“The record label took a million dollars from us. There was nothing we could do because it was our fault”: How Deftones helped create nu metal – then escaped it

Deftones posing for a photograph in 1997.

Deftones were there at the beginning of nu metal with 1995’s landmark debut album Adrenaline, but by the end of the decade they had left the scene behind. In 2014, singer Chino Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter looked back on the chaos and glory of the band’s early years.