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"If a grudge is going to escalate, you might as well sock each other out and get it over with." How Deftones dealt with fame, the road and each other on the White Pony tour

Theft, Night Ranger singalongs and Gatorade cocktails: 48 hours in Madrid and San Sebastián with Deftones

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“I was so difficult to deal with, but I wasn’t the only one in the band doing something that they shouldn’t have been doing”: how Deftones rose above turmoil and tragedy with Diamond Eyes

Deftones are one of modern metal‘s most acclaimed bands – and its most turbulent

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'Lost' Deftones album Eros has reportedly leaked online after 18 years, and fans are conflicted

The incomplete album which Deftones shelved in 2008 has apparently leaked

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"I was kicked out of the Deftones show 'cos I was being too aggressive in the pit. I was like, 'I used to be in this band!'" What it was like being in one of the world's biggest metal bands in their earliest days

Dominic Garcia was Deftones' original bassist, but a misunderstanding ended his tenure long before they'd eventually blow up

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"It was terrible! I was naked and I just froze. There was blood everywhere." Haunted houses, "turf wars" and Mimosa Mondays: the story of the album that confirmed Deftones as one of the most important bands of their generation

From drug-fuelled parties to in-band fighting, the story behind this classic is a full of drama as it is great songs

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Deftones, Turnstile, Viagra Boys, Doechii and more announced for Lollapalooza shows in Brazil, Chile and Argentina

Lollapalooza is returning to South America in March

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Chino Moreno says that 'lost' Deftones album Eros "will most likely never see the light of day"

Don't hold your breath waiting on a release date for 'lost' Deftones album Eros

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“There is some really bad-ass stuff on that album”: This legendary alt-metal band are sitting on an album recorded at the height of their success – but it may never come out

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“A wolf in sheep’s clothing, full of smart and deceptive songwriting… oddball dispositions lurk in every darkened corner”: You may not have realised, but Deftones’ Diamond Eyes is a cunning prog masterpiece

When tragedy led to ditching the album they’d planned to release, the “Radiohead of metal” delivered something much more unorthodox

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“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 were there at the beginning of nu metal

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“In my mind I was thinking this could be the last record we ever made, They thought I wanted to leave it”: How Deftones pulled back from the brink of oblivion to make Saturday Night Wrist

Tensions between bandmates, bust-ups with their producer, divorce – Deftones’ fifth album Saturday Night Wrist almost didn’t happen

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“I was so difficult to deal with, but I wasn’t the only one in the band doing something that they shouldn’t have been doing”: how Deftones rose above turmoil and tragedy with Diamond Eyes

Deftones are one of modern metal‘s most acclaimed bands – and its most turbulent

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“My feel drives Stephen nuts – he’d rather have a traditional metal bass player who uses a pick and follows his every move. Instead, I counter his every move”: Chi Cheng on his final Deftones album – which took almost three years to complete

According to the late Chi Cheng, Saturday Night Wrist was the first time he’d really locked in with the drums

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“Stephen said, 'Why don't you just play along with my guitar line?' I said: 'Why don't you just p**s off?'” A classic interview with Deftones bassist Chi Cheng

Deftones bassist Chi Cheng died 10 years ago this year. Back in 2003 he talked to us about his influences, his approach to bass playing and his fights to play things his way…

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