWstef"/> Carpenter was a fan of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], and Moreno was interested in [[hardcore punk]] bands such as [[Bad Brains]] and [[post-punk]] and [[New wave music|new wave]] bands such as [[Depeche Mode]] and [[the Cure]].<ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine|last1=Frere-Jones|first1=Sasha|title=Heavy Wather|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/11/20/heavy-wather|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=9 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012052133/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/11/20/heavy-wather|archive-date=October 12, 2016|df=mdy-all|date=November 13, 2006}}</ref> When Moreno found out that Carpenter played guitar, he set up a [[jam (music)|jam session]] with Cunningham, who played drums, and the three began playing regularly in Carpenter's garage around 1988.<ref name="GWstef" /> They recruited bassist Dominic Garcia some time after, and the band became a four-piece.<ref name="early-lineup-exclaim" /> When Cunningham left Deftones to join [[Phallucy]], another band from Sacramento, Garcia switched to drums.<ref name="early-lineup-exclaim">{{cite web|last1=Gormely|first1=Ian|title=Beauty and Brutality|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/deftones-beauty_and_brutality|website=[[Exclaim!]]|access-date=December 7, 2016|date=April 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228010351/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/deftones-beauty_and_brutality|archive-date=February 28, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="laweekly1">{{cite web |last=Webber |first=Anna |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/deftones-perform-fundraiser-for-bassist-chi-cheng-at-avalon-2401322 |title=Deftones Perform Fundraiser for Bassist Chi Cheng at Avalon |website=[[LA Weekly]] |date=November 24, 2009 |access-date=April 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307115700/http://www.laweekly.com/music/deftones-perform-fundraiser-for-bassist-chi-cheng-at-avalon-2401322 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]] joined to play bass, and the band recorded a four-track demo soon afterwards.<ref name="GWstef"/> John Taylor replaced Garcia on drums in 1991, until Cunningham's return in 1993.<ref name="early-lineup-exclaim" /> Within two years, the band began playing club shows and later expanded their gigging territory to San Francisco and Los Angeles, where they played shows alongside bands such as [[Korn]].<ref name="pollstar"/><ref name="RS"/> While closing for another band in L.A., after the majority of the audience had left, the band impressed a [[Maverick Records]] representative. They were signed to the label after performing three of their songs for [[Freddy DeMann]] and [[Guy Oseary]].<ref name="pollstar"/><ref name="RS">Deftones [interview], ''Rolling Stone'', 2000.</ref>

Carpenter created the band's name by combining the [[hip hop]] slang term "[[wikt:def#Adjective|def]]" with the suffix "-tones".<ref name="thoughtco-bio">{{cite web|last1=Schallau|first1=Bob|title=Deftones Biography|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/deftones-biography-4006909|website=[[Dotdash|ThoughtCo]]|access-date=May 17, 2018|date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414111029/https://www.thoughtco.com/deftones-biography-4006909|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name is also a pun on the term "[[tone deaf]]."<ref name="newyorker"/>

===''Adrenaline'' (1994–1996)===
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The band's debut album, ''[[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]'', was recorded at [[Bad Animals Studio]] in [[Seattle, Washington]] and released on October 3, 1995. It was produced by Deftones and [[Terry Date]], who would go on to produce the band's next three albums. While they were initially commercially unsuccessful, the band built a dedicated fan base through extensive touring, word-of-mouth and Internet promotion. Through their efforts, ''Adrenaline'' went on to sell over 220,000 copies.<ref name="AMGbio"/> It is regarded as an important part of the 1990s [[nu metal]] movement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1834903/adrenaline-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/ |title=Adrenaline Turns 20 |publisher=[[Stereogum]] |last=DeVille |first=Chris |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211000305/http://www.stereogum.com/1834903/adrenaline-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/ |archive-date=December 11, 2016 |df=mdy-all |date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name=diffuser>{{cite web|last1=Karan|first1=Tim|title=Deftones, 'Adrenaline'|date=January 2, 2015 |url=http://diffuser.fm/albums-that-turn-20-in-2015/deftones-done/|publisher=Diffuser|access-date=5 May 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710073223/http://diffuser.fm/albums-that-turn-20-in-2015/deftones-done/|archive-date=July 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=ramirez>{{cite web|last1=Ramirez|first1=Carlos|title=#11: Deftones - White Pony|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/06/22/11-deftones-white-pony/|website=MetalSucks.com|access-date=24 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208130506/http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/06/22/11-deftones-white-pony/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|df=mdy-all|date=June 22, 2009}}</ref> An early track which predated ''Adrenaline'' but did not make the album's final cut was "Teething"; the band contributed the song to [[The Crow: City of Angels (album)|the soundtrack]] for the 1996 film ''[[The Crow: City of Angels]]''. The band can also be seen performing the song live during The Day of The Dead festival scene as themselves.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=Stephen|title=The 10 best Deftones songs released during 1995-2000|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2015-06-23/the-10-best-deftones-released-during-1995-2000|website=Teamrock.net|access-date=September 1, 2016|date=June 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913061656/http://teamrock.com/feature/2015-06-23/the-10-best-deftones-released-during-1995-2000|archive-date=September 13, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The album spent 21 weeks on the ''[[Billboard Heatseekers]]'' chart, reaching a peak position of 23.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Heatseekers&nbsp;– Adrenaline |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=deftones|chart=Heatseekers}} |date=February 1, 1997 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110213708/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=294&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Heatseekers&ci=3026126&cdi=7158391&cid=02%2F01%2F1997 |archive-date=January 10, 2008 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> When asked what he attributed the album's success to, Cheng responded, "One word: perseverance. We've been together for almost eight years, on the road for two, and we do it with honesty and integrity—and the kids can tell".<ref name="GWonline">Deftones [interview], ''[[Guitar World]] Online&nbsp;– Guitar School'', 1997.</ref> The album was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on July 7, 1999, and was certified platinum on September 23, 2008.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA Gold and Platinum searchable database |work=Search for artist "Deftones" |access-date=November 6, 2015 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref>

Regarding the recording of the album, Cunningham said, "At the time we did the first record—which I really like and think is good—you can tell the band was really young. We'd been playing most of those songs for quite a while, and we were just so happy to be making a record that we didn't really think a whole lot about making the songs better".<ref name="abeinterview">Peiken, Matt. Interview with Abe Cunningham, ''[[Modern Drummer]]'', 1997.</ref> Moreno felt that ''Adrenaline'' was recorded "really fast"<ref name="chart"/> and performed all his vocals live with the band in the room using a hand-held [[Shure SM58]] microphone.<ref name="circus98">Walkling, Dennis. Chillin' with Chino: Deftones get Moody, ''[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]]'', June 1998.</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s review of ''Adrenaline'' praised the album's musical control, precision, overall groove and Cunningham's "surprisingly sophisticated drumming". It was also noted that "there is a bit of sameness in Chino Moreno's whispered vocal melodies, which drags the record down a bit".<ref>{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r224220|pure_url=yes}} | title = Review of ''Adrenaline'' | access-date = April 29, 2007 |last = Gioffre | first = Daniel | website = Allmusic }}</ref>

===''Around the Fur'' (1997–1999)===
{{Main article|Around the Fur}}

Deftones' second album, ''[[Around the Fur]]'', was recorded at Studio Litho in [[Seattle, Washington]] and produced by Date. Released on October 28, 1997, the album was dedicated to Dana Wells, the late stepson of the singer [[Max Cavalera]] of [[Sepultura]], [[Soulfly]] and [[Cavalera Conspiracy]]. Cavalera also collaborated on "Headup", a tribute to Wells.<ref>Interview with Chino Moreno and Max Cavalera, ''[[Metal Hammer]]'', September 1997.</ref> Although not yet a member of the band, Delgado was credited as "audio" on five of the album's tracks. Cunningham's wife, Annalynn, provided guest vocals on "MX".<ref name="booklet">{{cite book|title=Around the Fur ''liner notes''|year=1997|publisher=[[Maverick Records]]}}</ref>

"When we went in to make this record, we really didn't have a set idea of what we wanted to come out with", said Moreno in a 1998 interview with ''Chart'' magazine. However, he felt that the album "fell into place" once the band had settled into the studio.<ref name="chart">Bromley, Adrian. Keeping It Simple, ''[[Chart (magazine)|Chart]]'', July 1998.</ref> The band expanded its sound, spending more time with Date and giving more thought to the album's production. Cunningham varied his drum sound and experimented by using different types of [[snare drum]] on almost every track.<ref name="abeinterview"/> The album was praised for its loud-soft [[Dynamics (music)|dynamics]], the flow of the tracks, Moreno's unusual vocals, and the strong rhythm-section performance of Cheng and Cunningham.<ref name="chart"/><ref>Smith, Matt. Deftones New Album Stays Heavy, ''[http://www.gastongazette.com/ Gaston Gazette] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201062237/http://www.gastongazette.com/ |date=December 1, 2008 }}'', 1997.</ref><ref name="circuschino">Glover, Adrian Gregory. Deftones: Running on Pure Passion, ''[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]]'', May 1998.</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]]'s retrospective review noted that "while they don't have catchy riffs or a fully developed sound, ''Around the Fur'' suggests they're about to come into their own".<ref>{{cite web|author= Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |title= Around the Fur&nbsp;– Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r315443|pure_url=yes}} |website= Allmusic |access-date= December 17, 2007}}</ref>

''Around the Fur'' propelled the band to fame in the alternative metal scene on the strength of radio and MTV airplay for the singles "[[My Own Summer (Shove It)]]" and "[[Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)]]".<ref name="AMGbio"/> ''Around the Fur'' sold 43,000 copies in its first week of release, and entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at No. 29 (its peak position), remaining on the charts for 17 weeks.<ref name="circuschino"/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Billboard 200&nbsp;– ''Around the Fur'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-06-13/billboard-200 |date=June 13, 1998 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110213914/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3030852&cdi=7327490&cid=06%2F13%2F1998 |archive-date=January 10, 2008 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> The band went back to touring, making appearances at the [[Warped Tour]] (in the United States, New Zealand and Australia), [[Pinkpop Festival]], [[Roskilde Festival]] and [[Ozzfest]] as well as releasing [[Deftones (live)|a live EP]] on June 22, 1999. ''Around the Fur'' went on to reach RIAA gold status on June 24, 1999, and platinum status on June 7, 2011.<ref name="RIAA"/> "My Own Summer (Shove It)" appeared on ''[[The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture]]'', released March 30, 1999.<ref name="matrix">{{cite web|last1=Byrkit|first1=Becky|title=The Matrix [Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-matrix-music-from-and-inspired-by-the-motion-picture-mw0000238626|website=Allmusic|access-date=September 15, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912032752/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-matrix-music-from-and-inspired-by-the-motion-picture-mw0000238626|archive-date=September 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===''White Pony'' (2000–2002)===
{{Main article|White Pony}}
[[File:Chino Moreno live.jpg|thumb|left|Moreno has been credited as contributing guitar from ''White Pony'' onwards.]]

