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GUNS, RAZOR, KNIVES

 Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 2:00pm by

A few years ago I made a promise to a friend that if and when The Deftones come through NYC we’d go to the show so he can crowd-surf for the very first time. My friend isn’t a metalhead but grew up in Sacramento and has all sorts of love for The Deftones. But since I made that promise The Deftones haven’t done a whole lot of touring for obvious reasons.

Watching The Deftones’ new video for “Rocket Skates” — the track the band released as a free download a couple of weeks back — mostly just makes me really excited to bring my friend to a Deftones show and let him experience what a real moshpit is all about. And don’t fool yourselves, people: the moshpit at a Deftones show is way rougher than most of the kvlt/tr00/br00tal bands you’re all surely thinking of while declaring The Deftones aren’t metal.

Side note: is Chino looking quite svelte these days or what?

Check out a track-by-track review of Diamond Eyes over at Metal Hammer. The album comes out May 17th.

-VN

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  • Honeynutzz

    The title “Rocket Skates” kept me a way for a while but I have to admit I am now curious about this new album.

  • Gaia

    Hmmm never seen them called The Deftones. Just Deftones I think. Also really looking forward to this, have gotten into Deftones in a big way these last couple of months.

  • CtrlZ

    Damn and here I thought it was guns, LASER, knives, that would have been way cooler. Still a rad song though.

  • brandonmetal

    to point out [to some] the obvious, the ‘rougher’ the mosh pit; i assume; the dumber the crowd.

    • bearbomb

      Yeah, the people that just stand around and drool on themselves are real intelligent.

      • The Ghost of D. Boon

        I don’t mosh anymore because I prefer to actually listen to and watch the band playing, and give them my full attention. Also because the only person’s sweat I want on me is MINE. That makes me dumb?

        • Benito

          yea it does. its fucking metal dude, youmove around to show your respect. If you want to sit around on your ass and focus on the music, go to a fucking Rush show.

          • SourDeez

            There is a massive grey area in between sitting on your ass like you’re at the opera and shoving everyone who comes near you.

        • bearbomb

          Don’t really care one way or the other. I do both, just depends on my mood/energy level the day of the show. Just sayin’ the whole “you mosh, therefore you’re dumb” statement is pretty fucking ridiculous.

  • Geekbeater

    I mean no offense to the Deftones because I am a huge fan but ive been in many many many pits and Deftones pit was not as “brutal” as some others. They put on a great live show but I can think of a ton of other brutal pits (if thats what your into). This song is awesome though I’m excited to hear the new album.

  • Nick

    I don’t like the song I still think it sucks. Nothing has been like the ST and Around the Fur Albums. I was lucky enough to catch the Deftones many times when they played clubs that only fit 400 people back in 1995 and on. I got to see them at least 6 or 7 times over the years and they got worse and worse as time went on. Nothing will compare to what they were and the energy they had 15 years ago.

    • stu1

      I saw them in smaller than 200 clubs. Their music has gotten FAR FAR better.

    • Raf

      If your talking about their first album, its not ST, its called adrenaline. ST is the forth.

  • Awful Offal Carnage

    The songs lyrics sound more random than usual. Like, I’m not hatin’ or anything, but it’s like they just mixed up a bunch of words and decided to sing them.

    • SourDeez

      I think most of their songs are either about fucking, the stress of being in a band, or being incredibly hung over after a night of heavy drinking/drug use. This one seems to be about fucking. Maybe I’m taking all the references to “wetness” way too literally.

      • Fufkin

        Incontinence?

  • Geekbeater

    I am actually listening to Around the Fur right now and it still makes me want to punch babies. I love this fucking monster of an album!

  • Mike2

    Am I the only one that, if he had not known it was a Deftones song, he would’ve said it was a Tool song? This sounds too much like Tool.

    • jxk

      hmmmm. abe’s signature drumming style, stephen’s open-chord strumming, chino’s breathy vocals–DEFINITELY TOOL!!! :b

      i think the track sounds closer to their more recent work than the old stuff, but it sounds pretty great. i’m really looking forward to seeing them play live again.

    • rv

      Maybe not the only one, there might be one other person.

      This sounds absolutely nothing like tool sorry. Chino sounds great. Look forward to the rest of the album. This has a really nice around the fur feel to the song in my opinion

      Get well Chi.

      • Fufkin

        Nope – nothing like Tool.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nicholas-Wier/665244001 Nicholas Wier

    this song rules and i cant wait for new album and tour. Been gettin back into the Deftones a shit ton lately. and my hats off to Chino cuz he lost a lot of weight. Hopefully Chi gets better

  • rojas

    been a Deftones fan since 1996 and seen them plenty of times, bought every record..yadda yadda yadda…but does anyone else think that Abe’s drumming totally bogs this song down? he even seems slow playing in the video..

    i’ll probably still buy this and see them when come to Dallas..so yeah..

    • Xenogia

      Naa Rojas,

      Abes drumming has all been about feel more than anything else. His back beat is quite strong from listening to this album.. His drumming style has more of a traditional sound compared to most drummers these days. No triggering, etc. Even to the point the drums sound like they were recorded in the 90s. Ahh go the poppy snare drum, how I have missed you.

      *Grabs out Primus’s Suck on This” :)

      • Xenogia

        My apologies not album this song.. I’m a bit out of it.. lol

  • DemonicLemming

    About as flatline meh as it can get. Never really been a Deftones fan, although if they had a different singer, I might try to listen again.

  • The Ghost of D. Boon

    BRING BACK FAT CHINO :[

    • luisypoo

      hahahahaha

  • Esteban

    i always loved listening to the deftones but the one time i saw them live, i saw chino murder my own summer on stage with a pedal effects for his own vocals. welp, ttyl, i said, got up and left. :|

  • justin bieber

    what do people see in this i dont know. not nice and rolling, not aggressive, not just a good song, not tuneful.

  • Nick

    I am corrected I mean adrenaline not the ST album. Either way this song is very blah.