System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian also features on ‘Mein’, so what’s not to love? (Credit: Press) 4. Each member is on top form, and drummer Abe Cunningham delivers some of his most dynamic moments, helping the band to take it to elevate themselves. Despite all the environmental factors working against it, it is a miraculous record.įeaturing cuts such as ‘Hole in the Earth’, ‘Rapture’, ‘Cherry Waves’, ‘Mein’, ‘Rats!Rats!Rats!’, ‘Beware’ and ‘Kimdracula’, again, the album is without a downside. Moreno’s drug addictions and crumbling marriage inspired many of the songs, the recording and production lasted nearly two years which strained inter-band relationships, and it is also the last record to feature Cheng before his accident. It’s an incredibly consequential album given the context. However, it had to be included in this spot, as it’s only fair, but there are only minutiae that separate it and the following entries.
I remember being bought it for my 10th birthday, which I imagine was from the local Woolworths. Personally, Saturday Night Wrist is my favourite Deftones record. ‘You’ve Seen the Butcher’ is also a masterpiece. Alongside that cut, there are a plethora of other standout moments such as the atmospheric ‘Beauty School’ and the unrelenting ‘Rocket Skates’. And whilst playing similarly to Cheng in the sense that he loves to bend his strings and plays with his fingers, he brought something new to the fore, and during this period the band got even more melodic as the track ‘Sextape’ affirms.
However, the band could count on their friend Sergio Vega, who slotted in seamlessly. The incident tragically left him in a semi-comatose state before he passed away due to cardiac arrest in April 2013. Something of a stylistic successor to 2003’s self-titled album, there is no real down point, which surprised everyone given the absence of long-term bassist Chi Cheng following what would prove to be his fatal car crash in 2008. Since it was released in 2010, Diamond Eyes has been a fan favourite.
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”. When asked about what caused the album’s breakthrough success, the late Chi Cheng displayed the self-belief that would carry the band through to the present day: “One word: perseverance. One of the more groove-metal and post-hardcore leaning titles in the band’s back catalogue, the album packs a real punch and features cuts such as ‘7 Words’ and ‘Bored’. This will probably irk some Deftones fans, as the band’s debut is a classic in its own right, but musically and production-wise, it is dwarfed by its successors. So without further ado, we’re ranking Deftones’ albums from worst to best. In truth, they’ve never released a dud, so there’s no surprise that they have remained so influential, managing to have a transformative impact on the realms of pop, indie, and metal, a testament to their mastery. By the turn of the 2010s, they had established themselves as one of the most important alternative acts of all time, continuing to release stellar albums. Across the 2000s, the band would go from strength to strength, building on each release by adding different textures and production techniques into the mix.
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