Deftones is the fourth studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones, released on May 20, 2003, by Maverick Records. The album features a broader spectrum of musical styles than the band's previous albums, ranging from some of their heaviest compositions to moody trip hop and shoegaze influences. It was the band's last album to be produced by Terry Date until Ohms in 2020, although he did produce their unreleased album Eros.
Originally titled Lovers, the album was instead given an eponymous title because singer Chino Moreno considered Lovers too obvious in relation to the context of its material (the former title song "Lovers" did appear as an A-side and B-side on the UK "Hexagram" single). Date was frustrated by the very slow pace of the band working in the studio.
Musical style
Deftones is an eclectic album, with songs spanning many different ideas in diverse genres. It has a much different feel than prior efforts, due in part to Frank Delgado leaving his turntables behind and instead focusing on playing keyboards and synthesizers. Most of the album's songs make extensive use of the band's low G# tuning and Moreno's high screams, resulting in some of the heaviest songs in the band's catalog. On the other hand, the track "Lucky You" is a dark, soft, trip hop-influenced piece featuring DJ Crook from Moreno's side project Team Sleep and vocalist Rey Osburn of Tinfed. A grand piano and toy piano were featured in the mournful "Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event."
In addition to trip hop influences, significant shoegaze elements have been noted on the album, especially in regards to the song "Minerva".[4][5][6]
Promotion
Deftones produced two singles, "Minerva" and "Hexagram." Music videos were shot for both singles as well as the track "Bloody Cape", which was also intended to be a single, but was released in limited editions for promotional purposes only.[7] The latter's video was only available on the band's official website for one day, but was later released on the DVD portion of the band's B-Sides & Rarities. As the lead single, "Minerva" featured a melodic, commercially viable sound and gained strong rotation on mainstream rock video programming. In contrast, the extreme heaviness of "Hexagram" landed it on shows such as Uranium and Headbangers Ball.
Deftones was well received by critics, earning an aggregate rating of 74 on Metacritic.[11]
Q praised the album, giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating, "In a genre considered creatively bankrupt, this is genuinely new metal".[11]Rolling Stone stated, "This is metal that crushes, then soothes; collapses, then soars... Deftones just blow open the possibilities".[14] Reviewers from sites such The A.V. Club and AllMusic gave the album positive scores but criticized the band for returning to their heavy style, instead of the more soft and artistic style of its predecessor, White Pony.[17][9]
Spin magazine also give it a positive score, but complained about the album's notable darkness, saying, "On their fourth album, Deftones are sad as hell, and they're not gonna take it anymore; this is less an 11-song album than a single long-form mope".[16]Playlouder's mixed review praised the band's musicianship, but criticized Moreno's high, screamed vocals.[13]
In 2016, Jonathan Dick of NPR Music retrospectively noted the album's "trip-hop nuances" and included the album as an example of Deftones' varied catalogue, stating that "Deftones' catalogue reads like a case study in how a band can translate influences into a sound that's definitively their own."[18] The track "Minerva" was placed at spot number 12 in Consequence of Sound's article "The Top 20 Deftones Song," with Jon Hadusek claiming that "[in] a way, Deftones brought shoegaze to the alternative metal mainstream with 'Minerva', a crushingly heavy, textured jam indebted to Siamese Dream-era Smashing Pumpkins and Hum [...]" Hadusek further stated that the track was "far-and-away the best track" of the self-titled album and that the track "hints at the dreamier directions" that Deftones would continue to explore.[4]
Commercial performance
This album sold 167,000 copies in its first week of release in America, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, behind Staind's 14 Shades of Grey.[19] It was the highest-charting album to date by the band,[20] and went on to sell over 492,000 copies in the U.S by 2005.[21] It was certified gold by the RIAA two months after its release.[22] The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 10,700 copies in its first week of release in Canada.[23]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Deftones except "Lucky You"; by Deftones and DJ Crook.
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^Dick, Jonathan (3 May 2016). "Deftones' Chino Moreno on Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved June 3, 2016. From the trip-hop nuances of its self-titled album in 2003 to the bleak math metal tendencies of 2006's Saturday Night Wrist to the goth-rock tinged shoegaze of 2010's Diamond Eyes to the prog-rock flirting of 2012's Koi No Yokan, Deftones' catalogue reads like a case study in how a band can translate influences into a sound that's definitively their own.
