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.............................. Deftones Music Band
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Deftones are a Grammy award-winning Dream pop influenced Alternative metal 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 "furiously intelligent"[citation needed] —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.
When Stephen Carpenter was sixteen years old, he was confined to a wheelchair for several months after a skateboarding accident. It was during this time that he began to teach himself how to play guitar, as he was no longer able to skateboard. It is often rumored that the money from this accident afforded Carpenter "state of the art" equipment. But in an interview with Metal Edge (January 2007), drummer Abe Cunningham commented that it was, "a myth about how our band was started."
Moreno was able to land an audition after a relative happened upon Carpenter's garage and was impressed with what he heard as he walked by. Moreno, who had never performed in front of anyone outside his family before, convinced Carpenter by flawlessly mimicking Glenn Danzig's vocal style. When their original drummer, Winter Fayee, quit to join the band Rosary, Cunningham (who was in Phallucy with Joe Garcia) filled in until a permanent replacement could be found. However, Cunningham had prior commitments to other projects and Garcia often found himself sitting in for him.
The now-open slot on bass was given to Chi Cheng, an acquaintance of Carpenter's. After much persuasion, they were finally able to convince Cunningham to leave Phallucy to become their full-time drummer. The name "Deftones" originated by combining the hip hop slang term "def" with the suffix "-tones," which was a popular suffix among surf rock bands and soul music artists in the '50s and '60s. The name is also a notable play on the term "tone deaf." The name also means "deft" - meaning skilled or good, and "ones" - meaning the members of the Deftones.
Deftones soon began playing shows in local clubs with bands like Atomic Six, and were often an opening band for more established acts. At the time, their sound wasn't always welcome with the metalheads in attendance, who often had a preference for hair metal sounds. Undeterred, they were embraced in the early '90s by a Sacramento music scene that was more open to experimentation (and also spawned bands such as Far, Will Haven and Cake). As they ventured beyond their hometown borders, they toured quite often with Bakersfield metal group Korn, with whom they had become quick friends.
The band became notorious for their workhorse attitude and made it a goal to play as often as possible - no matter what the venue. Trading in Carpenter's now-obsolete four-track for more sophisticated recording equipment, they committed several of their songs to tape and sold the demos at their shows. Their early songs included "(Like) Linus," "Plastic," "Venison," "Christmas," "Hump," "Freaks," "Some People," "God's Hands," "Hopburg Hop," "Gift," & "Answers."
In July 1994, Deftones were approached by an impressed Guy Oseary, co-chairman of Maverick Records, after playing a show in a Los Angeles club called The Coconut Teazer. The next day, Oseary offered them a deal. Deftones humbly accepted the terms of the contract, and began planning out the details of their major-label debut.
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