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Does "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
Quote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I think it's just a copy/ paste letter that he gets told to post regardless of what has leaked.
Quote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I never expected back in 2000 to see 'Nightboat' get released on an official album.
Quote from: Drop-Dead on Jun 22, 2026, 11:12 PMQuote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I never expected back in 2000 to see 'Nightboat' get released on an official album.
Still hoping for Sweetest perfection non-shitty sounding version, I feel you
OK, I'll start; Candy is a top 10 deftones song
Quote from: Drop-Dead on Jun 22, 2026, 11:12 PMQuote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I never expected back in 2000 to see 'Nightboat' get released on an official album.
Do you consider B-sides and Rarities... an "official" album.
RIP Eros thread.
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 22, 2026, 11:22 PMQuote from: Drop-Dead on Jun 22, 2026, 11:12 PMQuote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I never expected back in 2000 to see 'Nightboat' get released on an official album.
Do you consider B-sides and Rarities... an "official" album.
Yes.
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 22, 2026, 11:14 PMAnd what are the difference between the Eros bounce and the other more popular leak?
Just wanted to answer to your post from the other thread: Pretty sure that bounces archive was someone messing around. I looked at the spectrogram, the .wav was the same, not lossless. And the cover was clearly bloated from the lowres pic that's been around.
Quote from: sober_sane on Jun 22, 2026, 11:34 PMQuote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 22, 2026, 11:14 PMAnd what are the difference between the Eros bounce and the other more popular leak?
Just wanted to answer to your post from the other thread: Pretty sure that bounces archive was someone messing around. I looked at the spectrogram, the .wav was the same, not lossless. And the cover was clearly bloated from the lowres pic that's been around.
Ok so that "bounce" version is not "official"
Quote from: Drop-Dead on Jun 22, 2026, 11:34 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 22, 2026, 11:22 PMQuote from: Drop-Dead on Jun 22, 2026, 11:12 PMQuote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I never expected back in 2000 to see 'Nightboat' get released on an official album.
Do you consider B-sides and Rarities... an "official" album.
Yes.
Gotcha.. B-sides 2 Confirmed!
........... just kidding.
Does anyone else feel overwhelmed with the amount of information we received in just one day?
This is gonna sound stupid, but I would have prefered for a single, tidy folder to have been dropped with just one batch of songs and that's it lol.
Now there are multiple versions of incomplete songs, people doing their own "remasters", etc.
I feel a bit dizzy...
That sheet with all the demos was insanity.
The ones close to the band,is chino or someone else going to make a statement soon?
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:49 PMDoes anyone else feel overwhelmed with the amount of information we received in just one day?
This is gonna sound stupid, but I would have prefered for a single, tidy folder to have been dropped with just one batch of songs and that's it lol.
Now there are multiple versions of incomplete songs, people doing their own "remasters", etc.
I feel a bit dizzy...
That sheet with all the demos was insanity.
right, i felt like a hawk watching over to catch those leaked files
It appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:49 PMDoes anyone else feel overwhelmed with the amount of information we received in just one day?
This is gonna sound stupid, but I would have prefered for a single, tidy folder to have been dropped with just one batch of songs and that's it lol.
Now there are multiple versions of incomplete songs, people doing their own "remasters", etc.
I feel a bit dizzy...
That sheet with all the demos was insanity.
Totally agreed. I came in here hearing something had happened with Eros, then kept getting new info and seen the bounce post and tracker as I was getting up to date... This is insane. I guess at least there weren't too many people like when the band release an album.
posthumous, the demo for ohms (song), is so good. i almost want to say i prefer it to the final version.
Quote from: Asphora on Jun 22, 2026, 11:54 PMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:49 PMDoes anyone else feel overwhelmed with the amount of information we received in just one day?
This is gonna sound stupid, but I would have prefered for a single, tidy folder to have been dropped with just one batch of songs and that's it lol.
Now there are multiple versions of incomplete songs, people doing their own "remasters", etc.
I feel a bit dizzy...
That sheet with all the demos was insanity.
right, i felt like a hawk watching over to catch those leaked files
Haha exactly
Quote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
Hello all❤️❤️
Quote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
I was wondering who that was
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
wouldnt be surprised if thats true since chino was featured in dgd's song caviar from 2008 (the time where kurt was the frontman)
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
Looks like the info is here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/dancegavindance/comments/1uclg26/unfinished_deftones_song_with_kurt_travis/
Btw I sent you a PM if you don't mind looking... thank you!
At first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
I have woken from a deep slumber, and I'm sad I'm late to this party
Quote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
Quote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
The bounce are the source files... they're the originals
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Quote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:07 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Simply that they're figuring out how it leaked and they're not happy about it.