On June 20, 2000, the band released their third album, ''[[White Pony]]'', again produced by Date and Deftones. It was recorded at [[Record Plant|the Record Plant]] studio in [[Sausalito, California]], and at Larrabee Sound Studios, [[West Hollywood, California]].<ref name="RevolverWhitePony">{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/white-pony-inside-deftones-game-changing-alt-metal-masterpiece|title=Inside Deftones' Game-Changing 'White Pony' Album|first=Steve|last=Appleford|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=April 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719222328/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/white-pony-inside-deftones-game-changing-alt-metal-masterpiece|archive-date=July 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Delgado, now a full-time band member, added new elements to the band's music. The melancholy "Teenager", for example, was a departure in style and mood, a "[[love song]]", according to Moreno.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/gallery-of-sound-july-2000-chino-and-chi-interviewed/ |title=Pony Express: Sacramento's Deftones balance angst and ambience with White Pony |author=David Simutis |publisher=Gallery of Sound |access-date=November 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821212455/http://www.deftonesworld.com/gallery-of-sound-july-2000-chino-and-chi-interviewed/ |archive-date=August 21, 2012 |df=mdy-all |date=October 13, 2011 }}</ref> Programming duties were carried out by DJ Crook, a friend of Moreno (and bandmate in his side project [[Team Sleep]]). "Passenger" was a collaboration with singer [[Maynard James Keenan]] of [[Tool (band)|Tool]], and the refrain in "Knife Prty" featured vocals by Rodleen Getsic. Moreno also started contributing additional guitar work.<ref name="bookletPony">{{cite book|title=White Pony ''liner notes''|year=2000|publisher=[[Maverick Records]]}}</ref>

{{Listen|filename=Deftones - Change (In the House of Flies) (sample).ogg|title="Change (In the House of Flies)"|description=Sample of "[[Change (In the House of Flies)]]", the first single from ''[[White Pony]]'' (2000) and also the band's highest charting single to date.<ref name="SinglesBillboard">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/300697/deftones/chart?f=377 |title= ''Billboard.com''&nbsp;– Artist Chart History&nbsp;– Deftones: Singles |access-date= March 12, 2015 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]] |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150705084159/http://www.billboard.com/artist/300697/deftones/chart?f=377 |archive-date= July 5, 2015 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> The sample shows Delgado's atmospheric sound effects during the verse leading into a guitar-heavy chorus with guitars played by both Carpenter and Moreno.|format=[[Ogg]]}}

An interview with the band in ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' described the recording process of ''White Pony''. After a break from touring, the band spent four months in the studio writing and recording it, the longest amount of time they had dedicated to an album thus far. Moreno said that the majority of this time was spent trying to write songs, and that the writing of "[[Change (In the House of Flies)]]" was the turning point where the band began working as a unit. Despite being pressured to release the album sooner, the band decided to take their time. Cheng explained, "We didn't feel like we had anything to lose, so we made the record we wanted to make." Moreno did not have an overall lyrical theme in mind, but made a conscious decision to bring an element of fantasy into his lyrics: "I basically didn't sing about myself on this record. I made up a lot of story lines and some dialogue, even. I took myself completely out of it and wrote about other things".<ref name="AP">Deftones&nbsp;– Ride On [interview]. ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'', August 2000.</ref>

The album was originally released as an 11-track edition beginning with "Feiticeira" and ending with "Pink Maggit", and featuring gray cover art. A limited-edition print of 50,000 black-and-red jewel case versions of ''White Pony'' was released at the same time with a bonus twelfth track titled "The Boy's Republic".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Garrity|first1=Brian|date=June 10, 2000|title=Deftones have high hopes for ambitious third Maverick album|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=white+pony+cover+art+releases&pg=PA14|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=112|issue=24|pages=14|access-date=September 2, 2016}}</ref> Later, the band released "[[Back to School (Mini Maggit)]]", a rap-influenced interpretation of "Pink Maggit". The song was released as a single and included as the new opening track of a re-released ''White Pony'' on October 3, 2000. The new release still had "Pink Maggit" as the final track and featured altered white cover art. Not entirely happy with re-releasing the album, the band negotiated to have "Back to School" made available as a free download for anyone who had already bought the original album. Moreno noted that "Everybody's already downloaded our record before it came out anyway, otherwise I'd be kind of feelin' like, 'Man, why [are] we putting [out] all these different versions of the record?' [...] that's the best way we can actually get this song out to the people who already purchased this record, for free basically. And if they wanna buy the record again, it's cool".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Lash, Jolie |date=September 16, 2000 |title=The Deftones Add New Single to "White Pony" |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/articles/story/5925471/the_deftones_add_new_single_to_white_pony |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510070709/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/articles/story/5925471/the_deftones_add_new_single_to_white_pony |archive-date=May 10, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>

''White Pony'' debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' chart with sales of 178,000 copies.<ref name="billboard"/> Reviews were generally positive, commenting on Moreno's increasing sophistication as a lyricist and the group's experimentalism.<ref name="MCpony">{{cite web |title= ''White Pony'' at Metacritic |website= [[Metacritic]] |url= https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deftones/whitepony |access-date= December 12, 2007 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080113030410/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deftones/whitepony |archive-date= January 13, 2008 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> Allmusic's review said that "Deftones went soft, but in an impressive way, to twist around its signature [[punk rock|punk]] [[Crossover thrash|thrash]] sound".<ref name="allmusic_whitepony">{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r486283|pure_url=yes}} | title = Review of ''White Pony'' | access-date = April 29, 2007 | author = Wilson, MacKenzie | website = Allmusic }}</ref> The album achieved platinum status on July 17, 2002,<ref name="RIAA"/> selling over 1.3 million copies in the US,<ref name="billboard"/> and earning the band a 2001 [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] for the song "[[Elite (song)|Elite]]".<ref name="Elite Grammy">{{cite web|title=Grammy Award Winners |url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=deftones&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 |access-date=December 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209103831/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=deftones&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 |archive-date=December 9, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref>

===''Deftones'' (2002–2005)===
{{Main article|Deftones (album)}}
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Deftones began work on their fourth album under the [[working title]] ''Lovers''.<ref name="Kerrang-Jan 3">{{Cite news |author= Sindell, Joshua |date= January 2003 |title= Deftones [interview] |magazine= [[Kerrang!]] }}</ref> Regarding the album's direction, Cheng commented, "We've proven that we can musically go in any direction we want, and we want to get kind of heavy on this one".<ref name="Lovers">{{cite magazine|author=Lash, Jolie |date=March 27, 2002 |title=Deftones Turn It Up on "Lovers" |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/articles/story/5934207/deftones_turn_it_up_on_lovers |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401051343/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/articles/story/5934207/deftones_turn_it_up_on_lovers |archive-date=April 1, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref> Moreno underwent vocal training as a precaution after severely damaging his [[Vocal folds|vocal cords]] on the band's 2001 summer tour.<ref name="Lovers"/> The band converted their rehearsal space in Sacramento into a fully equipped studio and recorded most of the album there at negligible cost. The band brought in Date to assist with production and also received input on musical arrangement from [[Greg Wells]] on several of the album's tracks. The band later added more material at Studio X in Seattle, Washington and at Larrabee Sound Studios. Overall, the album took 12 months and cost roughly $2.5 million to complete.<ref name="Kerrang-May 3">{{Cite news | date=May 2003 | title=Chino For President! | magazine=[[Kerrang!]] | url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/kerrang-may-2003-chino-interviewed/ | access-date=April 12, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423024033/http://www.deftonesworld.com/kerrang-may-2003-chino-interviewed/ | archive-date=April 23, 2016 | df=mdy-all }} ([http://www.deftonesworld.com/images/kerrang_may02.jpg Page 2 scan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107232859/http://www.deftonesworld.com/images/kerrang_may02.jpg |date=November 7, 2007 }})</ref> The band was fined by Maverick for missing deadlines.<ref name="Sacbee-May-2003">{{Cite news | date=May 2003 | title=Worth the wait Sacramento's Deftones celebrate their fourth CD with a show for hometown fans | newspaper=[[The Sacramento Bee]] | url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/sacbee-com-may-2003-deftones-interviewed/ | access-date=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812082044/http://www.deftonesworld.com/sacbee-com-may-2003-deftones-interviewed/ | archive-date=August 12, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In January 2003, Deftones left the studio to perform several one-off shows in Australia and New Zealand as part of the annual [[Big Day Out]] festival.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=YouTube Live: Deftones' Big Day Out |url=https://consequence.net/2008/08/youtube-live-deftones-big-day-out/ |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724103952/https://consequence.net/2008/08/youtube-live-deftones-big-day-out/ |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |date=August 21, 2008}}</ref> Shortly after, the band returned to the studio to finish their fourth album. The self-titled ''[[Deftones (album)|Deftones]]'' was released on May 20, 2003. It entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 2 and sold 167,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine | author= Martins, Todd | date= May 28, 2003 | magazine= Billboard.com | title= Staind, Deftones Rock Billboard Album Chart | url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70875/staind-deftones-rock-billboard-album-chart | access-date= December 12, 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160407132953/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70875/staind-deftones-rock-billboard-album-chart | archive-date= April 7, 2016 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> The album remained in the ''Billboard'' Top 100 for nine weeks, supported by the first single, "[[Minerva (song)|Minerva]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Billboard 200: Deftones&nbsp;– Deftones |work=Chart Listing for the Week of Aug 2, 2003 |publisher=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-08-02/billboard-200 |access-date=December 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110213921/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3050402&cdi=8028646&cid=08%2F02%2F2003 |archive-date=January 10, 2008 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> The band shot a video for the album's second single, "[[Hexagram (song)|Hexagram]]", with fans watching the band play the song in an indoor [[skatepark]] in [[Simi Valley, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Deftones: 'Hexagram' Video Shoot Details Unveiled|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-hexagram-video-shoot-details-unveiled/|website=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=RecCenter|access-date=April 12, 2016|date=August 5, 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423021201/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-hexagram-video-shoot-details-unveiled/|archive-date=April 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Reviews were mainly positive, praising the band for the album's progression and originality in the midst of declining creativity in contemporary metal.<ref>{{cite web |title= Deftones: Deftones (2003): Reviews |url= https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deftones/deftones |website= [[Metacritic]] |access-date= January 2, 2007 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070113014238/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deftones/deftones |archive-date= January 13, 2007 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> Moreno was quoted as saying, "It's all on record. We told motherfuckers not to lump us in with [[nu metal]] because when those bands go down we aren't going to be with them".<ref name="Kerrang-May 3"/> In reviewing ''Deftones'', Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "Hexagram", the album's opener, "hits ''hard''—harder than they ever have, revealing how mushy [[Staind]] is, or how toothless [[Linkin Park]] is". He also went on to say, however, that the album "sticks a little too close to familiar territory".<ref name="DeftonesReview">{{cite web|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |title=Deftones (review)|website= Allmusic |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r641315|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=December 12, 2007}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' similarly called the album "less rewarding than its predecessor, though its peaks rival any in the genre".<ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson | first=Steven | work=[[The A.V. Club]] | publisher=[[The Onion|Onion, Inc]] | date= June 3, 2003 |title= Deftones&nbsp;– Deftones review |url= https://www.avclub.com/content/node/14336 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110193705/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/14336 | archive-date=January 10, 2008 |access-date= January 2, 2008}}</ref>

The band released a compilation album titled ''[[B-Sides & Rarities (Deftones album)|B-Sides & Rarities]]'' on October 4, 2005. The CD includes various [[B-side]]s and [[cover version|covers]] from throughout their career, while the DVD contains behind-the-scenes footage and the band's complete videography up to that point.<ref name="Loftus2005" />

===''Saturday Night Wrist'' (2006–2007)===
{{Main article|Saturday Night Wrist}}

[[File:Deftones live.jpg|thumb|right|Deftones performing live in [[Glasgow]], June 2006]]

