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Ohms (album)

January 01, 1970

Ohms (stylized as _Ohms on physical editions)[1] is the ninth studio album by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released on September 25, 2020, through Reprise Records.[2][3] The album was produced by Terry Date, making it their first collaboration since the unreleased Eros and the final with bassist Sergio Vega who departed from the band in early 2021. The album was preceded by the release of two singles: "Ohms" and "Genesis". The song "Ceremony" was later released as a single. Ohms received acclaim from critics.[4] The opening track Genesis was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance and the closing track and title track Ohms was nominated for Best Rock Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Ohms
Studio album by
Deftones
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
Recorded2019–2020
Studio
Genre
Length46:22
LabelReprise
Producer
Deftones chronology
Gore
(2016) 		Ohms
(2020)
Singles from Ohms
  1. "Ohms"
    Released: August 21, 2020
  2. "Genesis"
    Released: September 18, 2020
  3. "Ceremony"
    Released: January 26, 2021

Background and production edit

Deftones released their eighth studio album Gore on April 8, 2016, via Warner Bros. Records.[5] As part of the album promotion, the band embarked on an extensive US tour in the summer of 2016, with support from Refused and Spotlights.[6] The following summer, they performed a coheadlining North American tour with Rise Against, featuring support from Thrice.[7] In 2018, Deftones hosted the first annual Dia de los Deftones festival at Petco Park, featuring performances from artists like Mike Shinoda, Rocket from the Crypt, and Doja Cat.[8]

In a 2017 interview with NME, vocalist Chino Moreno said that Deftones had "talked about getting together sooner [rather] than later" on a new album.[9] On March 28, 2018, the Deftones Instagram account shared images of the band at a recording studio, one of which was captioned "Someone say jam?!".[10] That May, Moreno told Rock.com.AR that the band had "six or seven new songs, which are still mutating".[11] Deftones provided another update on the album in April 2020, with drummer Abe Cunningham saying in an Instagram video that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, "it's been a bit difficult to get everyone in the same room", but that they were in the process of mixing the new album, and were aiming for a late 2020 release date.[12] Deftones worked with producer Terry Date on Ohms, their first collaboration since the unreleased Eros album in 2008.[13] Recording took place at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Trainwreck Studios in Seattle.[14]

Composition edit

Musically, Ohms is widely described as a return to the band's core alternative metal style.[15][16][17][18] The album was also described as shoegaze[18] and post-rock.[18] Classic Rock magazine added a different assessment, calling the album "dream pop with a metallic edge".[19] It is the first Deftones album since their eponymous 2003 album to be produced by Terry Date, although the band had worked with him during the sessions of the unreleased album Eros in 2008.[20] It is also their first album in which Stephen Carpenter utilizes a nine-string guitar.[21]

Packaging edit

The cover art was designed by Frank Maddocks, who has worked with Deftones on each of their albums since White Pony.[3] There are a total of 12,995 dots on the cover art.[22] Many fans believed that the design pays tribute to the band's original bassist Chi Cheng, who died in 2013, as the eyes that appear on the cover art line up closely with a photo of him. Band drummer Abe Cunningham stated in an interview that this was merely a coincidence, however. He added that the cover art idea reminded him of the 1980s, specifically the music video for Prince's 1984 song "When Doves Cry".[23] Shortly before the album's release, Deftones launched the "Adopt a Dot" campaign, allowing for people to purchase one of the dots on the artwork as their own. A photo of the purchaser would then appear as the dot they purchased and be a part of the "Ohms Adopt a Dot digital experience" viewable online. All of the proceeds from the campaign were given to both the UC Davis Children's Hospital and Crew Nation relief fund.[22]

Promotion edit

The band began teasing the album's release with a week-long digital campaign in August 2020. Deftones released cryptic social media posts, their official website and animations through Spotify's Canvas feature that when solved revealed the word "ohms" and longitudinal coordinates for a billboard in Los Angeles teasing the album artwork.[24][25] The campaign concluded with a formal announcement for Ohms and a music video for the album's lead single, "Ohms".[2] The music video for "Ohms" was directed by Rafatoon and featured what Rolling Stone described as, "band performance video interspersed with scenes from a dystopian world, mirroring the musically and lyrically heavy song sentiments."[3] At the time of release, vocalist Chino Moreno described "Ohms" as a "a good scope of where this record's at,"[26] though in a separate interview producer Terry Date didn't feel like the song was a good choice for the album's lead promotional track.[27]

Deftones were originally scheduled to tour North America in support of Ohms with Gojira and Poppy in July to September 2020.[28] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was postponed until 2021.[29]

Belching Beaver released a limited edition pale ale beer named after the album in 2020.

