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• The Deftones are a Grammy Award-winning hard rock band that has garnered considerable critical acclaim for their cerebral brand of heavy metal and progressive rock. After eight years of touring and performing, the band finally broke through with their debut album Adrenaline in 1995. The Grammy-nominated album White Pony (which contained their highest charting single, "Change (In The House of Flies)") followed in 2000 and brought the band a new wave of critical acclaim.

• Fast Facts

  1. Origin: Sacramento, California
  2. Year active: 1988-present
  3. Record label: Maverick/Warner Bros. Records

• Band Members

  • Stephen Carpenter - Lead Guitar
  • Chi Cheng - Bass
  • Abe Cunningham - Drums
  • Frank Delgado - Turntables, keyboards
  • Chino Moreno - Vocals

• Chi Cheng in Accident

  The bass guitarist for the Deftones was in a serious car accident on November 3, 2008, in Santa Clara, California.MarketWatch: Deftones Bassist Hospitalized after Auto Accident (November 5, 2008) As of December 24, 2008 he had been moved to a rehab facility, but remained in a coma.Official Blog: Deftones in Studio ( December 24, 2008)

• Studio Albums

  • 1995: Adrenaline
  • 1997: Around the Fur
  • 2000: White Pony
  • 2003: Deftones
  • 2006: Saturday Night Wrist
  • 2009: "Eros"

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