Rather than work with Date, their producer for many years, Deftones decided to record with [[Bob Ezrin]] on their fifth studio album. Cunningham said that while the group enjoyed working with Date, "at this point, we just needed to change things up [...] And this is definitely a different style. Working with him [Ezrin] is just putting us fucking upside down. He's cracking the whip".<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6821924/deftones?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple3 |title= Deftones Go Upside Down |date= January 10, 2005 |access-date= April 29, 2007 |author= Leroy, Dan |magazine= Rolling Stone |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051025111327/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6821924/deftones?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple3 |archive-date= October 25, 2005 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> After recording all the instrumental parts for the record, Moreno decided to record his vocals separately, and finished recording the album with former [[Far (band)|Far]] guitarist [[Shaun Lopez]] as producer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Begrand|first1=Adrien|title=Deftones: Saturday Night Wrist|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/deftones-saturday-night-wrist/|website=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=April 22, 2016|date=November 6, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513205250/http://www.popmatters.com/review/deftones-saturday-night-wrist/|archive-date=May 13, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to an interview with Abe Cunningham, there were tensions involved with the recording of ''Saturday Night Wrist'' that were related to the band members' personal lives. Cunningham compared the process to “pulling teeth.”<ref>{{cite web|title="It Was Making Us Suck": Deftones Drummer Abe Cunningham Talks Strife, Label Love, AND BAD Cover Songs|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/04/28/it-was-us-making-it-suck-deftones-drummer-talks-strife-label-love-and-bad-cover-songs/|publisher=Metal Sucks|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=April 28, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415171737/http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/04/28/it-was-us-making-it-suck-deftones-drummer-talks-strife-label-love-and-bad-cover-songs/|archive-date=April 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The band released the album, titled ''[[Saturday Night Wrist]]'', on October 31, 2006. It debuted at No. 10 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' chart with sales of just over 76,000,<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Hasty, Katie|title='Montana' Zooms By Manilow For Second Week At No.&nbsp;1|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56725/montana-zooms-by-manilow-for-second-week-at-no-1|date=November 8, 2006|access-date=December 12, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133257/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56725/montana-zooms-by-manilow-for-second-week-at-no-1|archive-date=September 29, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> a significant decrease in the first-week sales of their two previous releases. The album's first single, "[[Hole in the Earth]]", was released on September 12, 2006.<ref name="hole">{{cite magazine|title=Deftones Fall Into 'Hole'|url=http://www.spin.com/2006/09/deftones-fall-hole/|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=September 13, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425062142/http://www.spin.com/2006/09/deftones-fall-hole/|archive-date=April 25, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The single was featured in the video game ''[[Saints Row 2]]'' and as downloadable content for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] versions of ''[[Guitar Hero 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Faylor|first1=Chris|title=New Guitar Hero 3 DLC Packs Deftones and Thrice; Free Dropkick Murphys Songs in Mid-March|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/51643/new-guitar-hero-3-dlc|publisher=Shacknews Limited|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=March 6, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411101846/http://www.shacknews.com/article/51643/new-guitar-hero-3-dlc|archive-date=April 11, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Blabbermouth.net]] wrote that Deftones "have rallied to create one of the strongest discs in the band's repertoire".<ref>{{cite news |date=2006 |title=Deftones: 'Saturday Night Wrist' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/saturday-night-wrist/ |url-status=live |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812220307/https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/saturday-night-wrist/ |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref> "[[Mein (song)|Mein]]" was the album's second single, which was released on March 9, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mein - Single by Deftones|url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/mein-single/218409542|website=[[iTunes]]|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=March 9, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604205248/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/mein-single/id218409542|archive-date=June 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Collaborations on the record include [[Annie Hardy]] from [[Giant Drag]] on the song "Pink Cellphone" and [[Serj Tankian]] from [[System of a Down]] on the track "Mein".

Deftones spent the majority of 2006 and 2007 touring around the world in support of the album, performing in North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Australia. The band also performed on such tours as [[Taste of Chaos]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Taste of Chaos Featuring Deftones, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu: Tour Dates Announced |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/taste-of-chaos-featuring-deftones-as-i-lay-dying-atreyu-tour-dates-announced/ |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101132931/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/taste-of-chaos-featuring-deftones-as-i-lay-dying-atreyu-tour-dates-announced |archive-date=November 1, 2017 |date=December 1, 2005 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Family Values Tour 2006|Family Values Tour]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Corey |title=Korn resurrect Family Values Tour with Deftones, Stone Sour |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1528963/korn-resurrect-family-values-tour-with-deftones-stone-sour/ |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025034/http://www.mtv.com/news/1528963/korn-resurrect-family-values-tour-with-deftones-stone-sour/ |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |date=April 18, 2006}}</ref> and the [[Australian Soundwave Festival|Soundwave Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Suicidal Tendencies Confirmed For Australia's Soundwave Festival |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/suicidal-tendencies-confirmed-for-australia-s-soundwave-festival/ |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308190421/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/suicidal-tendencies-confirmed-for-australia-s-soundwave-festival/ |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |date=January 10, 2007}}</ref>

===''Eros'' sessions, Cheng's car accident and Vega's arrival (2008–2009)===
{{further|Eros (Deftones album)|Chi Cheng (musician)#Car accident}}

In the fall of 2007, Deftones started writing songs for what was planned to be their sixth studio album, ''[[Eros (Deftones album)|Eros]]''. Moreno described the album as unorthodox and aggressive. Recording started on April 14, 2008.<ref name="insider-apr2008">{{cite web| title = The Deftones to Record New 'I Hope You Die!' Music| work = [[The Insider (TV series)|The Insider]]| publisher = [[CBS Interactive]]| date = April 8, 2008| url = http://www.theinsider.com/news/791872_The_Deftones_to_Record_New_I_Hope_You_Die_Music| access-date = June 2, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=September 2016}}</ref> The band returned to working with Terry Date as the producer for ''Eros''.<ref name="DateEros" />

On November 4, 2008, Cheng was seriously injured in a car accident in [[Santa Clara, California]]. As a result of the injuries sustained in the crash, he remained in a [[minimally conscious state]]. Following the accident, Cheng's bandmates and his mother, Jeanne, began using the Deftones blog to post updates on Cheng's condition. On December 9, 2008, it was announced that Cheng had been moved into the care of an unnamed hospital that "specializes in the care and management of traumatic and non-trauma related brain injuries."<ref name="altpress-chi">{{cite web|title=Chi Cheng of Deftones remains in coma |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/archive_5321/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170512195023/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/archive_5321/ |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In late January 2009, the band released a new statement, stating that "our fallen comrade has not yet made significant progress", and that a friend of the band, [[Sergio Vega (bassist)|Sergio Vega]] (formerly of [[Quicksand (band)|Quicksand]]), would be taking over as bassist in Cheng's absence, as he had done temporarily in 1998.<ref name="loveline">{{cite news|title=Deftones To Guest On 'Loveline'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-guest-on-loveline/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514185451/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-guest-on-loveline/|archive-date=May 14, 2018|date=March 23, 2009}}</ref> On April 5, the band played their first show without Cheng since 1998 at the [[Bamboozle Left]] festival in [[Irvine, California]].<ref name="bamboozle-09">{{cite web|title=Deftones To Be Joined By Former Quicksand Bassist For Bamboozle Left Appearance|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-be-joined-by-former-quicksand-bassist-for-bamboozle-left-appearance/|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=February 5, 2009|publisher=RecCenter|access-date=May 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090928/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-be-joined-by-former-quicksand-bassist-for-bamboozle-left-appearance/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On June 23, 2009, Deftones announced on their official website that ''Eros'' would be delayed indefinitely, saying, "As we neared completion on ''Eros'', we realized that this record doesn't best encompass and represent who we are currently as people and as musicians. And although those songs will see the light of day at some point, we collectively made the decision that we needed to take a new approach, and with Chi's condition heavy on our minds while doing so. We needed to return to the studio to do what we felt was right artistically". They also said, "The decision to hold off on releasing ''Eros'' has no connection with Chi's condition or anything associated. This was, and is, purely a creative decision by the band to write, record, and deliver an amazing product".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=426076934&blogId=496618043 |title=Deftones myspace blog entry for June 24, 2009 |date=June 24, 2009 |access-date=January 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808225931/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=426076934&blogId=496618043 |archive-date=August 8, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref>

Korn members [[Brian "Head" Welch]] and [[Reginald Arvizu|Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu]], along with members of [[Sevendust]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] and other alternative metal bands, recorded and released "[[A Song for Chi]]", with proceeds benefiting Cheng and his family.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/korn_and_slipknot_record_charity_song_for_deftones_bassist.html |title=Korn And Slipknot Record Charity Song For Deftones Bassist |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=August 20, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825203914/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/korn_and_slipknot_record_charity_song_for_deftones_bassist.html |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> To aid in the fundraising for the Cheng family, the band announced two 2009 benefit shows in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deftones.com/2009/10/a-benefit-for-chi-cheng-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031091245/http://www.deftones.com/2009/10/a-benefit-for-chi-cheng-2/|archive-date=October 31, 2009|title=A Benefit for Chi Cheng &#124; Deftones.com|date=October 26, 2009}}</ref>

A website—One Love for Chi—was launched by Deftones fan Gina Blackmore on March 10, 2009, about four months after Cheng's accident. The site served as a platform for updates and information on Cheng's condition, as well as serving as an auction site for items donated by friends of the band. All proceeds raised by the website were donated to his family so they could provide him the best possible medical care.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deftones - "One Love For Chi" Official Fundraiser|url=http://oneloveforchi.com/|publisher=Oneloveforchi.com|access-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622154000/http://oneloveforchi.com/ |archive-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref>

===''Diamond Eyes'' (2010–2011)===
{{Main article|Diamond Eyes}}

Deftones' sixth album, ''[[Diamond Eyes]]'',  was originally scheduled for release on April 27, 2010; this date was later pushed back to May 18. In March, it was announced that the album had leaked onto the Internet, and the album's release date was moved forward to May 4 as a result.<ref name="diamondeyes-date">{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Chris|title=Deftones Change 'Diamond Eyes' Release Date|url=http://noisecreep.com/deftones-change-diamond-eyes-release-date/|website=Noisecreep.com|access-date=September 15, 2016|date=March 24, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502235418/http://noisecreep.com/deftones-change-diamond-eyes-release-date/|archive-date=May 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On February 23, 2010, the album's first single, "[[Rocket Skates]]", was made available for free download at www.gunsrazorsknives.com.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gunsrazorsknives.com/ |title=Deftones |publisher=Gunsrazorsknives.com |access-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711133920/http://www.gunsrazorsknives.com/ |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135588 |title=Deftones: New song available for free download |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=August 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330003528/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135588 |archive-date=March 30, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The album was produced by [[Nick Raskulinecz]]. In contrast to ''Eros''{{'}} dark and aggressive nature, the band took a more optimistic approach both lyrically and sonically on ''Diamond Eyes''.<ref name="SPIN-studio">{{cite magazine| last = Goodman| first = William| title = In the Studio: Deftones| magazine = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]| date = February 5, 2010| url = https://www.spin.com/2010/02/studio-deftones/| access-date = February 5, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Deftones.jpg|thumb|Deftones performing at the [[Big Day Out]] festival on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] in 2011]]

