Deftones Tickets : Deftones Have Always Claimed Diverse Influences With Their Musical Style

Deftones are an American metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1989. The band consists of Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Chi Cheng (bass), Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham. They have released six albums to date, with two Platinum and two Gold certifications. Their most recent studio album, Diamond Eyes, was released in spring of 2010.

Deftones released their sixth album, Diamond Eyes, on May 4, 2010. Its release was pushed forward from the initially reported May 18 release date, most likely due to the entire album having been leaked onto the Internet in March 2010. On February 23, 2010, the album's first single, "Rocket Skates," was available for free download .

The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. Former Quicksand bassist, Sergio Vega, plays bass on the album as a substitute for Cheng.Deftones released the official music video for the album's first single, "Rocket Skates", on March 10.

On March 15, Deftones debuted their first radio-ready single, "Diamond Eyes." Both "Diamond Eyes" and "Rocket Skates" received positive reviews from fans and critics alike, many making comparisons of the two singles' style and sound to that of material from their album Around the Fur.

Deftones released the official music video for the album's second single, "Diamond Eyes," on April 13.Teaming up with bands Mastodon and Alice in Chains, Deftones went on tour in fall of 2010 in the United States and Canada. The tour was called Blackdiamondskye, a portmanteau of the three bands' latest albums. They also announced their first UK tour since 2007 and confirmed several Australian dates.

On April 16, 2011, in honor of Record Store Day, the band released an LP titled "Covers," containing several cover songs that the band had recorded over the years, including "Drive" (originally by The Cars), "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" (originally by The Cure), and "No Ordinary Love" (originally by Sade).

Though initially rooted in heavy metal, Deftones have always claimed diverse influences, with their musical style diversifying over their career. Their sound has been described as alternative metal,art rock, dream pop,experimental rock, progressive rock,drone rock, shoegaze metal or post-metal, post-hardcore,and rap metal.

Their B Sides & Rarities compilation includes cover songs from favorite artists, ranging from metal, hard rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and post-hardcore (Helmet and Jawbox), to gothic rock, art rock and new wave (Duran Duran, Cocteau Twins and The Cure), mainstream R&B (Sade Adu) and hip hop (a collaboration with B-Real of Cypress Hill).

Critic Johnny Loftus writes, "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 D.C. hardcore and dream pop into their Northern California alt-metal."

Deftones have been cited as an influence by various bands, including the British bands Muse and Fightstar.Moreno's lyrics were described by Time magazine as "suggesting emotions rather than announcing them."

Deftones members have worked on several side projects, such as Carpenter's group Sol Invicto, which features Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill and Richie Londres of C.L.P. Carpenter has also worked with a group called Kush, featuring members of Fear Factory and Cypress Hill.

Other side projects include Moreno's Team Sleep and Cunningam's Phallucy. Deftones's Frank Delgado is a member of a DJ group with DJ Crook of Team Sleep, DJ Julez, and Matt D called Decibel Devils.