Someones definitely going to get into major trouble for this lol
Two more hours..
(Sorry couldn't help myself. Quite the day today)
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 23, 2026, 01:18 AMTwo more hours..
(Sorry couldn't help myself. Quite the day today)
;D ;D
Insane day...someone is definitely getting in trouble for this. I'm wondering if disclosure day is actually meant about for/the seller
Either way, wild day
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
I can almost with utmost certainty say that it is most likely Chino.
Scenario: Chino uploads Smile to youtube. This brand new account on here, made that day, finds that specific video on Chino's personal youtube channel, copied the link, comes to the bands "official" message board and posts "don't say i never gave you anything
ps
shh"
I'm going to be hard pressed to believe that all of that is just a massive coincidence.
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:09 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:07 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Simply that they're figuring out how it leaked and they're not happy about it.
Do you know if they had their own plans to release any of it?
Are there still any plans for the future?
How are you guys so sure its them? Legit question, not trolling nor trying to trigger anyone.
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 01:26 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
I can almost with utmost certainty say that it is most likely Chino.
Scenario: Chino uploads Smile to youtube. This brand new account on here, made that day, finds that specific video on Chino's personal youtube channel, copied the link, comes to the bands "official" message board and posts "don't say i never gave you anything
ps
shh"
I'm going to be hard pressed to believe that all of that is just a massive coincidence.
Ok it might be him, but i am a couple degrees separated and from what I heard, they are not pleased
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 01:26 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:09 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:07 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Simply that they're figuring out how it leaked and they're not happy about it.
Do you know if they had their own plans to release any of it?
Are there still any plans for the future?
I have not had that specific conversation, but from what I understand anecdotally, they had no plans to revisit it. There was always the hope of some career retrospective kind of thing at the end of the road, but these songs were buried for the time being.
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 01:26 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:09 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:07 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Simply that they're figuring out how it leaked and they're not happy about it.
Do you know if they had their own plans to release any of it?
Are there still any plans for the future?
Btw.. you mind pming me? I have a question for you but your box is full. Thanks!
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:39 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 01:26 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:09 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:07 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Simply that they're figuring out how it leaked and they're not happy about it.
Do you know if they had their own plans to release any of it?
Are there still any plans for the future?
I have not had that specific conversation, but from what I understand anecdotally, they had no plans to revisit it. There was always the hope of some career retrospective kind of thing at the end of the road, but these songs were buried for the time being.
Man, that bums me out even more that it got leaked.
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:42 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 01:26 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:09 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:07 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Simply that they're figuring out how it leaked and they're not happy about it.
Do you know if they had their own plans to release any of it?
Are there still any plans for the future?
Btw.. you mind pming me? I have a question for you but your box is full. Thanks!
To whom specifically was that last message directed to?
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 01:49 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:42 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 01:26 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:09 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:07 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
what have you heard?
Simply that they're figuring out how it leaked and they're not happy about it.
Do you know if they had their own plans to release any of it?
Are there still any plans for the future?
Btw.. you mind pming me? I have a question for you but your box is full. Thanks!
To whom specifically was that last message directed to?
You, moana91 lol
Pages of chatter and barely any discussion of the songs themselves. Electra is the greatest they have recorded in 20 years. Destiny is insanely uplifting. These songs have SO MUCH potential if they were properly finished.
Quote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 02:17 AMQuote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
Hello, owner of the spreadsheet here
Currently adding descriptions to each track so people will know what the differences are between each version.
In terms of the bounce files, they are legit. They are from a session folder which hasn't been leaked yet but will be later today. This will be the final leak
In terms of the difference, DESTINY MS Bounce Regular is a further developed version than destiny_ruffvocals2007 containing the completed instrumental with more finished vocals and backing vocals during the chorus from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.
DESTINY MS Bounce Shorter is basically the same as the previous version but with altered structure, containing no bridge after each chorus.
Whoa that's wild!
Just sent you a couple pm's BTW
Quote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
Damn, as some already said.. that's insanity!
*proceeds to look deep at the info
Most of these songs have already been on the internet for over 15 years, I don't know how this is making news.
;D
Quote from: gavinkfox on Jun 23, 2026, 01:13 AMSomeones definitely going to get into major trouble for this lol
I bet the risk of it was pretty known for that someone
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 01:26 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 01:05 AMQuote from: ratatatouis on Jun 23, 2026, 01:02 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
Are we sure this is chino?
Uh I doubt that's chino... from what I've heard, no one is happy about this
I can almost with utmost certainty say that it is most likely Chino.
Scenario: Chino uploads Smile to youtube. This brand new account on here, made that day, finds that specific video on Chino's personal youtube channel, copied the link, comes to the bands "official" message board and posts "don't say i never gave you anything
ps
shh"
I'm going to be hard pressed to believe that all of that is just a massive coincidence.