On March 15, Deftones debuted their first radio-ready single, "[[Diamond Eyes (song)|Diamond Eyes]]". Both "Diamond Eyes" and "Rocket Skates" received positive reviews from fans and critics, with many making comparisons of the two singles' style and sound to that of material from the ''Around the Fur'' album.<ref name="noisecreep1">{{cite web| last = Sciarretto| first = Amy| title = Deftones, 'Rocket Skates' -- New Song| work = [[Noisecreep]]| publisher = AOL Music| date = February 23, 2010| url = http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/02/23/deftones-rocket-skates-new-song/| access-date = March 17, 2010| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111007072440/http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/02/23/deftones-rocket-skates-new-song/| archive-date = October 7, 2011| df = mdy-all}}</ref>

Teaming up with bands [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] and Alice in Chains, Deftones went on tour in the fall of 2010 in the United States and Canada. The tour was called [[Blackdiamondskye]] from the three bands' latest albums (''[[Black Gives Way to Blue]]'', ''Diamond Eyes'' and ''[[Crack the Skye]]''). The tour included a limited edition series of silk-screened art prints promoting each show individually, created by the poster artist [[Jermaine Rogers]]. Rogers has created a majority of the Deftones concert poster and print artwork since the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deftones.com/news/2010/09/17/special-blackdiamondskye-art-posters |title=Special BLACKDIAMONDSKYE Art Posters |publisher=Deftones |date=September 17, 2010 |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020000719/http://www.deftones.com/news/2010/09/17/special-blackdiamondskye-art-posters |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On April 16, 2011, in honor of [[Record Store Day]], the band released an LP titled ''[[Covers (Deftones album)|Covers]]'', containing several cover songs that the band had recorded over the years, including "[[Drive (The Cars song)|Drive]]" (originally by [[the Cars]]), "[[If Only Tonight We Could Sleep]]" (originally by [[the Cure]]) and "[[No Ordinary Love]]" (originally by [[Sade (band)|Sade]]).<ref name="covers">{{cite web|title=Covers - Deftones|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/covers-mw0002127136|website=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=May 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523022131/http://www.allmusic.com/album/covers-mw0002127136|archive-date=May 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On October 25, Deftones released ''The Vinyl Collection 1995–2011'' in a limited edition of 1,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-release-the-vinyl-collection|title=DEFTONES To Release 'The Vinyl Collection 1995-2011'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 3, 2011|access-date=February 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026094715/https://blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-release-the-vinyl-collection|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== ''Koi No Yokan'' and Cheng's death (2012–2013) ===
{{Main article|Koi No Yokan}}

On March 29, 2012, Carpenter revealed that the band were working on a new record in an interview posted on [[ESP Guitars]]'s [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K12pCKPE34 |title=ESP Guitars: Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) Interview 2012 |date=March 29, 2012 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126092352/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K12pCKPE34 |archive-date=November 26, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It was reported that Raskulinecz would return to produce their as-yet-unnamed seventh studio album.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/deftones-41-1283277 |title=Chino Moreno confirms band have finished writing the follow-up to 'Diamond Eyes'|magazine=[[NME]] |date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=May 19, 2018|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

It was also reported that the band would be recording several B-sides for the album, including an [[Elvis Presley]] cover and possibly an [[Earth, Wind, and Fire]] cover.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/deftones_update_fans_on_lush_new_album.html |title=Deftones Update Fans On 'Lush' New Album |publisher=[[Ultimate-Guitar.com]] |date=July 2, 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706040238/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/deftones_update_fans_on_lush_new_album.html |archive-date=July 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It was later announced that there would be no bonus tracks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2012/10/rock-it-out-blog-an-interview-with-deftones/|title=Rock it Out! Blog: "An interview with Deftones"|author=Sami Jarroush|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=October 26, 2012|access-date=October 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On July 28, Deftones performed a brand-new song titled "Rosemary" and also debuted another track titled "Roller Derby" (later retitled "Poltergeist").<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2012/07/video-deftones-debut-new-song-rosemary/|author=Alex Young|title=Deftones debut new songs, "Rosemary" + "Roller Derby"|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=July 29, 2012|access-date=August 4, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731035724/https://consequence.net/2012/07/video-deftones-debut-new-song-rosemary/|archive-date=July 31, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[Koi No Yokan]]'' was announced on August 30, 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deftones.com/news/2012/08/30/deftones-announce-fall-headline-tour-scars-broadway|title=Deftones Announce Fall Headline Tour With Scars on Broadway|date=August 30, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206212352/http://www.deftones.com/news/2012/08/30/deftones-announce-fall-headline-tour-scars-broadway|archive-date=February 6, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and released on November 12, 2012, by [[Reprise Records]]. [[Metacritic]] rated ''Koi No Yokan'' 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim" based on 18 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/koi-no-yokan/deftones |title=Koi No Yokan by Deftones |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2012 |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 17, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101102737/https://www.metacritic.com/music/koi-no-yokan/deftones |archive-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> In May 2013, it won ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''{{'}}s Golden Gods Award for Album of the Year.<ref name="goldengod" />

On April 13, 2013, despite making a partial recovery and returning home, Cheng died in a hospital in his hometown of Stockton, California, after falling into cardiac arrest. It had been more than four years since his 2008 accident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oneloveforchi.com/our-dearest-family/ |title=One Love for Chi |publisher=Oneloveforchi.com |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416010728/http://oneloveforchi.com/our-dearest-family/ |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="billboard-bio">{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|title=Deftones - Biography|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/300697/deftones/biography|website=Billboard.com|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=August 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611042748/http://www.billboard.com/artist/300697/deftones/biography|archive-date=June 11, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Moreno announced in May that the album ''Eros'', shelved in 2008 after Cheng's accident, was now more likely to be released following his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=189812 |title=Deftones Frontman Says Shelved 'Eros' Album Will Finally See Light Of Day |date=May 11, 2013 |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |access-date=July 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607235955/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=189812 |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

=== ''Gore'' (2014–2017) ===
{{Main article|Gore (Deftones album)}}

In March 2014, while Moreno was touring with his side project [[Crosses (band)|Crosses]] in support of their [[Crosses (Crosses album)|self-titled debut album]], the rest of Deftones began writing a follow-up to ''Koi No Yokan''.<ref>{{cite web| last = Reilly| first = Dan| title = Deftones Start Recording New Album Without Chino Moreno| work = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]| publisher = [[Spin Media]]| date = March 5, 2014| url = https://www.spin.com/2014/03/deftones-new-album-recording-chino-moreno-crosses/| access-date = March 9, 2014| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140309044814/https://www.spin.com/2014/03/deftones-new-album-recording-chino-moreno-crosses/| archive-date = March 9, 2014| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Deftones also previously reported that they intended to record a new album either in late 2014 or early 2015.<ref name="Future plans">{{cite web|title=Deftones Will Write New Album In 2014, Not 2015|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-will-write-new-album-in-2014-not-2015/|work=Blabbermouth.com|date=February 18, 2014|publisher=Blabbermouth|access-date=February 20, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227175540/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-will-write-new-album-in-2014-not-2015/|archive-date=February 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On April 13, 2014, the first anniversary of Cheng's death, Deftones released a track from ''Eros'' titled "Smile" on YouTube,<ref name="altpress-smile2014">{{cite web| last = Kraus| first = Brian| title = Deftones stream 'Smile' from unreleased album| work = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]| date = April 13, 2014| url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/deftones_stream_smile_from_unreleased_album| access-date = April 13, 2014| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140415161257/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/deftones_stream_smile_from_unreleased_album| archive-date = April 15, 2014| df = mdy-all}}</ref> the first officially released material from the long-shelved album. The video was removed by [[Warner Music Group]] two days later due to copyright infringement, despite the track having been uploaded by Moreno.<ref name="tnzh-smile2014">{{cite web| title = Record label denies Deftones' tribute to dead bassist| work = [[The New Zealand Herald]]| publisher = [[APN News & Media]]| date = April 16, 2014| url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=11239070| access-date = April 19, 2014}}</ref> Although the track has again been made available, it remains the only recording to be released from the ''Eros'' sessions to date.
[[File:Deftones Rock im Park 2016 (17 von 14).jpg|thumb|Carpenter and Vega during Deftones' performance at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock im Park]] 2016]]
In late February 2015, just after the band had finished the new album's drum tracks, Moreno told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that Deftones had written 16 songs during the album's sessions. He described the album as "a little more of a heady record" than the previous album.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Deftones Prep 'Heady, Outside-the-Box' New Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-prep-heady-outside-the-box-new-album-20150310|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311202119/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-prep-heady-outside-the-box-new-album-20150310|archive-date=March 11, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On May 15, 2015, Moreno was interviewed by ''[[Kerrang!]]'' about the new album, which he described as having  "a lot of different moods". He further explained that it was not a "happy record", but also "not a completely angry record".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chino Moreno Says New Deftones Album Is 'A Little More Technical'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/chino-moreno-says-new-deftones-album-is-a-little-more-technical/#Du1LcTzaLt1dSVBT.99|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=May 15, 2015|date=May 15, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517235806/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/chino-moreno-says-new-deftones-album-is-a-little-more-technical#Du1LcTzaLt1dSVBT.99|archive-date=May 17, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Despite reports of Carpenter's initial difficulty getting into the feel of the album, band members have noted the album's distinct collaborative nature.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-talk-new-album-band-tension-we-like-unnerving-feelings-20160401 | title=Deftones Talk New Album, Band Tension: 'We Like Unnerving Feelings' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | last=Appleford | first=Steve | date=April 1, 2016 | access-date=April 11, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414115038/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-talk-new-album-band-tension-we-like-unnerving-feelings-20160401 | archive-date=April 14, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Vega utilized a six-string bass when recording the new material, helping to push the band into new sonic territory.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Childers|first1=Chad|title=Deftones Eye November Release for New Album|url=http://loudwire.com/deftones-november-release-new-album/|website=Loudwire|access-date=August 30, 2015|date=August 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825221303/http://loudwire.com/deftones-november-release-new-album/|archive-date=August 25, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After producing their previous two records with Raskulinecz, Deftones worked with [[Matt Hyde]],<ref name="deftones-kanye-nme">{{cite web |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Deftones poke fun at Kanye West as they confirm 'Gore' album details |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/deftones-12-1205528 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404183420/https://www.nme.com/news/music/deftones-12-1205528 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |date=February 5, 2016}}</ref> who had been a recording engineer on ''Koi No Yokan''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Hyde |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-hyde-mn0000379883/credits |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>

