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Deftones formed in 1988 in Sacramento, California. Their first commercially released album was Adrenaline , in 1995. It peaked at number 23 in the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, its success attributable to word-of-mouth and rigorous touring and live performance. 1997's Around the Fur was far more successful, peaking at number one on the ...
In reviewing Deftones, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "Hexagram", the album's opener, "hits hard—harder than they ever have, revealing how mushy Staind is, or how toothless Linkin Park is". [4] Betty Clarke of The Guardian negatively criticized Moreno's rough vocals on the song for its melancholic nature. [5]
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 small part to Frank Delgado leaving his turntables behind and instead focusing on playing keyboards and synthesizers for a majority of the songs. Most of the album's songs make extensive use of the ...
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In 2012, Loudwire ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Deftones songs, [7] and in 2020, Kerrang ranked the song number three on their list of the 20 greatest Deftones songs. [8] A music video was filmed to accompany the single's release, directed by Frank W. Ockenfels III. [9]
Delgado, now a full-time band member, added new elements to the band's music. The melancholy "Teenager", for example, was a departure in style and mood, a " love song ", according to Moreno. [ 34 ] Programming duties were carried out by DJ Crook, a friend of Moreno (and bandmate in his side project Team Sleep ).
"B-Sides and Rarities is an overall resounding effort by perhaps the smartest members of the now moribund Nü-Metal genre", said Ayo Jegede of Stylus Magazine.He went on to say, "Each of these B-sides and alternates replicates a period in their career, so while the songs themselves may be new, they perfectly encapsulate each album of the band’s catalogue as though they were overarching epochs".