Does that post still exist?
I think that is one of the pinnacles of this forum.
Kinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
Either the leak came from someone who worked with Terry Date...
Or from the recent catalog sale, where hard drives where probably moved around and someone got access.
Dang and just like that everything is gone... :-\
English isn't my native language, so please excuse me if I don't always write perfectly.
I've been a fan since the early 2000s, when I was just 11 years old. That means... basically my whole life, right?
Basically, I feel torn in two. Part of me wanted this so badly that I couldn't even sleep sometimes, thinking about Eros. And now, it seems like we finally have something in our hands. But despite a little spark of joy, I don't feel happy about it.
Not at all.
Chino never wanted this to be exposed — he had his reasons. As fans, we were always curious about Eros, but the band set a boundary long ago, and they made it clear, they just didn't want this to see the light. But humans we do like to cross boundaries all the time.
I'm listening to Margot right now, and you can hear it — Chino is bleeding through his voice, suffering, hurt very deeply. If you know him, you can tell. So, its seems is own intimacy has been broken. Now it's there.. will be online, forever.
People often think that releasing an album is just about putting songs out there, but ¿what if those songs were recorded during personal and painful moments for the band? well, now it's online and will forever be online.
I need a hug.
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
who's tokyodrift? chino?
Quote from: Frankz0r on Jun 23, 2026, 05:09 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMAt first, I was with everyone else in thinking the band must be pissed off right now...
But looking back at tokyodrifter's comment:
"Disclosure Day 👽"
Seems like at least Chino kind of approves???
who's tokyodrift? chino?
Of course that's fucking chino I have no doubt
Quote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 02:17 AMQuote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
Hello, owner of the spreadsheet here
Currently adding descriptions to each track so people will know what the differences are between each version.
In terms of the bounce files, they are legit. They are from a session folder which hasn't been leaked yet but will be later today or tomorrow. This will be the final leak
In terms of the difference, DESTINY MS Bounce Regular is a further developed version than destiny_ruffvocals2007 containing the completed instrumental with more finished vocals and backing vocals during the chorus from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.
DESTINY MS Bounce Shorter is basically the same as the previous version but with altered structure, containing no bridge after each chorus.
Hey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
For now, if there's something specific any of you folks need that was on the tracker, just send me a message and I will send it to you
can i ask you to send me the link again in PM?
not sure where to post this so I'll try here, this track is labelled as crest, it's 4:46.
It's on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTP67ZbM-dQ
It sounds legit deftones, is it?
also found out it's been re-recorded by crosses.
Quote from: armogi on Jun 23, 2026, 08:58 AMnot sure where to post this so I'll try here, i found a track on soulseek, it's labelled as crest, it's 4:46.
It's on youtube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTP67ZbM-dQ
It sounds legit but i can't tell what song it actually is, probably not crest since it's different from that looped thing.
does anyone know which song this is?
i forgot which song this is but its a crosses song and not crest
edit: the song is called found - crosses
Quote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMHey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
Imagine trusting a major corp with your thesis, then the whole thing goes poof just like that.
Hope you at least had local backups.
Quote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 08:59 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMHey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
Imagine trusting a major corp with your thesis, then the whole thing goes poof just like that.
Hope you at least had local backups.
yeah, i figured that out in the meantime, i'm slow... but is this demo actually from the deftones?
Quote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 08:59 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMHey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
Imagine trusting a major corp with your thesis, then the whole thing goes poof just like that.
Hope you at least had local backups.
I made a copy before it was taken down
Well, I'm fucked off...
Europe was asleep.
fuck i missed the demos :/ anyone help please
Quote from: fortesque on Jun 23, 2026, 09:26 AMQuote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 08:59 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMHey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
Imagine trusting a major corp with your thesis, then the whole thing goes poof just like that.
Hope you at least had local backups.
I made a copy before it was taken down
phew.
I guess Kurt doing vocals on Brianna confirms what we saw on those old clips where Chino was playing bass and Chi was on guitar?
This is wild...is it real?
Could anyone DM me links, please?
EDIT: Thank youuu! <3
Quote from: RecordedandHoarded on Jun 23, 2026, 10:08 AMfuck i missed the demos :/ anyone help please
Same missed the alternate versions .
Same I missed it.
check in
Whats going on?
Quote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 03:13 AMKinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
my theory is that he was also under this move, like that time with Smile
Quote from: Adamogreat on Jun 23, 2026, 01:21 PMQuote from: RecordedandHoarded on Jun 23, 2026, 10:08 AMfuck i missed the demos :/ anyone help please
Same missed the alternate versions .