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.6/10[30]
Metacritic87/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [31]
Consequence of SoundA−[15]
DIY     [32]
Exclaim!9/10[16]
The Guardian     [33]
The Independent     [34]
Kerrang!4/5[35]
NME     [36]
Pitchfork7.6/10[37]
Sputnikmusic5/5[38]

Ohms received critical acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 87, based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4] AllMusic critic Neil Z. Yeung thought that Deftones "take their signature beauty-meets-brutality assault, searching for balance across a tightly focused ten tracks." Yeung further stated: "As a unit, they haven't sounded this refreshed in years."[31] Consequence of Sound's Joseph Schafer described Ohms as "their hardest-hitting effort in years" and "a record that hints at a purified blend of their contrasting influences in its finest moments."[15] Ben Tipple of DIY praised Date's production work and stated: "If any of Deftones’ previous records are guilty of lacking focus (you decide), ‘Ohms‘ is certainly safe from future vitriol."[32]

Describing Ohms as "truly and honestly a breath of fresh air," Exclaim! critic Adam Wallis thought that the record was "just as unique and innovative as each album before it."[16] The Independent's Roisin O'Connor regarded the album as "an intriguing addition to the band’s canon," while David McLaughlin from Kerrang! likened it to a "greatest hits [record] from a parallel plane of existence, yet dense enough to demand deeper exploration."[35] Writing for NME, James McMahon described Ohms as "heavy stuff, both sonically and in emotional clout."[36] Andy Crump of Paste regarded the album as "an engrossing refinement of what they’ve become over years of risk-taking and experimentation."[39] Sputnikmusic staff critic SowingSeason thought that the record "surpasses Deftones’ other iconic releases is in its dense, unpredictable layering and sheer intensity." He further stated: "There aren’t many traits present on Ohms that we’ve never heard from the band before,... but they’ve woven all these glimpses of previous albums together and improved upon them in nearly every facet."[38]

In a more mixed review, The Guardian's Dean Van Nguyen wrote that the album "lacks the lateral thinking that distinguished the band’s masterpiece, White Pony." Nevertheless, Nguyen further explained: "Still, by streamlining their sound, Deftones have made an album that proves that ferocity is not a diminishing resource."[33] Andy Cush at Pitchfork was also more reserved in his praise for the album than most critics, claiming the band are "not attempting to radically shift your notion of what their music can be. For those of us who have stuck around, that’s just fine; a Deftones album that effortlessly twists their familiar components into a few genuinely new shapes is plenty exciting"[37]

Accolades edit

"Genesis" and "Ohms" were nominated for Best Metal Performance and Best Rock Performance, respectively, at the 64th Grammy Awards.[40]

Year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
AllMusic AllMusic Best of 2020 N/A [41]
Alternative Press The 50 Best Albums of 2020 N/A [42]
Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2020 14 [43]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2020 7 [44]
Double J Top 50 Albums of 2020 34 [45]
Exclaim! Exclaim!s 50 Best Albums of 2020 19 [46]
Gigwise The Gigwise 51 Best Albums of 2020 8 [47]
Kerrang! The 50 Greatest Albums of 2020 3 [48]
Louder Than War Top 50 Albums of 2020 43 [49]
Loudwire The 70 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2020 1 [50]
Metal Hammer 50 Best Metal Albums of 2020 1 [51]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2020 13 [52]
PopMatters The 60 Best Albums of 2020 20 [53]
Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2020 1 [54]
Spin The 30 Best Albums of 2020 12 [55]
Sputnikmusic Top 50 Albums of 2020 19 [56]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Chino Moreno; all music is composed by Deftones (Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado, Chino Moreno, Sergio Vega)

Ohms track listing[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Genesis"5:17
2."Ceremony"3:27
3."Urantia"4:30
4."Error"4:50
5."The Spell of Mathematics"5:27
6."Pompeji"5:25
7."This Link Is Dead"4:37
8."Radiant City"3:35
9."Headless"4:59
10."Ohms"4:10
Total length:46:22

Personnel edit

Personnel adapted from liner notes.[1]

