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Deftones is the fourth studio album by American band Deftones. It was released on May 20, 2003 through Maverick Records. Although gaining generally positive critical reception, Deftones commercially disappointed Maverick compared with the band's previous effort, White Pony.

The album deviates from the waning nu metal genre. It also features a broader spectrum of musical styles than previous Deftones records, ranging from some of their most grueling metal compositions to rather moody trip hop influences. In correspondence with its working title, Deftones features various romantic lyrical themes. It would be the band's final album produced by Terry Date whose collaboration with Deftones dates back to their 1995 debut.

Background

Originally to be titled Lovers, the album was instead given an eponymous title because singer Chino Moreno considered Lovers too obvious to the context of its material. The song "Lovers" does, however, exist on the UK single for "Hexagram" as a B-side.

Musical style

Deftones is quite eclectic, with songs spanning many different genres and ideas. It has a much different feel from prior efforts, due in part to Frank Delgado leaving his turntables behind and instead playing keyboards and synthesizers. "Hexagram," "When Girls Telephone Boys," and "Bloody Cape" are extremely heavy songs that make extensive use of the band's low G# tuning. "Lucky You" is a dark trip hop-influenced piece featuring DJ Crook from Moreno's other band, Team Sleep. A grand piano and toy piano are featured in the mournful "Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event."

Promotion

Deftones produced two singles, the soaring "Minerva" and the brutal "Hexagram." Music videos were shot for both singles as well as the track "Bloody Cape." As the lead single, "Minerva" features a melodic, commercially viable sound and gained strong rotation on mainstream rock video programming. In contrast, the extreme heaviness of "Hexagram" landed it on shows such as Uranium and Headbangers Ball.

"Battle-axe" was featured in the video game Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 while "Minerva" was featured in True Crime: Streets of LA.

Release

This album sold 167,000 copies in its first week of release in America opening up at #2 on the Billboard 200 (the highest charted album to date by the band)[citation needed] and went on to sell over 500,000 copies in the U.S. giving it Gold status. To date Deftones has sold approximately 836,245 copies in the U.S.[citation needed]

Track listing

All songs were written by Deftones except "Lucky You," by Deftones and DJ Crook.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hexagram" 4:09
2."Needles and Pins" 3:23
3."Minerva" 4:17
4."Good Morning Beautiful" 3:28
5."Deathblow" 5:28
6."When Girls Telephone Boys" 4:36
7."Battle-axe" 5:01
8."Lucky You" (feat. Reyka Osburn)Deftones and D.J. Crook4:10
9."Bloody Cape" 3:37
10."Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event" 3:57
11."Moana" 5:02

Personnel

Deftones
Production
  • Terry Date – production, engineering and mixing
  • Kinski Gallo – additional photography
  • Sam Hofstedt – assistant engineering
  • Frank Maddocks – art direction and design
  • James R. Minchin III – band photography
  • Rey Osburn – additional vocals (on "Lucky You")
  • Pete Roberts – Pro Tools engineering and additional engineering
  • Nick Spanos – additional photography
  • Sean Tallman – assistant engineering
  • Greg Wells – arrangement

Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Position
2003 Billboard 200 2[1]
Top Canadian Albums 1[citation needed]
UK Albums Chart 7[2]
Top Finnish Albums 9[3]
Austria Top 40 Albums 20[4]
Irish Albums Chart 14[5]
French Albums Chart 14[6]
Swiss Albums Chart 19[7]
Netherlands Albums Chart 22[8]
Belgian Albums Chart 29[9]
Swedish Albums Chart 23[10]
Norwegian Albums Chart 18[11]
New Zealand Albums Chart 2[12]
Australian Albums Chart 4[13]
Danish Albums Chart 21[14]
Portuguese Albums Chart 4[15]
Singles
Year Single Peak position
U.S. Mod[16] U.S. Main[16] UK[17]
2003 "Minerva" 9 16 15
"Hexagram" — — 68

References

  1. ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History — Deftones: Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Deftones album search". everyHit.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  3. ^ "Discography Deftones" (in Finnish). finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  4. ^ "Discographie Deftones" (in German). Das Österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  5. ^ "Irish Music Charts Archive". ChartTrack.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
  6. ^ "Discographie Deftones" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  7. ^ "Discographie Deftones" (in German). Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  8. ^ "Discografie Deftones" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  9. ^ "Discografie Deftones" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  10. ^ "Discography Deftones" (in Swedish). swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  11. ^ "Discography Deftones" (in Norwegian). norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  12. ^ "Discography Deftones". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  13. ^ "Deftones - Deftones". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  14. ^ "Deftones - Deftones" (in Danish). danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  15. ^ "Deftones - Deftones" (in Portuguese). portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  16. ^ a b "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History — Deftones: Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts". Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
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