The album was pushed back multiple times from its originally scheduled September 2015 release date.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-release-new-album-in-september/|title=Deftones To Release New Album In September|date=April 27, 2015|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=April 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428121700/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-to-release-new-album-in-september/|archive-date=April 28, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="november-album">{{cite web|title=New Deftones Album Pushed Back To November|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-deftones-album-pushed-back-to-november/|website=Blabbermouth|access-date=August 30, 2015|date=August 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825003859/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-deftones-album-pushed-back-to-november/|archive-date=August 25, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-are-still-finalizing-new-album-title-artwork-and-songtitles/|title=Deftones Are Still Finalizing New Album Title, Artwork And Songtitles|work=blabbermouth.net|date=October 26, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028025343/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-are-still-finalizing-new-album-title-artwork-and-songtitles/|archive-date=October 28, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On February 4, 2016, the band released the first single from ''Gore'', titled "[[Prayers / Triangles]]".<ref>Monroe, Jazz (February 4, 2016)[https://pitchfork.com/news/63208-deftones-return-with-new-album-gore-share-prayerstriangles/ "Deftones Return With New Album ''Gore'', Share 'Prayers/Triangles'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205094629/http://pitchfork.com/news/63208-deftones-return-with-new-album-gore-share-prayerstriangles/ |date=February 5, 2016 }}. ''Pitchfork''. Retrieved on February 4, 2016.</ref> "Doomed User" and "[[Hearts / Wires]]" were also made available ahead of the album's release, on March 16 and April 3, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-deftones-pummeling-new-song-doomed-user-20160316 |title=Hear Deftones' Pummeling New Song 'Doomed User' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=April 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407165814/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-deftones-pummeling-new-song-doomed-user-20160316 |archive-date=April 7, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-deftones-lurking-new-song-hearts-wires-20160404/|title=Hear Deftones' Lurking New Song 'Hearts/Wires'|last=Keeps|first=Daniel|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=April 4, 2016|url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160407022623/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-deftones-lurking-new-song-hearts-wires-20160404|archive-date=April 7, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Gore'' was officially released on April 8, 2016. The second official single, "Phantom Bride", was released on June 7.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deftones Choose Next Single From New Album 'Gore'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-choose-next-single-from-new-album-gore/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708140820/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-choose-next-single-from-new-album-gore/|archive-date=July 8, 2016|date=May 31, 2016}}</ref> The song featured a [[guitar solo]] by [[Alice in Chains]] guitarist [[Jerry Cantrell]]; this is considered unusual for a Deftones song.<ref name="solo">{{cite web|last1=Dedman|first1=Remfry|title=Deftones Interview with Chino Moreno: 'We're expanding our sound … we're not making Adrenaline or White Pony again'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/deftones-interview-with-chino-moreno-we-re-expanding-our-sound-were-not-making-adrenaline-or-white-a6974046.html|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405174550/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/deftones-interview-with-chino-moreno-we-re-expanding-our-sound-were-not-making-adrenaline-or-white-a6974046.html|archive-date=April 5, 2018|date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> Gwilym Mumford of ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised the album for its emphasis on experimentation and ambiance and noted the exploration work in the tension between the "[[Crooner|croon]]" in Moreno's "soulful" voice, his "opaque" lyrics, and Carpenter's "pile-driving" guitar riffs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mumford |first=Gwilym |date=April 7, 2016 |title=Deftones: Gore review − metal that seduces instead of assails |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/07/deftones-gore-album-review |url-status=live |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320072748/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/07/deftones-gore-album-review |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref>

=== ''Ohms'' and Vega's departure (2017–2023) ===
{{Main article|Ohms (album)}}

In 2017, Chino Moreno revealed that Deftones had begun writing material for their ninth studio album, which he stated hoped would be out sometime in 2019. Moreno went on to state that the band would be going in a different direction than they had on ''Gore'' and that he would be taking a step back from leading the song writing to allow Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham to be more involved in the material on the new album. In May 2018, Moreno was again asked about the new material and he stated the songs were "considerably heavier" than those on ''Gore''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Deftones give update on powerful new album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/deftones-give-update-powerful-sounding-new-album-2315251 |access-date=7 October 2018 |magazine=NME |date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> That same month, Deftones embarked on a South American tour with support from [[Quicksand (American band)|Quicksand]] and [[Deadly Apples]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalanarchy.com/2017/12/15/deftones-announce-2018-south-american-dates/|title=Deftones Announce 2018 South American Dates|last=caemanamelio|date=December 16, 2017|website=Metal Anarchy|language=en|access-date=December 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voir.ca/chanceuxqueteux/2018/05/12/deadly-apples-en-tournee-avec-rob-zombie-et-marilyn-manson/|title=Deadly Apples : En tournée avec Rob Zombie et Marilyn Manson|last=Tremblay|first=Yanick Klimbo|website=Voir.ca|date=May 12, 2018 |language=fr-CA|access-date=December 25, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2020, Deftones announced that they were mixing their new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-are-still-mixing-new-album/|title=Deftones Are Still Mixing New Album|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> During the recording sessions, which reportedly took place in Los Angeles, the band reunited with [[Terry Date]] as the producer of the album, making it the first time Deftones had worked with him since the unreleased ''[[Eros (Deftones album)|Eros]]'' album in 2008.<ref name="DateEros">{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/chino-moreno-on-upcoming-deftones-album-our-main-goal-was-to-make-sure-that-everybody-in-the-band-was-involved/|title=Chino Moreno On Upcoming Deftones Album: 'Our Main Goal Was To Make Sure That Everybody In The Band Was Involved'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/02/24/news/deftones-reveal-producer-for-new-album/|title=Deftones Reveal Producer For New Album|website=theprp.com|date=February 24, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> On August 19, 2020, the band teased the release date and the title of their upcoming ninth studio album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/08/19/news/deftones-discuss-new-album-finish-teasing-its-rumored-title/|title=Deftones Discuss New Album, Finish Teasing Its Rumored Title|work=ThePRP|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-new-album-title-and-release-date-revealed/|title=Deftones: New Album Title And Release Date Revealed?|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=August 20, 2020|date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> A day later, the band officially announced the title of the album, ''[[Ohms (album)|Ohms]]'', set for release on September 25, 2020. At the same time, the band revealed the album itself, the album cover, the track list, and release date. The title track serves as the first single, and was released on August 21.<ref name="NewAlbum2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/08/20/news/cover-art-track-listing-release-date-unveiled-for-deftones-new-album-ohms/|title=Cover Art, Track Listing & Release Date Unveiled For Deftones' New Album "Ohms"|publisher=ThePRP|access-date=August 20, 2020|date=August 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coughlan |first1=Jamie |title=Alternative Metal: Deftones Share 'Ohms' Video |url=https://overblown.co.uk/alternative-metal-deftones-share-ohms-video/ |website=Overblown |date=August 21, 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref> On September 17, 2020, the band released the second single from the album, "Genesis".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=September 18, 2020|title=See Deftones' Black-and-White Performance Video for New Song 'Genesis'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/deftones-genesis-song-video-1062146/|website=RollingStone}}</ref> On September 22, the band announced their "Adopt-a-Dot" campaign in which fans could digitally sponsor a dot from the ''Ohms'' album cover via a charitable donation.<ref>{{cite web |title=You Can Adopt a Dot on the Cover of Deftones' New Album Ohms |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/you-can-adopt-a-dot-on-the-cover-of-deftones-new-album-ohms/ |website=Kerrang |access-date=29 September 2020 |date=23 September 2020}}</ref>

In October 2020, they officially announced a 20th anniversary reissue of ''White Pony'' to be released in December of that year. The reissue was packaged alongside ''Black Stallion'', a companion remix album featuring artists including [[Linkin Park]]'s [[Mike Shinoda]], [[DJ Shadow]] and [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2020|first=Joe|last=DiVita|title=Deftones Unveil 'Passenger' Remix By Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda|url=https://loudwire.com/deftones-passenger-remix-linkin-park-mike-shinoda/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Loudwire|language=en}}</ref><ref name="pitchfork-10.30.20">{{cite web| last = Yoo| first = Noah| title = Deftones Announce White Pony Remix Album Black Stallion, Share Purity Ring Remix: Listen| work = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]| date = October 30, 2020| url = https://pitchfork.com/news/deftones-announce-white-pony-remix-album-black-stallion-share-purity-ring-remix-listen/| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="rollingstone-6.20.20">{{cite magazine| last = Exposito| first = Suzy| title = Deftones Announce Upcoming 'White Pony' Remix LP 'Black Stallion'| magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]| publisher = [[Wenner Media]]| date = June 20, 2020| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/deftones-white-pony-20-black-stallion-reissue-1015368/| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref>

Deftones postponed their joint tour with [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] in support of ''Ohms'' twice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Spencer|last=Kaufman|url=https://consequence.net/2021/07/deftones-postpone-tour-2022/|title=Deftones postpone North American tour with Gojira until spring 2022|website=Consequence|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=December 23, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2022, it was announced that bassist Sergio Vega left the band in early 2021, with Vega claiming he was never an official member of the band and was just a contracted bassist for his tenure. Vega said he sought what he perceived as official membership, and chose to leave after being offered the same status as he had been since he began performing with the band.<ref name="Sergio Vega2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-part-ways-with-longtime-bassist-sergio-vega/|title=Deftones Part Ways With Longtime Bassist Sergio Vega|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Sergio Vega3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/03/08/news/deftones-rumored-to-have-parted-ways-with-bassist-sergio-vega/|title=Deftones Have Officially Parted Ways With Bassist Sergio Vega (Updated)|website=ThePRP|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> The following month, it was announced that [[Fred Sablan]] joined the band as Vega's touring replacement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-officially-recruit-former-marilyn-manson-bassist-fred-sablan/|title=Deftones Officially Recruit Former Marilyn Manson Bassist Fred Sablan|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=April 15, 2022|access-date=April 15, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Touring guests 2022">{{Cite web|first=Greg|last=Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/news/identity-of-deftones-new-second-guitarist-revealed|title=Identity Of Deftones' New Second Guitarist Revealed|website=Metal Injection|date=April 16, 2022|access-date=April 16, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> The band was also joined by touring guitarist Lance Jackman;<ref name="Touring guests 2022"/> on May 20, 2022, it was announced that Jackman would be temporarily replacing Carpenter during the band's 2022 European Tour.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/deftones-stephen-carpenter-sit-out-summer-european-tour-announces-fill-guitarist|title=Deftones' Stephen Carpenter to Sit Out Summer European Tour, Announces Fill-In Guitarist|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Upcoming tenth studio album (2024–present)===

In April 2024, Chino Moreno told [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] that the band had completed the bulk of its tenth studio album. He said the entire album was tracked instrumentally, but vocals had yet to be recorded.<ref name="Coachella24interview">{{cite web|first1=Joe|last1=Cingrana|first2=Nicole|last2=Alvarez|url=https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kroq-audio-on-demand-37f84/episodes/deftones-at-coachella-2024-f979e|title=Deftones at Coachella 2024  |website=[[Audacy]]|publisher=[[KROQ]]|date=April 15, 2024|access-date=August 18, 2024}}</ref>

In September 2024, Deftones announced a 2025 North American headlining tour, the band's first headlining tour since 2022. On November 4, 2024, the band announced a headline show in Crystal Palace Park, London on June 29, 2025 with [[Weezer]] and [[High Vis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-announce-their-biggest-u-k-show-to-date-at-londons-crystal-palace-park|title=Deftones Announce Their Biggest U.K. Show To Date At London's Crystal Palace Park|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> In March 2025, it was revealed that the band would be playing at the UK's biggest music festival [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] for the first time since 1998 on June 28, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/biffy-clyro-deftones-turnstile-nova-twins-and-more-for-glastonbury-2025|title=Biffy Clyro, Deftones, Turnstile, Nova Twins and more for Glastonbury 2025|website=[[Kerrang!]]|last=Garner|first=Emily|date=March 6, 2025|access-date=March 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-2025-line-up-announced-headliners-tickets-3843426|title=Glastonbury Festival 2025 line-up announced|website=[[NME]]|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|date=March 6, 2025|access-date=March 14, 2025}}</ref>

