Deftones

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Deftones
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Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California. Deftones has four members in the band; the current band members are Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham and Frank Delgado.

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The band was formed in 1988. They released their debut album Adrenaline on October 3, 1995. The song "Elite" from their third studio album, "White Pony" won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2001. The band has been noted for influencing bands like Muse, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, System of a Down, Fightstar, 10 Years as well as many other bands.

On November 4, 2008, the band's bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a car accident which seriously injured him. The band brought in another bassist named Sergio Vega to replace him during his absence.[5] Cheng died on April 13, 2013 after his heart stopped.[6]

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Band members

Current
Former
  • Chi Cheng - bass, backing vocals (1988–2013) (†)
  • Sergio Vega - bass, backing vocals (2009-2021)

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • B-Sides & Rarities (2005)
  • Covers (2011)
  • The Vinyl Collection 1995–2011 (2011)

Demos

  • Deftones (Demo 1) (1990)
  • Deftones (Demo 2) (1991)
  • Engine Number Nine/7 Words (1992)
  • (Like) Linus (1993)
  • Root/Nosebleed (1994)

EPs

  • Live (1998)
  • Back to School (Mini Maggit) (2001)
  • Live: Volume 1 – Selections from Adrenaline (2013)

Video albums

  • Music in High Places: Live in Hawaii (2003)
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