Deftones
Deftones are a Grammy award-winning band from Sacramento,
California.
They have often been praised as one of the more innovative and unique rock bands
of recent years. 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 dream pop or D.C.
hardcore into their northern California alt-metal.
Chino Moreno's poetic lyrics—described by a Time magazine critic as "suggesting
emotions rather than announcing them" —are often evocative, yet sparse enough to
allow for multiple interpretations. Moreno has cited Morrissey, Weezer's Rivers
Cuomo, The Cure's Robert Smith, Bad Brains' H.R., and Depeche Mode's David Gahan
among his favorite singers, and, beyond an occasional similarity in vocal
technique, these singers' sweeping sense of drama is often evident in Moreno's
vocals.
