Deftones have always been a massive deal in the world of metal, but the huge increase in popularity the band have experienced in the last half a decade comes as something of a shock. Be it through the re-emergence of nu metal’s popularity, the rise of similarly ‘sensitive’ artists such as Sleep Token and Bad Omens, or TikTok… er… thirst traps, the Sacramento collective have arguably never been hotter than they are right now.
Devoted fans of the band consider them to be consistency personified, but in 2025, even those records that fair-weather fans/ outsiders perceived as missteps – 2006’s Saturday Night Wrist and 2016’s Gore - are now being re-evaluated as great, underrated pieces. So it wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world if Deftones decided now was the time to drop their best album since 2000’s career-defining White Pony.