==Musical style, influences and legacy==
Although initially rooted in [[Heavy metal music|metal]], Deftones have always claimed diverse influences from groups of various genres, with their musical style diversifying over their career.<ref name="AMGbio">{{cite web|author=Prato, Greg |title=Deftones biography |website= Allmusic |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p168233|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=December 14, 2007}}</ref> <!-- PLEASE READ WP:OVERCITE before editing this section. -->Their sound has been described as alternative metal, [[art rock]]/[[Avant-garde metal|art metal]], [[experimental rock]], [[shoegaze]], [[nu metal]], [[post-punk]], {{nowrap|[[post-hardcore]]}}, [[alternative rock]], [[dream pop]], [[drone metal|drone rock]], [[post-metal]], [[post-rock]], [[progressive metal]], [[stoner rock]], [[djent|math metal]], [[hard rock]], [[trip hop]], [[Glitch (music)|glitch]], [[funk metal]], and [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]].{{efn|Musical styles:{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*"alternative metal"<ref name="AMGbio"/><ref name="Loftus2005" /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120530084436/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=43322 Deftones To Headline Next Year's Taste of Chaos Tour] blabbermouth.net. October 24, 2005. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Grow, Kory|title=Deftones+Dillinger Escape Plan|newspaper=Village Voice|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-05-04/voice-choices/deftones-dillinger-escape-plan/|access-date=May 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022170429/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-05-04/voice-choices/deftones-dillinger-escape-plan/|archive-date=October 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Kill Your Stereo review">{{Cite web|last=Sievers|first=Alex|date=February 2, 2021 |title=Deftones – Ohms|url=https://killyourstereo.com/reviews/1109538/deftones-ohms/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Kill Your Stereo|quote=...it's trying to be a relevant and consistent record blending old and new sounds of their varying era for Deftones at this point into their lengthy career. To say it accomplishes those goals is an understatement, meeting all of my shoegaze, groovy, alt-metal and sensual expectations of their music.}}</ref>
*"art rock"<ref name=guardianjack/><ref name=honolulu/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1vIfI5iSyMEC&q=%22art+rock%22&pg=PA96 |title=Metal |magazine=Spin |date=March 2003 |last=Lewitinn |first=Sarah |page=96 |volume=19 |number=3 |issn=0886-3032}}</ref> or "art metal"<ref name="rsreed">{{cite magazine|last1=Reed|first1=Ryan|title=Hear Deftones' Pummeling New Song 'Doomed User'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-deftones-pummeling-new-song-doomed-user-20160316|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 16, 2016|access-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415190745/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-deftones-pummeling-new-song-doomed-user-20160316|archive-date=April 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="stereogumart">{{cite web|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|title=Deftones – "Prayers/Triangles" Video|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1870859/deftones-prayerstriangles-video/video/|website=Stereogum|date=April 12, 2016|access-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415115248/http://www.stereogum.com/1870859/deftones-prayerstriangles-video/video/|archive-date=April 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Trendell"/><ref name="trendell"/>
*"experimental rock"<ref name="cohan2007">{{cite news |first=Jillian |last=Cohan |title=''Deftones in harmony once more: The experimental rock band, whose tour stops in Wichita on Wednesday, have hashed out their differences.'' |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31267840_ITM |newspaper=[[The Wichita Eagle]] |date=June 15, 2007 |access-date=April 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805215613/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31267840_ITM |archive-date=August 5, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*"nu metal"<ref name=honolulu/><ref name="BNW-deftones">{{cite book |last = Udo |first = Tommy |title = Brave Nu World |publisher = Sanctuary Publishing |year = 2002 |pages = [https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm/page/112 112–123, 236] |isbn = 1-86074-415-X |url = https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm/page/112 }}</ref><ref name="McIver-46">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0-7119-9209-6 |page=46 |chapter=Deftones }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bukszpan |first1=Daniel |title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal |year=2003 |publisher=Barnes & Noble |isbn=0-7607-4218-9 |page=58 |chapter=The Deftones }}</ref><ref name="Loudersound">{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/deftones-diamond-eyes-album-interview-2010 |title= "I was so difficult to deal with, but I wasn't the only one in the band doing something that they shouldn't have been doing": how Deftones rose above turmoil and tragedy with Diamond Eyes |website=[[Loudwire]] |last=Bezer |first=Terry|date=July 6, 2024|access-date=July 6, 2024|quote=They’ve outlasted nu metal, emo, metalcore and screamo (and they’ve been labelled in just about all of them) without ever altering their core sound.}}</ref>
*"post-punk"<ref name="DeftonesReview"/><ref name="BNW-deftones" /><ref name="McIver-46"/><ref name="Trendell"/><ref name="trendell">{{cite web |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Deftones: "Even in our worst moments, we persevere" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/deftones-chino-moreno-ohms-interview-therapy-eros-2758778 |website=NME |date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>
*"post-hardcore"<ref name="metamojo">{{cite web|author=Mojo|title=Deftones, Diamond Eyes|publisher=Mojo|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/diamond-eyes|access-date=November 9, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907040800/http://www.metacritic.com/music/diamond-eyes|archive-date=September 7, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=keyboard>{{cite web|last1=Fortner|first1=Stephen|title=Deftones Frank Delgado on Why Openness Is So Metal|url=http://www.keyboardmag.com/artists/1236/deftones-frank-delgado-on-why-openness-is-so-metal/27994|website=keyboardmag.com|publisher=Keyboard Magazine|access-date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518062539/http://www.keyboardmag.com/artists/1236/deftones-frank-delgado-on-why-openness-is-so-metal/27994|archive-date=May 18, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Trendell"/>
*"alternative rock"<ref>{{cite web|author=Tyler Damara Kelly|title=Deftones Chino Moreno's favourite songs|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/deftones-chino-moreno-nine-favourite-songs|date=September 18, 2020|publisher=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|access-date=March 23, 2021}}</ref>
*"dream pop"<ref name=guardianjack>{{cite news|last1=Jack|first1=Malcolm|title=Deftones - Review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/17/deftones-review|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620161932/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/17/deftones-review|archive-date=June 20, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="omh">{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Mark|title=Deftones - Gore|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/deftones-gore|website=MusicOMH|date=April 17, 2016|access-date=23 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418110009/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/deftones-gore|archive-date=April 18, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*"drone rock"<ref name=honolulu />
*"post-metal"<ref name=honolulu>{{cite web|last1=Pacheco|first1=Fernando|title=Mos Deftones|url=http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2011/02/mos-deftones/|website=Honolulu Weekly|access-date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626142944/http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2011/02/mos-deftones/|archive-date=June 26, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/palms-mw0002542516| title=Palms | publisher=Palms | work=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=July 2, 2013 | author=Heaney, Gregory}}</ref><ref name="teamroc">{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=Stephen|title=Every Deftones album ranked from worst to best|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-12/every-deftones-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best|website=TeamRock.com|date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=27 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027192406/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-12/every-deftones-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best|archive-date=October 27, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> or "metalgaze"<ref name="bostonglobejohnston">{{cite web|last1=Johnston|first1=Maura|author1-link=Maura Johnston |title=Album review: Deftones, 'Gore'|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/04/06/album-review-deftones-gore/RrKKMyybAQ2GVZcsy4jtbJ/story.html|website=Boston Globe|access-date=April 11, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414113146/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/04/06/album-review-deftones-gore/RrKKMyybAQ2GVZcsy4jtbJ/story.html|archive-date=April 14, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*"shoegaze"<ref name=insinginterview /><ref name="Trendell"/><ref name="Kill Your Stereo review"/><ref name="vulture23">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Craig |title=The Deftones Have (Almost) Found Balance |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/deftones-chino-moreno-interview-ohms.html |website=Vulture |date=September 21, 2020 |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>
*"post-rock"<ref name="Kill Your Stereo review"/><ref name="Trendell">{{cite web |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Celebrating 20 Years of Deftones' Masterpiece 'White Pony' |url=https://www.nme.com/features/deftones-white-pony-20-year-anniversary-interview-chvrches-fever-333-chino-radiohead-2692262 |website=NME |date=June 20, 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
*"progressive metal", "prog-metal", or "progressive rock"<ref name="breihan">{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=R.I.P. Chi Cheng |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1321621/r-i-p-chi-cheng/news/ |website=Stereogum |date=April 15, 2013 |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="Nzherald">{{cite web |last1=Schulz |first1=Chris |title=Album review: Deftones - Koi No Yokan |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/album-review-deftones-koi-no-yokan/NU4N45HDFBSZTLHXNJZJOFUYFY/ |website=New Zealand Herald |date=May 12, 2010 |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="vulture23"/><ref name="hoard"/><ref name="nprprog">{{cite web|last1=Dick|first1=Jonathan|title=Deftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2016/05/03/476636845/deftones-chino-moreno-on-surviving-evolving-and-gore|website=npr.org|date=May 3, 2016 |publisher=NPR|access-date=3 June 2016|quote=From the trip-hop nuances of its self-titled album in 2003 to the bleak math metal tendencies of 2006's Saturday Night Wrist to the goth-rock tinged shoegaze of 2010's Diamond Eyes to the prog-rock flirting of 2012's Koi No Yokan, Deftones' catalogue reads like a case study in how a band can translate influences into a sound that's definitively their own.}}</ref>
*"stoner rock"<ref name="hoard">{{cite magazine|last1=Hoard |first1=Christian |title=Deftones, Saturday Night Wrist |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/albums/album/12056692/review/12246020/saturday_night_wrist |access-date=May 5, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 26, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409034656/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/albums/album/12056692/review/12246020/saturday_night_wrist |archive-date=April 9, 2010 }}</ref>
*"math metal"<ref name="omh"/><ref name="nprprog"/>
*"hard rock"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Graves|first1=Wren|title=Deftones Unleash New Album Ohms: Stream|url=https://consequence.net/2020/09/deftones-new-album-ohms-stream/|website=Consequence|date=September 24, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref>
*"trip hop"<ref name="nmebeaumont"/><ref name="Trendell"/>
*"glitch"<ref name=insinginterview /><ref name="nmebeaumont">{{cite web|last1=Beaumont|first1=Mark|title=Deftones Interviewed: "I Certainly Wouldn't Want To Carry On Forever"|url=https://www.nme.com/features/deftones-interviewed-i-certainly-wouldnt-want-to-carry-on-forever|website=NME|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=23 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425093755/http://www.nme.com/features/deftones-interviewed-i-certainly-wouldnt-want-to-carry-on-forever|archive-date=April 25, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*"funk metal"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-05/entertainment/25650120_1_korn-funk-heavy-metal|title=Return Of Funk Metal With Korn - Philly.com|date=August 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826233041/http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-05/entertainment/25650120_1_korn-funk-heavy-metal|access-date=December 8, 2020|archive-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>
*"psychedelia"<ref name="nmebeaumont"/>
}}}}<!--End note-->

