When tragedy led to ditching the album they’d planned to release, the “Radiohead of metal” delivered something much more unorthodox ...

“Our first time at the Forum was 1995, opening for Ozzy Osbourne,” Deftones singer Chino Moreno said, sweating through his T-shirt before the first of two sold-out crowds. “It was f— crazy.

Deftones is a most peculiar name. The wordplay is truly top notch, and it's more than accurate in describing the band's rock fusion blend. Rather, it's that the Deftones aren't one of those bands ...

Prepare to have your face melted off. Deftones just announced a 2025 North American tour with special guests The Mars Volta and Fleshwater that will send the trio to arenas all over the U.S. from ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 15: Chino Moreno of Deftones performs at Pier 17 Rooftop on May 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) It’s always a wild ride when the Deftones ...

Don’t call them shoegaze. It’s futile to try to define them at all. For 37 years, Deftones have avoided all blanket assumptions — especially nu-metal, where they may have been lumped forever ...

2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Deftones’ debut album, and somehow the band feels more popular, more influential, and more current than ever. Between the re-evaluation of nu metal and the ...

When the Padres are away, Deftones will play. Chino Moreno’s alt-metal group announced they’re bringing their fifth annual ‘Dia De Los Deftones Festival’ to San Diego’s Petco Park on ...

It was pumping, literally and figuratively, through MGM Grand Garden Arena unabated Saturday for the Deftones’ first concert in Las Vegas since 2022 and the sixth stop on their global tour.

Fans of the Sacramento, California-founded hard rock act Deftones have long known that the band is one of the best of its kind. Though lumped in with the nu-metal craze of the late 1990s ...