^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2003-06-07). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
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Deftones is the fourth studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones released on May 20 2003 by Maverick Records The album features a broader spectrum of musical styles than the band s previous albums ranging from some of their heaviest compositions to moody trip hop and shoegaze influences It was the band s last album to be produced by Terry Date until Ohms in 2020 although he did produce their unreleased album Eros DeftonesStudio album by DeftonesReleasedMay 20 2003RecordedMarch October 2002StudioStudio X Seattle Larrabee West Hollywood The Spot Sacramento GenreShoegaze 1 2 nu metal 1 Length47 14LabelMaverickProducerTerry DateDeftonesDeftones chronologyWhite Pony 2000 Deftones 2003 B Sides amp Rarities 2005 Singles from Deftones 3 Minerva Released April 22 2003 Hexagram Released August 26 2003 Contents 1 Background 2 Musical style 3 Promotion 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 8 3 Singles 9 Certifications 10 ReferencesBackground EditOriginally titled Lovers the album was instead given an eponymous title because singer Chino Moreno considered Lovers too obvious in relation to the context of its material the former title song Lovers did appear as an A side and B side on the UK Hexagram single Date was frustrated by the very slow pace of the band working in the studio Musical style EditDeftones is an eclectic album with songs spanning many different ideas in diverse genres It has a much different feel than prior efforts due in part to Frank Delgado leaving his turntables behind and instead focusing on playing keyboards and synthesizers Most of the album s songs make extensive use of the band s low G tuning and Moreno s high screams resulting in some of the heaviest songs in the band s catalog On the other hand the track Lucky You is a dark soft trip hop influenced piece featuring DJ Crook from Moreno s side project Team Sleep and vocalist Rey Osburn of Tinfed A grand piano and toy piano were featured in the mournful Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event In addition to trip hop influences significant shoegaze elements have been noted on the album especially in regards to the song Minerva 4 5 6 Promotion EditDeftones produced two singles Minerva and Hexagram Music videos were shot for both singles as well as the track Bloody Cape which was also intended to be a single but was released in limited editions for promotional purposes only 7 The latter s video was only available on the band s official website for one day but was later released on the DVD portion of the band s B Sides amp Rarities As the lead single Minerva featured a melodic commercially viable sound and gained strong rotation on mainstream rock video programming In contrast the extreme heaviness of Hexagram landed it on shows such as Uranium and Headbangers Ball Battle Axe was featured in the video game Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 while Minerva was featured in True Crime Streets of LA NHL 2004 House of Wax and also as downloadable content for the Rock Band series Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic74 100 8 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 9 Dot Music 8 10 10 E Online 11 Entertainment WeeklyB 12 Playlouder 13 Q 11 Rolling Stone 14 Pitchfork 4 7 10 15 Spin 16 Deftones was well received by critics earning an aggregate rating of 74 on Metacritic 11 Q praised the album giving it 4 5 out of 5 stars stating In a genre considered creatively bankrupt this is genuinely new metal 11 Rolling Stone stated This is metal that crushes then soothes collapses then soars Deftones just blow open the possibilities 14 Reviewers from sites such The A V Club and AllMusic gave the album positive scores but criticized the band for returning to their heavy style instead of the more soft and artistic style of its predecessor White Pony 17 9 Spin magazine also give it a positive score but complained about the album s notable darkness saying On their fourth album Deftones are sad as hell and they re not gonna take it anymore this is less an 11 song album than a single long form mope 16 Playlouder s mixed review praised the band s musicianship but criticized Moreno s high screamed vocals 13 In 2016 Jonathan Dick of NPR Music retrospectively noted the album s trip hop nuances and included the album as an example of Deftones varied catalogue stating that Deftones catalogue reads like a case study in how a band can translate influences into a sound that s definitively their own 18 The track Minerva was placed at spot number 12 in Consequence of Sound s article The Top 20 Deftones Song with Jon Hadusek claiming that in a way Deftones brought shoegaze to the alternative metal mainstream with Minerva a crushingly heavy textured jam indebted to Siamese Dream era Smashing Pumpkins and Hum Hadusek further stated that the track was far and away the best track of the self titled album and that the track hints at the dreamier directions that Deftones would continue to explore 4 Commercial performance EditThis album sold 167 000 copies in its first week of release in America debuting at No 2 on the Billboard 200 behind Staind s 14 Shades of Grey 19 It was the highest charting album to date by the band 20 and went on to sell over 492 000 copies in the U S by 2005 21 It was certified gold by the RIAA two months after its release 22 The album also debuted at No 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart selling 10 700 copies in its first week of release in Canada 23 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Deftones except Lucky You by Deftones and DJ Crook No TitleLength1 Hexagram 4 092 Needles and Pins 3 233 Minerva 4 174 Good Morning Beautiful 3 285 Deathblow 5 286 When Girls Telephone Boys 4 367 Battle Axe 5 018 Lucky You featuring Rey Osburn 4 109 Bloody Cape 3 3810 Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event 3 5711 Moana 5 02Total length 47 09Personnel EditDeftones Chino Moreno lead vocals rhythm guitar Stephen Carpenter lead guitar drums on Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event bass on Needles and Pins Chi Cheng bass backing vocals Frank Delgado keyboards Abe Cunningham drumsProduction Terry Date production engineering and mixing Greg Wells co production and arrangement Kinski Gallo additional photography Sam Hofstedt assistant engineering Frank Maddocks art direction and design James R Minchin III band photography Rey Osburn additional vocals on Lucky You Pete Roberts Pro Tools engineering and additional engineering Nick Spanos additional photography Sean Tallman assistant engineering Tom Baker masteringCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2003 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 24 4Austrian Albums O3 Austria 25 20Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 26 29Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 27 18Canadian Albums Billboard 28 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 29 21Dutch Albums Album Top 100 30 22Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 31 9French Albums SNEP 32 14German Albums Offizielle Top 100 33 8Irish Albums IRMA 34 14Italian Albums FIMI 35 17New Zealand Albums RMNZ 36 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 37 18Portuguese Albums AFP 38 4Scottish Albums OCC 39 6Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 40 19Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 41 23UK Albums OCC 42 7US Billboard 200 43 2 Year end charts Edit Chart 2003 PositionUS Billboard 200 44 174Singles Edit Year Single PeakpositionUS Alt 45 US Main 46 UK 47 2003 Minerva 9 16 15 Hexagram 68Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 48 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 49 Silver 60 000 United States RIAA 50 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit a b Boughen Brendan June 15 2003 Deftones a Review of The Phantom Tollboth The Phantom Tollboth This Day In Music History May 20th 2003 Deftones balance experimentation with high expectations on Deftones The New Fury May 20 2020 FMQB Airplay Archive Modern Rock Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report Incorporated Archived from the original on March 22 2013 Retrieved 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