Originally, the band was often associated with the nu metal movement in the press. However, Moreno has emphatically rejected the application of that label to the band.<ref>{{cite news |date= May 2003 |title= Deftones [interview] |magazine= [[Kerrang!]]}}</ref> Asked about their connection with bands such as [[Korn]], Moreno has also stated that their commonality came down to only the shared influence of [[Faith No More]], especially the percussive approach to vocals by [[Mike Patton]].<ref name=bangertv>{{cite web|access-date=January 15, 2020|url=https://bangertv.com/deftones-chino-moreno-interviewed-about-vocal-influences-and-nu-metal-raw-uncut/|title=Deftones' Chino Moreno on vocal influences and nu metal {{!}} Raw & Uncut|location=Toronto |date=2010 |first=Sam |last=Dunn |author-link=Sam Dunn|type =video|publication-date=June 27, 2017|website=Bangertv.com|publisher=[[Banger Films]]|time=1:08-1:17 and 2:39-5:56}}</ref> Following the release of Deftones' third album, ''White Pony'', they were acknowledged by many critics to have moved beyond that label,<ref>{{cite web|author=Weiss, Dan|title=Chino Moreno Talks His New, Not-at-All-Witch-House Side Project, Crosses|date=February 13, 2014|publisher=SPIN|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/02/chino-moreno-interview-crosses-deftones/|access-date=February 13, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214155145/https://www.spin.com/2014/02/chino-moreno-interview-crosses-deftones/|archive-date=February 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/deftones-white-pony.htm |title=Deftones - White Pony - On Second Thought |magazine=Stylus Magazine |date=September 2, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050837/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/deftones-white-pony.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-30-ca-61289-story.html |title=The Bleaker Side of Metal |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 30, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204023512/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jul/30/entertainment/ca-61289 |archive-date=December 4, 2013 |df=mdy-all |last=Guzman |first=Isaac}}</ref> though some would continue to use the label on the effort anyway,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naftule |first=Ashley |date=August 11, 2020 |title=Deftones' White Pony is the only nu-metal record you don't have to be ashamed of owning |url=https://www.avclub.com/deftones-white-pony-is-the-only-nu-metal-record-you-do-1844630686 |access-date=September 9, 2020 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> and it continued in some degree up through ''Deftones''.<ref name="allmusicselftitled">{{Cite web |author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Deftones - Deftones |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/deftones-mw0000227382 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|quote=...since even if the harder stuff is done well (again, better than their peers), it doesn't carry nearly as much promise as when Deftones don't play by the nu-metal reviews.|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref><ref name="rollingstoneselftitled">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/albums/album/300293/review/5944712/deftones |title=Deftones Album Reviews |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212011843/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/albums/album/300293/review/5944712/deftones |archive-date=February 12, 2007 }}</ref> In a review of ''B-Sides and Rarities'', ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' dubbed the band "perhaps the smartest members of the now moribund Nü-Metal genre".<ref name="StylusBSidesRev">{{cite web |last1=Jegede |first1=Ayo |title=Deftones - B-Sides and Rarities |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/deftones/b-sides-and-rarities.htm |website=[[Stylus Magazine]] |access-date=May 14, 2007 |archive-date= May 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514024403/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/deftones/b-sides-and-rarities.htm |date=October 18, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Deftones' influences include Faith No More, [[Primus (band)|Primus]], [[Bad Brains]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Mark |date=April 10, 1998 |title=DEFTONES' DEFT DIVERSITY |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/10/deftones-deft-diversity/b179b531-a60b-4a91-bf7d-8989772a4418/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827031903/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/10/deftones-deft-diversity/b179b531-a60b-4a91-bf7d-8989772a4418/ |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2023 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |quote=I think that, being so close to the Bay Area, that when we started out, [[Faith No More]] and [[Primus (band)|Primus]] were a lot bigger influences. And the [[Bad Brains]] were a huge influence on us.}}</ref> [[Meshuggah]], [[Fear Factory]], [[the Smiths]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Stephen Carpenter |journal=[[Total Guitar]] |date=July 2001 |quote=Me and Chino rowed a lot when we were working on White Pony. It was a really abrasive process and that’s because we're both into really different music. Basically, I just wanted to make a heavy metal album, and Chino was like: 'No way.' He's always represented the softer side of Deftones. He likes stuff like The Smiths and The Cure and Depeche Mode, whereas I’m into heavier music, particularly bands that have seven string players like Fear Factory and [Swede metallers] Meshuggah.}}</ref> and [[Hum (band)|Hum]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Luke |date=November 23, 2010 |title=Bakers Dozen: Deftones' Chino Moreno Chooses His Top 13 Albums - Page 7 |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/05329-deftones-chino-interview-favourite-records?page=7 |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=The Quietus |quote=I listen to this now and it's stood the test of time, and Deftones were definitely influenced by it.}}</ref> Additionally, Moreno has cited [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref name="bangertv" /> [[the Cure]], [[Duran Duran]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guzman |first=Isaac |date=July 30, 2000 |title=The Bleaker Side of Metal |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-30-ca-61289-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219033803/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-30-ca-61289-story.html |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |quote=A lot of it has to do with the music I listened to growing up, from listening to Duran Duran and stuff like that. I don't know if anybody really looks back and listens to that stuff these days, but lyrically Simon [Le Bon] was a genius as far as I'm concerned. I love the way he wrote. The same with Robert Smith of the Cure. He was another big influence on the way I write.}}</ref> [[DJ Shadow]], [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]], [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark|OMD]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Thompson Twins]], and [[the Human League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/deftones-talk-ohms-album-year-nod-black-stallion-fave-music-2020|title=Deftones Talk 'Ohms' Album of the Year Nod, 'Black Stallion,' Fave Music of 2020|last=Madden|first=Emma|date=11 December 2020|website=Revolver|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> as personal influences.

The music critic Johnny Loftus wrote, "Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century metal movement [....] Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like [[Washington, D.C. hardcore|D.C. hardcore]] and dream pop into their Northern California alt-metal".<ref name="Loftus2005">{{cite web|first=Johnny|last=Loftus|url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r789046|pure_url=yes}}|website=Allmusic|title=allmusic ''B-Sides & Rarities'' - Overview|date=2005|access-date=December 18, 2008}}</ref> Peter Buckley, the author of ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', called the band "one of the most primal, powerful, and experimental" bands in the alternative metal scene.{{sfn|Berelian|2003|p=281}}

Moreno's lyrics were described by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] as "suggesting emotions rather than announcing them".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Farley, Christopher John|title=Off to the Races|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,49445,00.html|magazine=Time magazine|date=May 9, 2000|access-date=November 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203161232/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C49445%2C00.html|archive-date=December 3, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Moreno himself described his lyrics as ambiguous and sometimes impersonal, saying: "I like to be ambiguous when writing to a certain extent, and throwing something so brash [as Chi's accident] against that and playing with it. And also making it sound dimensional. Giving the feeling off that it is raw and it is emotional, but it's not just connected with our personal story. It's not merely about our career and our lives, it's bigger than that. When I hear the music, I get inspired to paint the lyrical pictures you describe, but I'm not always talking about myself".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/04377-deftones-interview-diamond-eyes |title=Features &#124; A Quietus Interview &#124; A New Kind Of Sincerity: Deftones Interviewed |magazine=The Quietus |access-date=November 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717104825/http://thequietus.com/articles/04377-deftones-interview-diamond-eyes |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The band's legacy has been compared to alternative rock group [[Radiohead]], with some dubbing Deftones "The Radiohead of metal".<ref name=insinginterview/><ref name="nmebeaumont"/> A 2020 ''Billboard'' article noted the band's outlasting of multiple rock trends and sustained success, along with their dedicated fan community; Moreno also attributed their longevity to their diverse musical influences.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason |date=September 18, 2020 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9449413/deftones-chino-moreno-ohms-interview | title=How Deftones Outlived Countless Rock Trends — And Are 'Bigger Than They've Ever Been'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>

The band have been cited as an influence by musicians including [[7 Angels 7 Plagues]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=7 Angels 7 Plagues |journal=Plead Your Case Fanzine |date=April 2015 |issue=13 |quote=[Interviewer:] 7A7P was pretty ahead of {{sic|i|t's|nolink=y}} time sonically. What bands were major influences on you guys?<br>[Matthew Mixon:] Hmm. I'll try and speak for Ryan here, because he, Matt Matera, and Jared were really the brains of the music. Deftones might be number one. White Pony came out like right when I joined the band and was gigantic for us.}}</ref> [[Architects (British band)|Architects]],<ref name="Travers, 2020" /> [[Boston Manor (band)|Boston Manor]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Rishi |title=Boston Manor: "Sundiver is a journey into the blissful, glowy world we're creating" |url=https://www.kerrang.com/boston-manor-new-album-sundiver-heat-me-up-henry-cox-interview |website=[[Kerrang!]] |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Car Bomb (band)|Carbomb]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hinds |first1=Thomas |title=Progspot #5: Car Bomb, Enigmatic Explosions Evolving Effortlessly, Endlessly (Interview) |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/progspot-5-car-bomb/ |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Chvrches]],<ref name="Travers, 2020" /> [[Deafheaven]],<ref name="Travers, 2020" /> [[Circa Survive]],<ref>{{cite web |title=CIRCA SURVIVE'S ANTHONY GREEN: WHY I LOVE DEFTONES 'WHITE PONY' |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/circa-survives-anthony-green-why-i-love-deftones-white-pony/ |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Disembodied (band)|Disembodied]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Disembodied interview with vocalist: Aaron Weseman |journal=Vista Zine |date=March 12, 2010 |quote=As we progressed i got more into Metal and found influence in Meshuggah, Machine Head and Sepultura...I thought Rob Flynn had some of the meanest vocals out there, until he started rapping and screaming. I've always been a big fan of Chino Moreno's vocal stylings in Deftones.}}</ref> [[Every Time I Die]],<ref>{{cite web |title=INTERVIEW – KEITH BUCKLEY OF EVERY TIME I DIE |url=https://crypticrock.com/interview-keith-buckley-of-every-time-i-die/ |access-date=10 September 2024|quote=I have always been influenced by the Deftones.}}</ref> [[Fightstar]],<ref name=rs-india>{{cite web|first=Anurag|last=Tagat|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/fightstar-frontman-charlie-simpson-on-comeback-reunion/|title=Fightstar Frontman Charlie Simpson on Comebacks, Reunions and New Projects|publisher=Rolling Stone India|date=February 18, 2016|access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> [[Finch (American band)|Finch]],<ref>{{cite web |title=FINCH |url=https://www.punktastic.com/interviews/finch/#:~:text=ALEX%3A%20%E2%80%9CI%20would%20define%20Finch,to%20be%20called%20metal%20or |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Glassjaw]],<ref name="Leivers, 2021" /> [[Higher Power (band)|Higher Power]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=RENSHAW |first1=DAVID |title=The 20 best rock songs right now |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/26/the-20-best-rock-songs-right-now-september |website=[[The Fader]] |access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=WINKIE |first1=LUKE |title=SEE HIGHER POWER FACE PERILS OF FIRE AND WATER IN NEW "SEAMLESS" VIDEO |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-higher-power-face-perils-fire-and-water-new-seamless-video |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=17 September 2019 |access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> [[In This Moment]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Liz|last=Ramanand|url=http://loudwire.com/in-this-moment-dish-on-new-album-blood-musical-influences-more/|title=In This Moment Dish on New Album 'Blood,' Musical Influences + More|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=May 20, 2012|access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref> [[Iwrestledabearonce]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=ROSENBERG |first1=AXL |title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH IWRESTLEDABEARONCE |date=April 11, 2008 |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2008/04/11/exclusive-interview-with-iwrestledabearonce/ |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Karnivool]],<ref name="Travers, 2020" /> [[Linkin Park]],<ref name="band bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/band|title=Everybody loves a success story.|access-date=August 8, 2007|publisher=The LP Association |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074244/http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/band |archive-date = August 7, 2007}}</ref> [[Loathe (band)|Loathe]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Ethan |date=31 August 2021 |title=SLIPKNOT TRANSFORMED MODERN METAL WITH 'IOWA' 20 YEARS AGO |url=https://www.popmatters.com/slipknot-iowa-album-atr20 |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> [[Misery Signals]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pertola |first1=Petteri |title=MISERY SIGNALS |url=https://rockfreaks.net/interviews/196 |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Nothing (band)|Nothing]],<ref name="Travers, 2020" /> [[Paramore]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |title=Where Are Your Boys Tonight? The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 |date=2023 |publisher=Dey Street Books |isbn=9780063251281 |page=263 |quote=HAYLEY WILLIAMS: The guys and I didn't listen to pop punk before writing "Pressure". We listened to heavier stuff like Deftones. We wanted to be darker. Suddenly, we wrote "Pressure", and that was it—we were gonna write emo bops! Sick!}}</ref> [[Poison the Well (band)|Poison the Well]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hawkins |first1=Chris |title=KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview With Poison The Well Axeman Derek Miller |url=https://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=1679 |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Senses Fail]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://noisecreep.com/senses-fail-buddy-nielsen-musical-transition-fall-tour-more/ |title=Senses Fail's Buddy Nielsen Talks Musical Transition, Fall Tour + More |website=[[Noisecreep]] |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=September 25, 2013}}</ref> [[Skycamefalling]],<ref>{{cite web |title=sky came falling |url=https://members.tripod.com/tk_fanzine/skyint.html#:~:text=I%20am%20also%20heavily%20influenced,drummer%20I%20have%20numerous%20influences. |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]],<ref name="Travers, 2020" /> [[Spiritbox]],<ref name="Leivers, 2021" /> [[Static Dress]],<ref name="Leivers, 2021">{{cite web |last1=Leivers |first1=Dannii |title=10 bands that wouldn't exist without Deftones |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-bands-that-wouldnt-exist-without-deftones |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Suicide Silence]],<ref name="Travers, 2020" /> [[Thornhill (band)|Thornhill]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Thornhill debut Audiotree in-studio performance/interview |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/42378/thornhill-debut-audiotree-in-studio-performanceinterview/ |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]],<ref name="Travers, 2020">{{cite web |last1=Travers |first1=Paul |title=12 bands who wouldn't be here without Deftones |url=https://www.kerrang.com/13-bands-who-wouldnt-be-here-without-deftones |website=[[Kerrang!]] |date=June 29, 2020 |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[the Used]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |title=Where Are Your Boys Tonight? The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 |date=2023 |publisher=Dey Street Books |isbn=9780063251281 |page=156 |quote=BERT MCCRACKEN: I went to Warped in '95. Deftones were playing and I saw Chino jump off the top speaker stack. I was like, "That’s like a hundred feet high!" . . . It's so not a hundred feet, ha, ha, ha. But in that moment, I made that a weird goal, a promise to myself: "We’re going to play the Warped Tour one day and I’m going to jump off the top speaker stack into the crowd."}}</ref> [[Vein.fm]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hardt-Valenzuela |first1=Bruce |title=Interview: Anthony DiDio (Vein) |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-anthony-didio-vein/ |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> [[Taproot (band)|Taproot]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosen |first=Steven |date=2012 |title=Taproot's DeWolf: 'I Discovered Myself In My Own Songwriting' |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/taproots_dewolf_i_discovered_myself_in_my_own_songwriting.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105224906/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/taproots_dewolf_i_discovered_myself_in_my_own_songwriting.html |archive-date=January 5, 2025 |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=[[Ultimate Guitar]]}}</ref> [[the Weeknd]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://altaz933.com/the-weeknd-reveals-huge-deftones-influence-on-early-work/ |title=The Weeknd reveals "huge" Deftones influence on early work |date=2021-08-19 |website=ALT AZ 93.3}}</ref> and [[Will Haven]].<ref name="Travers, 2020" />

