Deftones
American alternative metal band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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
- Chino Moreno - lead vocals, guitar (1988–present)
- Stephen Carpenter - guitar (1988-present)
- Abe Cunningham - drums (1988-present)
- Frank Delgado - turntablism, keyboards, samples (2000–present)
- Former
- Chi Cheng - bass, backing vocals (1988–2013) (†)
- Sergio Vega - bass, backing vocals (2009-2021)
Discography
Studio albums
- Adrenaline (1995)
- Around the Fur (1997)
- White Pony (2000)
- Deftones (2003)
- Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
- Diamond Eyes (2010)
- Koi No Yokan (2012)
- Gore (2016)
- Ohms (2020)
- Private Music (2025)
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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