Deftones

Additional personnel

Charts edit

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External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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Ohms stylized as Ohms on physical editions 1 is the ninth studio album by the American alternative metal band Deftones released on September 25 2020 through Reprise Records 2 3 The album was produced by Terry Date making it their first collaboration since the unreleased Eros and the final with bassist Sergio Vega who departed from the band in early 2021 The album was preceded by the release of two singles Ohms and Genesis The song Ceremony was later released as a single Ohms received acclaim from critics 4 The opening track Genesis was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance and the closing track and title track Ohms was nominated for Best Rock Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards OhmsStudio album by DeftonesReleasedSeptember 25 2020 2020 09 25 Recorded2019 2020StudioHenson Hollywood Trainwreck Seattle GenreAlternative metal shoegaze dream pop post rockLength46 22LabelRepriseProducerTerry Date DeftonesDeftones chronologyGore 2016 Ohms 2020 Singles from Ohms Ohms Released August 21 2020 Genesis Released September 18 2020 Ceremony Released January 26 2021 Contents 1 Background and production 2 Composition 3 Packaging 4 Promotion 5 Reception 5 1 Accolades 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 References 10 External linksBackground and production editDeftones released their eighth studio album Gore on April 8 2016 via Warner Bros Records 5 As part of the album promotion the band embarked on an extensive US tour in the summer of 2016 with support from Refused and Spotlights 6 The following summer they performed a coheadlining North American tour with Rise Against featuring support from Thrice 7 In 2018 Deftones hosted the first annual Dia de los Deftones festival at Petco Park featuring performances from artists like Mike Shinoda Rocket from the Crypt and Doja Cat 8 In a 2017 interview with NME vocalist Chino Moreno said that Deftones had talked about getting together sooner rather than later on a new album 9 On March 28 2018 the Deftones Instagram account shared images of the band at a recording studio one of which was captioned Someone say jam 10 That May Moreno told Rock com AR that the band had six or seven new songs which are still mutating 11 Deftones provided another update on the album in April 2020 with drummer Abe Cunningham saying in an Instagram video that due to the COVID 19 pandemic it s been a bit difficult to get everyone in the same room but that they were in the process of mixing the new album and were aiming for a late 2020 release date 12 Deftones worked with producer Terry Date on Ohms their first collaboration since the unreleased Eros album in 2008 13 Recording took place at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Trainwreck Studios in Seattle 14 Composition editMusically Ohms is widely described as a return to the band s core alternative metal style 15 16 17 18 The album was also described as shoegaze 18 and post rock 18 Classic Rock magazine added a different assessment calling the album dream pop with a metallic edge 19 It is the first Deftones album since their eponymous 2003 album to be produced by Terry Date although the band had worked with him during the sessions of the unreleased album Eros in 2008 20 It is also their first album in which Stephen Carpenter utilizes a nine string guitar 21 Packaging editThe cover art was designed by Frank Maddocks who has worked with Deftones on each of their albums since White Pony 3 There are a total of 12 995 dots on the cover art 22 Many fans believed that the design pays tribute to the band s original bassist Chi Cheng who died in 2013 as the eyes that appear on the cover art line up closely with a photo of him Band drummer Abe Cunningham stated in an interview that this was merely a coincidence however He added that the cover art idea reminded him of the 1980s specifically the music video for Prince s 1984 song When Doves Cry 23 Shortly before the album s release Deftones launched the Adopt a Dot campaign allowing for people to purchase one of the dots on the artwork as their own A photo of the purchaser would then appear as the dot they purchased and be a part of the Ohms Adopt a Dot digital experience viewable online All of the proceeds from the campaign were given to both the UC Davis Children s Hospital and Crew Nation relief fund 22 Promotion editThe band began teasing the album s release with a week long digital campaign in August 2020 Deftones released cryptic social media posts their official website and animations through Spotify s Canvas feature that when solved revealed the word ohms and longitudinal coordinates for a billboard in Los Angeles teasing the album artwork 24 25 The campaign concluded with a formal