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“Infinite Source” by Deftones is a haunting, immersive cut from their 2025 album “Private Music”. Blending atmospheric alt-metal with brooding experimental textures, the track dives…
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Alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, USA (formed 1988). Deftones make music in the alternative metal and nu metal genres.
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“Infinite Source” by Deftones is a haunting, immersive cut from their 2025 album “Private Music”. Blending atmospheric alt-metal with brooding experimental textures, the track dives…
Directed by Rizz
“My Mind Is a Mountain” is the brooding new visual from Deftones, teasing the 2025 album “Private Music”. Edited by Rizz of VOWWS, the video…
Directed by Leigh Whannell
Ceremony by Deftones is a moody, atmospheric rock track. The video stars actress Cleopatra Coleman exploring an abandoned mansion filled with surreal rooms and haunting…
Directed by Aaron Hymes
Deftones reimagine “Passenger” through a hypnotic remix by Mike Shinoda, transforming the iconic White Pony epic into a swirling ambient powerhouse that retains the haunting…
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Deftones' “Genesis,” from their 2020 album “Ohms”, is a brooding and atmospheric anthem. Directed by Sebastian Kökow with performance cinematography by Clemente Ruiz, the video…
Formed 1988 · Sacramento, California, USA · alternative metal, nu metal · Warner Music Group
Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California, in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado joining the lineup in 1990 and 1999, respectively. After the lineup settled in 1994, Deftones secured a recording contract with Maverick Records, and subsequently released their debut album Adrenaline in 1995. Extensive touring and word-of-mouth promotion of the album helped Deftones garner a dedicated fan base. Their second album,… via Wikipedia
Band Members: Chi Cheng
Deftones’s studio albums / EPs · 10
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Everything you need to know about Deftones
Deftones formed in 1988.
Deftones are from Sacramento, California, USA.
Deftones’s music spans alternative metal and nu metal.
Deftones are signed to Warner Music Group.
Deftones have released 10 studio albums, from Adrenaline (1995) to private music (2025).
Deftones’s most recent studio album is private music, released in 2025.
Deftones’s most-watched music videos on AltSounds are “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)”, “Change (In The House Of Flies)”, “My Own Summer” and “Sextape”.
Deftones’s most-viewed music video on AltSounds is “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)” (1990), with 91.1 million views, directed by Purge. A shoegaze-metal hybrid. The video features blurry motion, long car shots, and muted colors—symbolizing escape, yearning, and emotional release.
Deftones cite influences including Alice in Chains, Metallica, Mr. Bungle, Soundgarden, Black Sabbath, Depeche Mode, Jane's Addiction and Motörhead.
Deftones’s members include Chi Cheng.
You can listen to Deftones on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud and Bandcamp, and watch their music videos right here on AltSounds.