==Side projects==
Deftones members have worked on several side projects, with Moreno fronting [[Team Sleep]], [[Crosses (band)|Crosses]], the [[post-metal]] band [[Palms (band)|Palms]], and [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] Saudade (the latter including members from [[hardcore punk]] bands [[Bad Brains]] and [[Cro-Mags]] and [[avant-jazz]] group [[Medeski Martin & Wood]]).<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-bad-brains-members-form-new-supergroup-20160428 | title=Deftones, Bad Brains Members Form New Supergroup | last=Spanos | first=Brittany | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=April 28, 2016 | access-date=May 22, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515212858/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-bad-brains-members-form-new-supergroup-20160428 | archive-date=May 15, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Carpenter works with cinematic electronic metal group [[Sol Invicto]], which he founded with producer [[Richie Londres]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sol-invicto-featuring-deftones-guitarist-as-above-so-below-due-next-month/ | title=Sol Invicto Featuring Deftones Guitarist: 'As Above So Below' Due Next Month | work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] | date=March 22, 2010 | access-date=May 22, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624174813/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sol-invicto-featuring-deftones-guitarist-as-above-so-below-due-next-month/ | archive-date=June 24, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Carpenter has also worked with the supergroup [[Kush (American band)|Kush]], featuring members of [[Fear Factory]] and [[Cypress Hill]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1427979/deftones-eye-incubus-tour-as-chino-toils-on-side-project/ | title=Deftones Eye Incubus Tour As Chino Toils On Side Project | work=MTV News | last=Johnson | first=Tina | date=August 30, 2000 | access-date=May 22, 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604195138/http://www.mtv.com/news/1427979/deftones-eye-incubus-tour-as-chino-toils-on-side-project/ | archive-date=June 4, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>  Delgado is a member of a DJ group called Decibel Devils, a collective which includes Matt D, DJ Julez, and DJ Crook of Team Sleep.<ref name="decibel-devils">{{cite news|last1=Gatto|first1=Frank|title=DJ Delgado of Deftones puts it all in the mix|url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/interview-frank-delgado-heights-2006.htm|access-date=August 1, 2016|publisher=[[The Heights (newspaper)|The Heights]]|date=March 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317011011/http://www.deftonesworld.com/interview-frank-delgado-heights-2006.htm|archive-date=March 17, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2000, Cheng released an album composed of his own [[spoken word]] poetry called ''[[The Bamboo Parachute]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bamboo-parachute-mw0001003677 | title=Bamboo Parachute - Chi Cheng | work=AllMusic | last=Wilson | first=MacKenzie | access-date=May 22, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924234921/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bamboo-parachute-mw0001003677 | archive-date=September 24, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Band members==

'''Current members'''

* [[Chino Moreno]] – lead vocals <small>(1988–present)</small>; rhythm guitar <small>(1999–present)</small>
* [[Stephen Carpenter]] – lead guitar <small>(1988–present; intermittent touring since 2022)</small>; rhythm guitar <small>(1988–1999)</small>
* [[Abe Cunningham]] – drums <small>(1988–1990, 1993–present)</small>
* [[Frank Delgado (American musician)|Frank Delgado]] – keyboards, turntables, samples <small>(1999–present; touring musician 1997–1999)</small>

'''Current touring musicians'''

* [[Fred Sablan]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(2022–present)</small>
* Lance Jackman ― lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(2022–present)</small>

'''Former members'''

* Dominic Garcia – bass <small>(1988–1990)</small>, drums <small>(1990–1991)</small> 
* [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(1990–2008; died 2013)</small>
* John Taylor – drums <small>(1991–1993)</small>
* [[Sergio Vega (bassist)|Sergio Vega]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(2009–2021; touring substitute 1999)</small><ref name="Sergio Vega1"/><ref name="Sergio Vega2"/>

'''Former touring musicians'''
* Mark Valencia ― lead guitar <small>(2022)</small>
* [[Shaun Lopez]] ― rhythm and lead guitar<!--Although it was originally reported that Lopez would be taking over from Jackman, it was later revealed that he would perform along side him, covering Moreno's guitar parts.--><ref>{{Cite web |last=wookubus |date=2024-05-29 |title=Watch Deftones' Set Last Night With Shaun Lopez Guesting On Guitar |url=https://www.theprp.com/2024/05/29/news/watch-deftones-set-last-night-with-shaun-lopez-guesting-on-guitar/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <small>(2024)</small>

'''Timeline'''
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==Awards and nominations==
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2000 || ''[[White Pony]]'' || Best Album ([[Kerrang! Awards]]) || {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1434121/slipknot-steals-spotlight-at-kerrang-awards/|title=Slipknot Steals Spotlight At Kerrang! Awards|website=Mtv.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031203831/http://www.mtv.com/news/1434121/slipknot-steals-spotlight-at-kerrang-awards/|archive-date=October 31, 2019|date=August 30, 2000|access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref> 
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Deftones (album)|Deftones]]'' || Best Album ([[Kerrang! Awards]]) || {{nom}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_3129000/3129045.stm|title=Kerrang! awards 2003: The nominations|website=BBC|date=August 6, 2003|access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref> 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001 || "[[Elite (song)|Elite]]" || [[Best Metal Performance]] ([[Grammy Awards]]) || {{won}}<ref name="Elite Grammy"/>
|-
| ''White Pony'' || Outstanding Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album (California Music Awards) || {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idobi.com/news/green-day-dominates-california-music-awards/|title=Green Day Dominates California Music Awards|publisher=[[idobi]]|access-date=June 12, 2018|date=April 29, 2001|last=Fiasco|first=Lance}}</ref>
|-
|  rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''[[Koi No Yokan]]'' || Album of the Year (''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' Golden Gods Awards) || {{won}}<ref name=goldengod>{{cite web|author=Zach Shaw|title=And The Winners Of The Revolver Golden Gods Awards 2013 Are…|work=Metal Insider|date=May 3, 2013|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/award-show-battles/and-the-winners-of-the-revolver-golden-gods-awards-2013-are/|access-date=May 3, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505191513/http://www.metalinsider.net/award-show-battles/and-the-winners-of-the-revolver-golden-gods-awards-2013-are|archive-date=May 5, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
| ''Deftones'' || Best International Band ([[Metal Hammer]] Golden Gods Awards) || {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2013/06/17/news/winners-annnounced-for-metal-hammers-2013-golden-gods-awards/|title=Winners Announced For Metal Hammer's 2013 'Golden Gods Awards'|publisher=The PRP|access-date=March 25, 2021|date=June 17, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2022 || "Genesis" || Best Metal Performance (Grammy Awards) || rowspan="2" {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/grammy-awards-2022-deftones-dream-theater-gojira-mastodon-among-best-metal-performance-nominees/|title=Grammy Awards 2022: Deftones, Dream Theater, Gojira, Mastodon Among 'Best Metal Performance' Nominees|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 23, 2021|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/grammy-awards-nominations-2022-complete-170732312.html|title=Award Nominations 2022: The Complete List|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|date=November 23, 2021|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| "[[Ohms (song)|Ohms]]" || [[Best Rock Performance]] (Grammy Awards)
|-
| "Passenger" ([[Mike Shinoda]] Remix) || [[Best Remixed Recording]] (Grammy Awards) || {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|title=2022 Grammy Nominations List|website=Grammy.com|date=November 23, 2021|access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref>
{{end}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Deftones discography}}

* ''[[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Around the Fur]]'' (1997)
* ''[[White Pony]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Deftones (album)|Deftones]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Saturday Night Wrist]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Diamond Eyes]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Koi No Yokan]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Gore (Deftones album)|Gore]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Ohms (album)|Ohms]]'' (2020)

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Sources===
{{cite book |chapter=Deftones |first=Essi |last=Berelian |pages=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug/page/281 281–82] |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |editor1-first=Peter |editor1-last=Buckley |publisher=Rough Guides, Ltd. |location=[[London]] |edition=3rd |isbn=1-85828-457-0 |oclc=43937011 |date=October 2003 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug/page/281 }}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.deftones.com}}
* [https://www.deftonesworld.com/ Oldest fansite website]
* {{discogs artist}}

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