announcement for Ohms and a music video for the album s lead single Ohms 2 The music video for Ohms was directed by Rafatoon and featured what Rolling Stone described as band performance video interspersed with scenes from a dystopian world mirroring the musically and lyrically heavy song sentiments 3 At the time of release vocalist Chino Moreno described Ohms as a a good scope of where this record s at 26 though in a separate interview producer Terry Date didn t feel like the song was a good choice for the album s lead promotional track 27 Deftones were originally scheduled to tour North America in support of Ohms with Gojira and Poppy in July to September 2020 28 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the tour was postponed until 2021 29 Belching Beaver released a limited edition pale ale beer named after the album in 2020 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 8 6 10 30 Metacritic87 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 31 Consequence of SoundA 15 DIY nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 32 Exclaim 9 10 16 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 33 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 34 Kerrang 4 5 35 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 36 Pitchfork7 6 10 37 Sputnikmusic5 5 38 Ohms received critical acclaim from critics At Metacritic the album received an average score of 87 based on 21 reviews indicating universal acclaim 4 AllMusic critic Neil Z Yeung thought that Deftones take their signature beauty meets brutality assault searching for balance across a tightly focused ten tracks Yeung further stated As a unit they haven t sounded this refreshed in years 31 Consequence of Sound s Joseph Schafer described Ohms as their hardest hitting effort in years and a record that hints at a purified blend of their contrasting influences in its finest moments 15 Ben Tipple of DIY praised Date s production work and stated If any of Deftones previous records are guilty of lacking focus you decide Ohms is certainly safe from future vitriol 32 Describing Ohms as truly and honestly a breath of fresh air Exclaim critic Adam Wallis thought that the record was just as unique and innovative as each album before it 16 The Independent s Roisin O Connor regarded the album as an intriguing addition to the band s canon while David McLaughlin from Kerrang likened it to a greatest hits record from a parallel plane of existence yet dense enough to demand deeper exploration 35 Writing for NME James McMahon described Ohms as heavy stuff both sonically and in emotional clout 36 Andy Crump of Paste regarded the album as an engrossing refinement of what they ve become over years of risk taking and experimentation 39 Sputnikmusic staff critic SowingSeason thought that the record surpasses Deftones other iconic releases is in its dense unpredictable layering and sheer intensity He further stated There aren t many traits present on Ohms that we ve never heard from the band before but they ve woven all these glimpses of previous albums together and improved upon them in nearly every facet 38 In a more mixed review The Guardian s Dean Van Nguyen wrote that the album lacks the lateral thinking that distinguished the band s masterpiece White Pony Nevertheless Nguyen further explained Still by streamlining their sound Deftones have made an album that proves that ferocity is not a diminishing resource 33 Andy Cush at Pitchfork was also more reserved in his praise for the album than most critics claiming the band are not attempting to radically shift your notion of what their music can be For those of us who have stuck around that s just fine a Deftones album that effortlessly twists their familiar components into a few genuinely new shapes is plenty exciting 37 Accolades edit Genesis and Ohms were nominated for Best Metal Performance and Best Rock Performance respectively at the 64th Grammy Awards 40 Year end lists Publication List Rank Ref AllMusic AllMusic Best of 2020 N A 41 Alternative Press The 50 Best Albums of 2020 N A 42 Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2020 14 43 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2020 7 44 Double J Top 50 Albums of 2020 34 45 Exclaim Exclaim s 50 Best Albums of 2020 19 46 Gigwise The Gigwise 51 Best Albums of 2020 8 47 Kerrang The 50 Greatest Albums of 2020 3 48 Louder Than War Top 50 Albums of 2020 43 49 Loudwire The 70 Best Rock Metal Albums of 2020 1 50 Metal Hammer 50 Best Metal Albums of 2020 1 51 NME The 50 Best Albums of 2020 13 52 PopMatters The 60 Best Albums of 2020 20 53 Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2020 1 54 Spin The 30 Best Albums of 2020 12 55 Sputnikmusic Top 50 Albums of 2020 19 56 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Chino Moreno all music is composed by Deftones Stephen Carpenter Abe Cunningham Frank Delgado Chino Moreno Sergio Vega Ohms track listing 1 No