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RIDE YOUR ROCKET SKATES WITH THE DEFTONES

 Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 11:00am by

The shelved Deftones record Eros is going to make a collector’s item some day. For one it seems like it’ll never see the light of day which in and of itself would make it a hot commodity, but more importantly it very likely could end up being the last album bassist Chi Cheng played on before slipping into a coma following his car accident. And with each passing day it seems less likely Cheng will wake up. I’m not trying to be morose and I certainly wish him and his family well… I’m just saying. You know the files for Eros are on some A&R guy’s hard drive somewhere; hopefully one day they’ll see the light of day.

Diamond Eyes, the new record the Deftones have recorded in place of Eros, now has a release date (May 18th) and a new song to give fans a taste of what’s in store. “Rocket Skates” (of which we postage live footage from November’s Smokeout Festival) is available for free download today only at GunsRazorsKnives.com, although at the moment the site is spitting back error messages that “the code you entered is in use.” Thanks, fuckwads at Warner Bros.; you provided the code yourselves. Thankfully the song is posted on the Deftones’ YouTube page too which is actually a better deal ’cause you also get the lyrics. The song sounds like it’s got a White Pony type of vibe, which I like. And despite Chino Moreno’s claim that the lyrics on this album are less personal, it really seems like this song is about Chi Cheng. Have a listen for yourself.

-VN

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  • http://vague-news.blogspot.com Clarky Cat

    I don’t know whether I like it or not. The music is good enough but I don’t think Chino’s vocals work very well with it. They need to be shorter and sharper like the Around the Fur days.

  • kelfro

    Sounds good. Deftones’ songs always take a few listens to grow on you.

    • Superhans

      yeah definitely, give it a few spins! not really sure how its about Chi

  • no-ghost

    I think I always will have a soft spot of deftones. Good song, is that going to be the single?

  • Ian P

    They are one of the few bands to make it out of that late-nineties scene who still sound like they did back then – and that’s a very good thing, IMO.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Bowden/514917035 Andrew Bowden

    I’m not sure how much the song is about Chi? Decent song though.

  • teaches_of_peaches

    While the song is your typical Deftones fare – which isn’t bad, I would like to see the band do something experimental for at least one album. I could see them doing something sludgy along the lines of 5ive’s Continuum Research Project, with some elements of post-rock and their own thing thrown in.

    • Ben

      Are you kidding? Self Titled and SNW(especially) were both very experimental and sounded very un-Deftones like. I personally am hoping for a return to form on this album

    • DidgeryDo

      Yeah Ben is right. The last two albums were VERY expirimental to the point where I was
      disinterested. I’m not saying making expirimental music is inherrently bad but I just didn’t enjoy
      those two albums like I did with Adrenaline, White Pony or Around the Fur.

      I like this new song and it does sound like older stuff but is different enough to be interesting also.

  • Joseph Strombladder

    As a Deftones fan who found Saturday Night Wrist pretty boring, I think this would make a great start on a return to form.

  • Chris

    FYI- Chi is out of his coma and is rehabilitating at a very slow rate. You can check out his progress here:
    http://oneloveforchi.com/

    Here’s an excerpt from the last update:
    “chi has been doing this therapy and the other day stephanie let me know that chi was lifting his legs and arms. a long time friend of the family was there also and started verbally encouraging chi to lift them and he would try even harder.”

  • blah

    vince, have you not paid attention to a single deftones interview since chi’s accident? they have said countless times that eros will come out eventually, so i dont know what the fuck you are talking about saying that it seems like itll never see the light of day.

    “But we didn’t can it completely — we still have Eros. It’s a really experimental, dark record for us, and it’s special because it’s the last thing that Chi played on. We’ve put in the vault and will release it when the time is right — hopefully when Chi is back on his feet. But when the accident happened, we just didn’t want to be in that time anymore. We had to start looking to the future. We needed to create something more optimistic.”

    http://www.spin.com/articles/studio-deftones

  • wormdrive66

    not a big fan butt this sounds good, at least it sounds like d-tones.

  • All Out War

    Looooove the Deftones and this song does nothing to change that. To Teaches of Peaches comment, from what I’ve read about the new album, it’s supposed to be “sludgier” and hearken back to the White Pony cd which was their most experimental. Personally, these guys could shit on a piece of plastic and I’d buy it. They’re one of those bands where my fandom pretty much leans towards obsession. Get well soon Chi!

    • Benito

      I would too, purchase shit covered plastic by the Deftones.

    • DidgeryDo

      White Pont was their most expirimental at the time of it’s release IMO but Self titled and
      SNW were moreso.

  • NoNameNoSlogan

    meh

  • Brandon Moore

    Deftones has a shit on a piece of plastic!? I’ll buy it at a high price!

  • Facebook User

    Rocket Skates is WEAK…. SHITS WEAK… SHIIIIIIIITS WEEEEEEEEEEEEAK !!! I give it a 6 out of 10 Pretty dissapointing actually… :(

    • Ben

      You’re sn is “facebook user” no one gives a fat flying fuck what you think. go plant some crops… in your mom’s gaping asshole.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Christopher-Randish/10720102 Christopher Randish

    I don’t know, it’s amazing how little the melodies of the vocals and instruments line up. It’s like he isn’t singing for the same song, lol.

    • Ben

      His singing has always been that way.

  • SourDeez

    I don’t know why people are being so critical of this song. The riffs are fucking badass, the drumming subtly changes the meter in a really cool way, and the vocals are trippy. Bam, it’s the Deftones. I thought they really outdid themselves on Saturday Night Wrist, and judging by this song they might have done it again.

  • josh schmitt

    I believe that honestly, the decision to scrap eros, was a corporate decision which itself really pains me, cause thats sorta like pissing on a guys legacy, I have always wondered if the Tones would come out with a record resembling white pony and now I guess I have got it…. Its a good record though… Deeper tuning on the strings which is a plus