Same here
All went like water through hands
Quote from: defTHE1s on Jun 23, 2026, 02:58 PMQuote from: Adamogreat on Jun 23, 2026, 01:21 PMQuote from: RecordedandHoarded on Jun 23, 2026, 10:08 AMfuck i missed the demos :/ anyone help please
Same missed the alternate versions .
Same here
All went like water through hands
Yeah, I feel you, :( . I'd welcome hearing alternate takes.
To me it doesnt feel like its a band member who is involved with it, really seems to have sourced from someone who has worked in the studio with access to the folders
If anyone can be so kind to PM me the links? Missed the Alternate takes :'(
Edit: Thank you!
Quote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 02:17 AMQuote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
Hello, owner of the spreadsheet here
Currently adding descriptions to each track so people will know what the differences are between each version.
In terms of the bounce files, they are legit. They are from a session folder which hasn't been leaked yet but will be later today or tomorrow. This will be the final leak
In terms of the difference, DESTINY MS Bounce Regular is a further developed version than destiny_ruffvocals2007 containing the completed instrumental with more finished vocals and backing vocals during the chorus from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.
DESTINY MS Bounce Shorter is basically the same as the previous version but with altered structure, containing no bridge after each chorus.
Hey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
For now, if there's something specific any of you folks need that was on the tracker, just send me a message and I will send it to you
That spreadsheet was awesome btw, TY. I was finally able to hear that fucking Crest snippet everyone was talking about. It should've been on the album, I remember a lot of ppl said that here. Is that all that we have for Crest was that snippet? and forgive me if I'm wrong but that was taken from taken from mixlr?
Quote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 04:52 PMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 02:17 AMQuote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
Hello, owner of the spreadsheet here
Currently adding descriptions to each track so people will know what the differences are between each version.
In terms of the bounce files, they are legit. They are from a session folder which hasn't been leaked yet but will be later today or tomorrow. This will be the final leak
In terms of the difference, DESTINY MS Bounce Regular is a further developed version than destiny_ruffvocals2007 containing the completed instrumental with more finished vocals and backing vocals during the chorus from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.
DESTINY MS Bounce Shorter is basically the same as the previous version but with altered structure, containing no bridge after each chorus.
Hey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
For now, if there's something specific any of you folks need that was on the tracker, just send me a message and I will send it to you
That spreadsheet was awesome btw, TY. I was finally able to hear that fucking Crest snippet everyone was talking about. It should've been on the album, I remember a lot of ppl said that here. Is that all that we have for Crest was that snippet? and forgive me if I'm wrong but that was taken from taken from mixlr?
it looks like its a loop from that snippet
Melanie fucks. I've been waiting so long to hear a not so busted out version of that
DDLD 26 announcement was most likely pushed to today because of yesterday.
Are the Ohms songs demos or rough mixes? Some of them sound like the album vocals
Where the hell is Penicks
Quote from: Spruance on Jun 23, 2026, 07:01 PMAre the Ohms songs demos or rough mixes? Some of them sound like the album vocals
Different mixes it seems.
Quote from: defTHE1s on Jun 23, 2026, 02:48 PMQuote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 03:13 AMKinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
my theory is that he was also under this move, like that time with Smile
This is most certainly not from the band
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 07:09 PMQuote from: Spruance on Jun 23, 2026, 07:01 PMAre the Ohms songs demos or rough mixes? Some of them sound like the album vocals
Different mixes it seems.
Some different mixes, some rough vocals, some alternate takes
Quote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 04:52 PMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 05:47 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 23, 2026, 02:17 AMQuote from: sober_sane on Jun 23, 2026, 12:51 AMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PMOk so that "bounce" version is not "official"
I might be wrong though, since the guy who made this spreadsheet seems to know more than me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wzspV6U33C0DZ1Q-jwBl4onRU_7E6aMl5_MhfVKqAs/edit?gid=1473530692#gid=1473530692
Hello, owner of the spreadsheet here
Currently adding descriptions to each track so people will know what the differences are between each version.
In terms of the bounce files, they are legit. They are from a session folder which hasn't been leaked yet but will be later today or tomorrow. This will be the final leak
In terms of the difference, DESTINY MS Bounce Regular is a further developed version than destiny_ruffvocals2007 containing the completed instrumental with more finished vocals and backing vocals during the chorus from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.
DESTINY MS Bounce Shorter is basically the same as the previous version but with altered structure, containing no bridge after each chorus.
Hey, the tracker got DMCA'd, so I'm unsure what I want to do.