TitleLength1 Genesis 5 172 Ceremony 3 273 Urantia 4 304 Error 4 505 The Spell of Mathematics 5 276 Pompeji 5 257 This Link Is Dead 4 378 Radiant City 3 359 Headless 4 5910 Ohms 4 10Total length 46 22Personnel editPersonnel adapted from liner notes 1 Deftones Chino Moreno vocals rhythm guitar Stephen Carpenter lead guitar Abe Cunningham drums Frank Delgado samples keyboards Sergio Vega bass Additional personnel Zach Hill additional finger snaps on The Spell of Mathematics Terry Date production mixing Deftones production Howie Weinberg mastering Will Borza mastering assistantCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart performance for Ohms Chart 2020 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 57 3 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 58 11 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 59 11 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 60 11 Croatian Albums HDU 61 1 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 62 20 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 63 10 French Albums SNEP 64 23 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 65 8 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 66 7 Irish Albums OCC 67 19 Italian Albums FIMI 68 39 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 69 4 Norwegian Vinyl Albums VG lista 70 5 Polish Albums ZPAV 71 32 Portuguese Albums AFP 72 5 Scottish Albums OCC 73 5 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 74 14 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 75 5 UK Albums OCC 76 5 UK Rock amp Metal Albums OCC 77 1 US Billboard 200 78 5 US Top Alternative Albums Billboard 79 3 US Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard 80 1 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 81 2 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Ohms Chart 2020 Position US Top Alternative Albums Billboard 82 38 US Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard 83 31 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 84 65References edit a b c Ohms vinyl sleeve Deftones Reprise Records 2020 093624892144 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Bloom Madison August 21 2020 Deftones Announce New Album Ohms Share New Song Pitchfork Retrieved August 22 2020 a b c Kreps Daniel Legapi Althea August 21 2020 Deftones Preview New Album Ohms With Dystopian Video Rolling Stone Retrieved August 22 2020 a b c Critic Reviews for Ohms by Deftones Metacritic Retrieved October 24 2020 Deftones Confirm Gore Release Date And Tracklisting Kerrang February 5 2016 Retrieved April 2 2021 Sacher Andrew June 3 2016 Spotlights opening Deftones Refused tour BrooklynVegan Retrieved April 2 2021 Young Alex February 6 2017 Deftones announce 2017 summer tour with Rise Against Consequence of Sound Retrieved April 2 2021 Wicks Amanda July 16 2018 Deftones Announce New Festival Dia De Los Deftones Pitchfork Retrieved April 2 2021 Trendell Andrew May 22 2017 Deftones Chino Moreno discusses the band s legacy future and next album NME Retrieved April 2 2021 Trendell Andrew March 28 2018 It looks like Deftones have started work on their next album NME Retrieved April 2 2021 Trendell Andrew May 15 2018 Deftones give update on powerful sounding new album NME Retrieved April 2 2021 Deftones Are Still Mixing New Album Blabbermouth net April 15 2020 Retrieved April 2 2021 Chino Moreno On Upcoming Deftones Album Our Main Goal Was To Make Sure That Everybody In The Band Was Involved Blabbermouth net May 4 2020 Retrieved April 2 2021 Deftones announce new album Ohms DIY August 21 2020 Retrieved April 2 2021 a b c Schafer Joseph September 25 2020 Deftones Embrace Their Heavy Roots on the Commanding Ohms Review Consequence of 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Song On New Album Ohms and Explains The Artwork Metal Injection Retrieved September 28 2020 Trapp Philip August 18 2020 Deftones Continue Online Tease With Lyrics From Their Past Albums Loudwire Retrieved August 22 2020 Pasbani Robert August 19 2020 Deftones New Album Release Date Confirmed By LA Billboard Metal Injection Retrieved August 22 2020 Trendell Andrew August 21 2020 Deftones share new powerful single Ohms as Chino Moreno tells us what it s all about NME Retrieved September 16 2020 Church B 2020 Of Metal and Immortality The Terry Date Interview Everything Recording Retrieved September 16 2020 Revolver Staff February 11 2020 Deftones Announce North American Tour With Gojira and Poppy Revolver Retrieved August 22 2020 Deftones Gojira And Poppy Postpone Summer Tour To 2021 Kerrang May 20 2020 Retrieved August 22 2020 Ohms by Deftones reviews AnyDecentMusic Retrieved October 24 2020 a b Yeung Neil Z Ohms Deftones AllMusic Retrieved September 25 2020 a b Tipple Ben September 25 2020 Deftones Ohms DIY Retrieved September 27 2020 a b Van Nguyen Dean September 25 2020 Deftones Ohms review fighting time and tide with undimmed ferocity The Guardian Retrieved