Artist
Deftones
Deftones is a nu metal artist from Sacramento, California, USA formed in 1989. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Nu Metal · Sacramento, California, USA · Best nu metal albums
- 35
- Releases
- 1994–2025
- Active years
- 1989
- Formed
Artist
Deftones is a nu metal artist from Sacramento, California, USA formed in 1989. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Nu Metal · Sacramento, California, USA · Best nu metal albums
Most popular
Around the Fur
1997 · 10 tracks
Prayers / Triangles
Single · 2016
my mind is a mountain
Single · 2025
Doomed User
Single · 2016
Ohms
Single · 2020
Sextape
Single · 2010
milk of the madonna
Single · 2025
Genesis
Single · 2020
Hearts / Wires
Single · 2016
Leathers
Single · 2012
Tempest
Single · 2012
Hole in the Earth
Single · 2006
Mein
Single · 2007
You've Seen the Butcher
Single · 2010
Ceremony (WHOKILLEDXIX Ceremonial Version)
Single · 2021
Prayers / Triangles (Com Truise Remix)
Single · 2016
Rocket Skates (M83 Remix)
Single · 2010
Knife Prty (Purity Ring Remix)
Single · 2020
Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)
Single · 2020
Teenager (Robert Smith Remix)
Single · 2020
Back to School (Mini Maggit)
Single · 2000
Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Chi Cheng (bass), Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables), and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion). As of 2009, Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident. They have released six albums to date, with three Platinum (Adrenaline, White Pony, Around the Fur) and one Gold certification (for the self-titled album). When Carpenter was 15 years old, he was hit by a car while skateboarding. Confined to a wheelchair for several months, he began teaching himself guitar by playing along to bands such as Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, and Metallica. Supposedly, the driver paid Carpenter a cash settlement that allowed the band to purchase equipment, but Cunningham commented in an interview that was all just "a myth about how our band was started." Carpenter, Moreno, and Cunningham were friends from their childhood. All three went to McClatchy High School in Sacramento and remained friends through the city's skateboarding scene. When Moreno found out Carpenter played guitar, he s…