For now, if there's something specific any of you folks need that was on the tracker, just send me a message and I will send it to you
That spreadsheet was awesome btw, TY. I was finally able to hear that fucking Crest snippet everyone was talking about. It should've been on the album, I remember a lot of ppl said that here. Is that all that we have for Crest was that snippet? and forgive me if I'm wrong but that was taken from taken from mixlr?
Yeah it's s snippet from mixlr... I'm holding out hope for a full version someday. Been waiting a decade for that!
There's three versions of Smile in the "otherdemos" folder:
One is the same from Chino's youtube upload;
The second one is a different mix, but sounds unfinished also;
And the last one is "dallas with luke", and I have no idea who's him, he's very off beat also lmao
RIP Tracker
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 22, 2026, 11:14 PMQuote from: Drop-Dead on Jun 22, 2026, 11:12 PMQuote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I never expected back in 2000 to see 'Nightboat' get released on an official album.
Still hoping for Sweetest perfection non-shitty sounding version, I feel you
OK, I'll start; Candy is a top 10 deftones song
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Brendaaaaaa <3
Quote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 03:13 AMKinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
I had a very similar sentiment I mentioned it elsewhere saying Imagine Chino waking up right after his birthday to this with the "Worst Birthday ever!" gif :D
Man, I could only imagine how a mixed and properly mastered version of Candy would have sounded like O_O. Absolute peak Deftones song right there.
Also wished Sensations was included on Ohms. I don't understand how it wasn't at least a bonus song or something o_O
Did you guys see Chino's wife reaction?
I no longer 100% believe tokyodrifter is Chino tbh...
That "disclosure day 👽" comment seemed too happy and was written too quickly after the leak.
I just don't see Chino learning that Eros has been leaked and immediately thinking "I better log into Sharing Lungs to leave a cool little comment"...
I don't know.
I really don't know how I feel after these last 24 hours. It's closure of something that stood for close to two decades now.
To Chi, Eros, and Deftones.
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 10:10 PMDid you guys see Chino's wife reaction?
I no longer 100% believe tokyodrifter is Chino tbh...
That "disclosure day 👽" comment seemed too happy and was written too quickly after the leak.
I just don't see Chino learning that Eros has been leaked and immediately thinking "I better log into Sharing Lungs to leave a cool little comment"...
I don't know.
what did she say and where?
https://www.reddit.com/r/deftones/s/Nsea6ADRs9
Quote from: ghettovaquero on Jun 23, 2026, 10:14 PMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 10:10 PMDid you guys see Chino's wife reaction?
I no longer 100% believe tokyodrifter is Chino tbh...
That "disclosure day 👽" comment seemed too happy and was written too quickly after the leak.
I just don't see Chino learning that Eros has been leaked and immediately thinking "I better log into Sharing Lungs to leave a cool little comment"...
I don't know.
what did she say and where?
"disrespectful. UnFUCKINGbelieavable" on IG in response to a comment about it leaking
Quote from: Vanby on Jun 23, 2026, 10:20 PMQuote from: ghettovaquero on Jun 23, 2026, 10:14 PMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 10:10 PMDid you guys see Chino's wife reaction?
I no longer 100% believe tokyodrifter is Chino tbh...
That "disclosure day 👽" comment seemed too happy and was written too quickly after the leak.
I just don't see Chino learning that Eros has been leaked and immediately thinking "I better log into Sharing Lungs to leave a cool little comment"...
I don't know.
what did she say and where?
"disrespectful. UnFUCKINGbelieavable" on IG in response to a comment about it leaking
Welp that confirms it
Very much NOT cool with it despite what others were trying to say
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 10:10 PMDid you guys see Chino's wife reaction?
I no longer 100% believe tokyodrifter is Chino tbh...
That "disclosure day 👽" comment seemed too happy and was written too quickly after the leak.
I just don't see Chino learning that Eros has been leaked and immediately thinking "I better log into Sharing Lungs to leave a cool little comment"...
I don't know.
It's not chino
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 07:22 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 23, 2026, 02:48 PMQuote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 03:13 AMKinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
my theory is that he was also under this move, like that time with Smile
This is most certainly not from the band
Nah, I never thought it was from Chino or the band. This would be a stupid way to share that material with fans. Maybe someone that works with the band in some capacity, or more likely someone who works for WB. Just sucks it happened around his birthday.
We've heard from his wife now, you can bet the band is fucking pissed. I'm just very bummed about it tbh. I mean, I've been wanting to hear this material for 18 years... that's fucking crazy. Now, they're definitely never going to revisit the album, but I didn't think they would anyways, so as a fan I couldn't help myself. My girlfriend and I listened to it last night. Very bittersweet, just wanted to hear Chi again. I am very sorry to the band this happened, I personally won't feel right to contribute to it spreading on the internet but I won't judge anyone else for doing so. It is what it is.