September 27 2020 O Connor Roisin September 24 2020 Album reviews Idles Ultra Mono and Deftones Ohms The Independent Retrieved September 24 2020 a b McLaughlin David 23 September 2020 Album Review Deftones Ohms Kerrang Retrieved 25 September 2020 a b McMahon James September 22 2020 Deftones Ohms review filthy metal anthems packing serious emotional clout NME Retrieved September 23 2020 a b Cush Andy October 1 2020 Deftones Ohms Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved October 1 2020 a b SowingSeason September 24 2020 Review Deftones Ohms Sputnikmusic Retrieved September 27 2020 Crump Andy October 1 2020 Deftones Age Gracefully On Ohms Paste Retrieved October 3 2020 Grammy Awards 2022 Deftones Dream Thater Gojira Mastodon Among Best Metal Performance Nominees Blabbermouth net November 23 2021 Retrieved November 23 2021 AllMusic Best of 2020 AllMusic Retrieved December 7 2020 The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Alternative Press December 7 2020 Retrieved December 10 2020 Hakimian Rob December 9 2020 BPM s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Beats Per Minute Retrieved December 10 2020 Top 50 Albums of 2020 Consequence of Sound December 1 2020 Retrieved December 7 2020 The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Double J Australian Broadcasting Corporation December 9 2020 Retrieved December 10 2020 Exclaim s 50 Best Albums of 2020 Exclaim December 2 2020 Retrieved December 7 2020 The Gigwise 51 Best Albums of 2020 Gigwise December 1 2020 Retrieved December 7 2020 The 50 Greatest Albums of 2020 Kerrang 16 December 2020 Retrieved December 21 2020 Gabey Ged December 3 2020 Albums of the Year Louder Than War Retrieved December 10 2020 Deftones Ohms is the Album of the Year Loudwire December 29 2020 Retrieved December 31 2020 The 70 Best Rock Metal Albums of 2020 Loudwire November 30 2020 Retrieved December 31 2020 And the Best Metal Album of 2020 is Deftones Ohms Metal Hammer December 10 2020 Retrieved December 10 2020 The 50 Best Albums of 2020 NME December 11 2020 Retrieved December 12 2020 The 60 Best Albums of 2020 PopMatters December 7 2020 Retrieved December 7 2020 25 Best Albums of 2020 Revolver November 25 2020 Retrieved November 25 2020 The 30 Best Albums of 2020 Spin Retrieved December 10 2020 Spencer Tracy December 22 2020 Staff s Top 50 Albums of 2020 30 11 Sputnikmusic p 2 Retrieved December 24 2022 Australiancharts com Deftones Ohms Hung Medien Retrieved October 7 2020 Austriancharts at Deftones Ohms in German Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Ultratop be Deftones Ohms in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved October 2 2020 Ultratop be Deftones Ohms in French Hung Medien Retrieved October 2 2020 Lista prodaje 42 tjedan 2020 12 10 2020 18 10 2020 in Croatian Top Lista 26 October 2020 Archived from the original on November 7 2020 Retrieved January 30 2021 Dutchcharts nl Deftones Ohms in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved October 2 2020 Deftones Ohms in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved October 4 2020 Lescharts com Deftones Ohms Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Offiziellecharts de Deftones Ohms in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved October 2 2020 Album Top 40 slagerlista 2020 40 het in Hungarian MAHASZ Retrieved October 8 2020 Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 2 2020 Italiancharts com Deftones Ohms Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Charts nz Deftones Ohms Hung Medien Retrieved October 7 2020 Vinyl 2020 uke 40 in Norwegian topplista no 2 October 2020 Retrieved 17 March 2021 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart OLiS Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry Retrieved October 15 2020 Portuguesecharts com Deftones Ohms Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 30 2021 Top 100 Albumes Semana 40 del 25 9 2020 al 1 10 2020 in Spanish Productores de Musica de Espana Retrieved October 7 2020 Swisscharts com Deftones Ohms Hung Medien Retrieved October 7 2020 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 2 2020 Official Rock amp Metal Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 30 2021 Deftones Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 29 2020 Deftones Chart History Top Alternative Albums Billboard Retrieved January 30 2021 Deftones Chart History Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved January 30 2021 Deftones Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved October 6 2020 Top Alternative Albums Year End 2020 Billboard Retrieved January 30 2021 Hard Rock Albums Year End 2020 Billboard Retrieved January 30 2021 Top Rock Albums Year End 2020 Billboard Retrieved January 5 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ohms album amp oldid 1213654447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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