It’s been a long time coming for Deftones‘ highly anticipated tenth studio album. The multi-platinum alternative metal giants hit the studio in Nashville earlier this year, working with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters), who also produced the band’s Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan albums.
In May, several months after those recording sessions, Chino Moreno returned to the studio with Raskulinecz to finish laying down vocals. Since then, there hasn’t been much news on what fans can expect from the album or when it will be released.
With a U.S. tour kicking off in late February, it’s likely that the band will start building up to the big reveal soon. However, during a recent appearance on B-Real‘s ‘The Dr. Greenthumb’ show, Stephen Carpenter shared a bit more about the upcoming release. When asked about the album’s sound, he responded:
“I feel this one sounds like a continuation of ‘Ohms‘ and ‘Koi‘, that’s what I would say… I tell you what, I think when you hear it, like all of our records, you will hear our sound. You’ll hear us. But I think you’re going to hear things on this one that you never heard on any of them. So…”
When asked if there is any rapping on the album, Carpenter replied with “not yet.” B-Real then noted that Moreno “usually finds a way to rap on it somewhere”, with Carpenter responding:
“He’s really good at flipping up what he does, like, he always changes what he does,[while] still doing what he does. It’s actually pretty dope.”
Dates for Deftones‘ upcoming U.S. tour with The Mars Volta and Fleshwater are listed below. Thanks to a boost from TikTok and growing popularity among younger fans, this tour is more ambitious than usual, with the band aiming to fill arenas across the country:
02/25 Portland, OR – Moda Center
02/27 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
03/01 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
03/04 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
03/05 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
03/06 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
03/08 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
03/09 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
03/12 Austin, TX – Moody Center
03/13 San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
03/15 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
03/16 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
03/18 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
03/20 Orlando, FL – Kia Center
03/22 Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
03/24 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
03/26 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
03/28 Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
03/29 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
03/31 Chicago, IL – United Center
04/01 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
04/03 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
04/04 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
04/06 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
04/08 Boston, MA – TD Garden
04/09 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
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