Quote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 10:41 PMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 07:22 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 23, 2026, 02:48 PMQuote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 03:13 AMKinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
my theory is that he was also under this move, like that time with Smile
This is most certainly not from the band
Nah, I never thought it was from Chino or the band. This would be a stupid way to share that material with fans. Maybe someone that works with the band in some capacity, or more likely someone who works for WB. Just sucks it happened around his birthday.
We've heard from his wife now, you can bet the band is fucking pissed. I'm just very bummed about it tbh. I mean, I've been wanting to hear this material for 18 years... that's fucking crazy. Now, they're definitely never going to revisit the album, but I didn't think they would anyways, so as a fan I couldn't help myself. My girlfriend and I listened to it last night. Very bittersweet, just wanted to hear Chi again. I am very sorry to the band this happened, I personally won't feel right to contribute to it spreading on the internet but I won't judge anyone else for doing so. It is what it is.
Sometimes these types of leaks actually end up pushing the band to release things commercially, so don't lose all hope. Case in point, radiohead sold the full mini disc demos on bandcamp after someone leaked it.
Whole situation sucks.
The drama tho.
Of course they're fucking pissed at something they're not profiting from. I don't mean it in a bad way, like they're complete sellouts or something, but at the end of the day, they're part of the music business. When you have a bad day at work, you get mad.
That said, hundreds of the industry people involved must have had access to these files over the years. I seriously doubt it'd make that much of a difference to get all emotional about it if maybe 5 percent of the fanbase will actually care to search for some shady zip archives.
They're making tons of money right now. If you've read any of the dozens of interviews they've given you'd know this is special album to them because of what happened to Chi. Don't project onto them.
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 23, 2026, 11:59 PMThey're making tons of money right now. If you've read any of the dozens of interviews they've given you'd know this is special album to them because of what happened to Chi. Don't project onto them.
This. Its more than that. It's sacred
Thank you so much for sharing this again, veryyyyyy nicccce!
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 10:37 PMQuote from: Moana91 on Jun 23, 2026, 10:10 PMDid you guys see Chino's wife reaction?
I no longer 100% believe tokyodrifter is Chino tbh...
That "disclosure day 👽" comment seemed too happy and was written too quickly after the leak.
I just don't see Chino learning that Eros has been leaked and immediately thinking "I better log into Sharing Lungs to leave a cool little comment"...
I don't know.
It's not chino
I dunno. Too many coincidences for it not to be at this point.
Quote from: Troa on Jun 24, 2026, 12:58 AMHello, before I say anything else. I just wanted to say thank you for waiting patiently and all the support that I have been sent via messages on here. I truly appreciate it.
Anyways let's get to the main point now, the time is finally here, the Destiny Session files is now available on the tracker.
I have re-upped the tracker and made some changes while it was down, somebody helped me with visual changes to make it look nicer. I also added a recent tab where you can see the most recent leaks by newest to oldest date. I also added track recorded dates.
I recommend you make a copy of the tracker in case it gets taken down again.
I know the forums said no links but considering the fact that when all the links, we're removed but mine was still up. I think it's fine if I post the link to my tracker, if not then delete it and I'm sorry.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QxxpCe5avLiHrxH7WAH31_4QKIITwblw7TbXxU7x4zY/edit?usp=sharing
Have fun!
Nice job, but one little nitpick - Finger of Death and Ratsx3 are not the same song.
Quote from: Troa on Jun 24, 2026, 04:33 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 24, 2026, 12:58 AMHello, before I say anything else. I just wanted to say thank you for waiting patiently and all the support that I have been sent via messages on here. I truly appreciate it.
Anyways let's get to the main point now, the time is finally here, the Destiny Session files is now available on the tracker.
I have re-upped the tracker and made some changes while it was down, somebody helped me with visual changes to make it look nicer. I also added a recent tab where you can see the most recent leaks by newest to oldest date. I also added track recorded dates.
I recommend you make a copy of the tracker in case it gets taken down again.
I know the forums said no links but considering the fact that when all the links, we're removed but mine was still up. I think it's fine if I post the link to my tracker, if not then delete it and I'm sorry.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QxxpCe5avLiHrxH7WAH31_4QKIITwblw7TbXxU7x4zY/edit?usp=sharing
Have fun!
Got DMCA'D again!
That tracker is the work of a true superfan!
Thanks for the tracker. Late to the party but, never thought I'd see the day. This board was my first thought when I heard it leaked.
I enjoyed it, Its fucked up it happened, but if it didn't I doubt we would of seen anything official any time soon.
