Opener “Genesis” primes listeners to focus on Frank Delgado’s keyboard work, even as his bandmates launch into the first of many neck-twisting riffs. Musical icons are commonly referred to as “immortal”, but in Deftones’ case, this description might be literally accurate.Īs with any Deftones album, Ohms will require considerable time and study to fully appreciate its intricacies – but even from the first listen, it’s clear that Deftones have come out with something special once more. On the other hand, Stephen Carpenter, bassist Sergio Vega, and electronic mastermind Frank Delgado are all half a century old – and drummer Abe Cunningham and Chino Moreno aren’t far behind at 47.
On one hand, this record is frequently as savage, cathartic, and brutally punishing as anything Deftones have released before. STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE STREAM – New EP “Mind Wipe” from The Special Pillow (ft.Listening to Ohms induces some serious cognitive dissonance.The Word ‘Dynamic’ Cowers in its Inadequacy – Kristeen Young’s Intense, Riveting New Album “The Beauty Shop”.Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Joe Strummer’s Previously Unreleased “Fantastic”.“Grace And Frankie’s” Michael Charles Roman To Release Directorial Debut.STEREO EMBERS VIDEO OF THE DAY – “Burial at Sea” from KRAMER’s Just-Released Ambient Album “Music for Films Edited by Moths”.The album will be out September 25 on Warner Bros. The Deftones’ discography has found three of their albums going Platinum and one going Gold.ġ0. The sessions for the new album yielded a total of 16 songs, but it appears only 12 will make the cut.ĩ.
The band will play a high-profile headlining show at the SSE Arena Wembley in London on November 21.Ĩ.
He’s always been a favourite lyricist of mine – the beautiful poetic melancholy of it all.”ħ. “On those early solo records, he uses this awesome, Elvis-y delay on his vocal that I’ve been ripping off a ton. Moreno told the NME this week that Morrissey was a huge inspiration. “I’ve been on this crazy Morrissey kick recently – totally obsessing over his solo records – so I brought a lot of that to the table,” he told the magazine. Moreno has said the new album is a cerebral and moody effort and though it will be a textured affair, punctuated by some keyboards and loops, it will still contain the band’s trademark muscle and crunch.Ħ. A large portion of the record was written while singer Chino Moreno was touring with his other band Crosses.ĥ. Eros remains shelved, however, the band has insisted that it will be released one day.Ĥ. It’s been suggested that the new effort is a reworking of 2008’s unreleased Eros album, but that’s also false. The album is still untitled–some rumored names have been leaked in the last few months, but all appear to have been false.ģ. This will be the first new Deftones album since 2012’s Koi No Yokan and it will be the 8th in their discography.Ģ. Sacramento’s Deftones are set to release their new album this fall, so we thought we’d tell you a little bit about it:ġ.