I suppose my advice for understanding Deftones is to be patient and try different albums and songs. The first heavier Deftones songs that I liked were “Tempest” and “Leathers” from the “Koi No Yokan” album. I come from extreme music, but the song that eventually got me was “Sextape”, one of the dreamiest Deftones songs.

Do you come from a heavier or lighter side of music? Starting out with Deftones and understanding them has a lot to do with where you come from. The band has a very broad scope of influences. Most people will find songs or albums that they like, and probably material that they don’t like as well. I lumped Deftones in with late-90’s nu-metal like Korn, Slipknot and System of a Down, and it’s something completely different.

Yes, yes, yes! I disregarded the band for years and didn’t even listen to a song. I wouldn’t really consider them a metal band, as it’s simply too narrow, and the band isn’t listed on Metal Archives. Some genres Deftones have been described as are:Īll of them are correct, at least if you’re describing a particular song. And that also what makes the band so exciting. What genre is Deftones?īut what the hell is Deftones then? Oh, that’s very hard to say. There are nu-metal elements in their music and they broke through to the mainstream in the nu-metal era, but Deftones really are something else. The first question that pops up from many metalheads is, “aren’t Deftones nu-metal?”.

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Here, I’ll answer all the important questions about Deftones, and I’ll guide you to the songs and albums to start out with. More importantly, understanding Deftones – and why you should listen to them! I usually mostly talk about extreme metal on this site, so let’s change it up and talk about Deftones.

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