Bugger, missed the tracker again
Someone knows something about the trempest version with daron malakian track vocals that is this guy talking?
https://www.reddit.com/r/numetal/comments/1uclrez/information_on_the_deftones_eros_leak/
Quote from: FYIHYD on Jun 24, 2026, 09:25 AMSomeone knows something about the trempest version with daron malakian track vocals that is this guy talking?
https://www.reddit.com/r/numetal/comments/1uclrez/information_on_the_deftones_eros_leak/
Wtf? this guy's saying there's a full version of Crest floating around?
Quote from: 47F on Jun 24, 2026, 11:37 AMQuote from: FYIHYD on Jun 24, 2026, 09:25 AMSomeone knows something about the trempest version with daron malakian track vocals that is this guy talking?
https://www.reddit.com/r/numetal/comments/1uclrez/information_on_the_deftones_eros_leak/
Wtf? this guy's saying there's a full version of Crest floating around?
There is not. There is a certain if crest that's 4:48 long, floating around, but that's not the correct length of the song, it's just a version that got looped.
Do they (the band) still have a charity for Chi or any other charities they currently work with?
I heard the songs (definitely feel weird about it) and I think it would be a good gesture to send a donation on behalf of them and Chi. If everyone who listened donated that would be amazing.
Love this idea, yeah once someone says where I am soooo down, this is an awesome suggestion. Alternatively would not be opposed to us setting up a group fund donation from the forum some how and sending it as a single trans
Quote from: KnifePrty@tn on Jun 24, 2026, 01:27 PMLove this idea, yeah once someone says where I am soooo down, this is an awesome suggestion. Alternatively would not be opposed to us setting up a group fund donation from the forum some how and sending it as a single trans
Or we could just pick something and then spread the word
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 24, 2026, 01:22 PMDo they (the band) still have a charity for Chi or any other charities they currently work with?
I heard the songs (definitely feel weird about it) and I think it would be a good gesture to send a donation on behalf of them and Chi. If everyone who listened donated that would be amazing.
They did that Ohms "adopt a dot" charity thing back in 2020. UC Davis children's hospital maybe? That was the same place the donations went to.
Yeah I was also thinking maybe contacting whoever runs the one love for chi fb page? Or I am sure someone on here will have connections and insight on how to make this happen properly
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 24, 2026, 01:42 PMQuote from: B_S_79 on Jun 24, 2026, 01:22 PMDo they (the band) still have a charity for Chi or any other charities they currently work with?
I heard the songs (definitely feel weird about it) and I think it would be a good gesture to send a donation on behalf of them and Chi. If everyone who listened donated that would be amazing.
They did that Ohms "adopt a dot" charity thing back in 2020. UC Davis children's hospital maybe? That was the same place the donations went to.
Yeah I really like this, I just sent in a donation and marked it in tribute of Chi & on behalf of Deftones. If some kind of a donation drive is organized I'll contribute.
Quote from: KnifePrty@tn on Jun 24, 2026, 01:46 PMYeah I was also thinking maybe contacting whoever runs the one love for chi fb page? Or I am sure someone on here will have connections and insight on how to make this happen properly
Is that still active?
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 24, 2026, 03:10 PMQuote from: KnifePrty@tn on Jun 24, 2026, 01:46 PMYeah I was also thinking maybe contacting whoever runs the one love for chi fb page? Or I am sure someone on here will have connections and insight on how to make this happen properly
Is that still active?
The one love fb page appeared so-(ish) but the website is not, there were a few other charities I tried scoping earlier, but they are not current either :'(
Quote from: iiimagica on Jun 24, 2026, 03:40 PMthe original leaker confirmed that asia, cindi, and mercedes from that one whiteboard picture were all just placeholder titles for songs on the album, but didnt confirm which songs these were placeholder titles for
Yes, some have already narrowed it down. I cannot remember now which was linked to which because there is a lot of information circulating I have had to process attempting to verify legit claims from illegitimate ones; it all makes my head spin. I am sure someone will chime in confirming the validity of what we are saying, LoL
Quote from: iiimagica on Jun 24, 2026, 03:40 PMthe original leaker confirmed that asia, cindi, and mercedes from that one whiteboard picture were all just placeholder titles for songs on the album, but didnt confirm which songs these were placeholder titles for
Do you have a link to the confirmation?
It's not about the money, and yet it is (it's always about money). Like others pointed out here, the Eros material is special to them and it's sort of like this; you start a project with your friend (who you consider a brother) and collaborate together but then your friend unfortunately passes away before you can finish it. Someone then comes by, steals your work and puts it on display for the entire world to see without your consent and even profits from it.
I hope Deftones do polish up the songs and release an EP at the least, and share the profits with Chi's family.
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 10:45 PMSometimes these types of leaks actually end up pushing the band to release things commercially, so don't lose all hope. Case in point, radiohead sold the full mini disc demos on bandcamp after someone leaked it.
Thank you. Does it only contain the first sheet, or I can't seem to find how to switch?
I don't understand why it keeps getting posted if you know they don't want it up.
The band is raking in MILLIONS and MILLIONS these last few years after the tik tok brigade and the beer and the clothing line and the festival etc. I doubt they need charity over a few 18 year old demos leaking lmao
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:29 PMI don't understand why it keeps getting posted if you know they don't want it up.
Beyoncé didn't want that one photo on the internet either. You know the end of the story.
Quote from: 47F on Jun 24, 2026, 11:37 AMQuote from: FYIHYD on Jun 24, 2026, 09:25 AMSomeone knows something about the trempest version with daron malakian track vocals that is this guy talking?
https://www.reddit.com/r/numetal/comments/1uclrez/information_on_the_deftones_eros_leak/
Wtf? this guy's saying there's a full version of Crest floating around?
Fuck Crest, what about Daron though?
It's not about charity, it's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it. What sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMit's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it
It is out, period. Nothing they can do about it, like it or not.
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMWhat sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
Am I a bad guy for appreciating a pretty damn good job they did on it despite the circumstances? Should I also stop listening to SNW because Chino thinks it's a shitty album?
Chino intended to release SNW. He did not intend for Eros to get out, and that's very obvious.
Quote from: Spruance on Jun 24, 2026, 06:44 PMThe band is raking in MILLIONS and MILLIONS these last few years after the tik tok brigade and the beer and the clothing line and the festival etc. I doubt they need charity over a few 18 year old demos leaking lmao
ted t
Quote from: Spruance on Jun 24, 2026, 06:44 PMThe band is raking in MILLIONS and MILLIONS these last few years after the tik tok brigade and the beer and the clothing line and the festival etc. I doubt they need charity over a few 18 year old demos leaking lmao
You posted the same thing in Reddit. Donating to a charity and sending money to the band are two completely different fucking things.
Quote from: sober_sane on Jun 24, 2026, 07:03 PMQuote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMit's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it
It is out, period. Nothing they can do about it, like it or not.
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMWhat sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
Am I a bad guy for appreciating a pretty damn good job they did on it despite the circumstances? Should I also stop listening to SNW because Chino thinks it's a shitty album?
Dude I don't understand why you are attempting to make this so controversial? No one is twisting your arm to donate it was an amazing idea for those of us that have been following for decades and were disrupted by the news of his death not just the album. Its only natural we are going to feel a little bit of a slight to our moral compass due to the circumstances surrounding
If you dont want to donate then dont but the way you are going about stating your opinion is going to cause some problems and rub ALOT of people here the wrong way.
So no. You dont have to donate, but what you can do is take that extremely insensitive energy elsewhere my guy.
Otherwise, be prepared for the backlash. No one here will feel sorry or take your side when it comes
Unless this is rage bait... either way
No.
Quote from: RxQueenChaos on Jun 24, 2026, 07:59 PMDude I don't understand why you are attempting to make this so controversial? No one is twisting your arm to donate it was an amazing idea for those of us that have been following for decades and were disrupted by the news of his death not just the album. Its only natural we are going to feel a little bit of a slight to our moral compass due to the circumstances surrounding
If you dont want to donate then dont but the way you are going about stating your opinion is going to cause some problems and rub ALOT of people here the wrong way.
So no. You dont have to donate, but what you can do is take that extremely insensitive energy elsewhere my guy.
Otherwise, be prepared for the backlash. No one here will feel sorry or take your side when it comes
Unless this is rage bait... either way
No.
Not sure if you're replying to me or the other guy. I was just stating the obvious about how the internet works. Never said donating was a bad idea.
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMIt's not about charity, it's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it. What sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
chino doesn't want the material out, and i respect that given the circumstances. however, i wouldn't say that's true of every (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNlVQLkqOg&t=766s) member (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wmxtvuDvrs&t=1257s).
i haven't and will likely never listen to eros. i think it's a damn shame how it made it to the internet and i got a bad vibe from that guy the second i noticed him on here.
if the forum decides on a charity to donate to in cheng's name, i'd happily donate. like B_S_79 said,
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 24, 2026, 07:29 PMDonating to a charity and sending money to the band are two completely different fucking things.
It's got nothing to do with "how the internet works" The band doesn't want the album to get out. If you have it, listen to it, I don't care, but it's weird that people keep posting links to the leak, or about the leak IN THIS THREAD when it is clear the band doesn't want that. FFS it's the first post in this thread. This isn't private music leaking early, this is a personal record that has some of the last work of a dear friend who tragically passed. Goodness gracious.
Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 24, 2026, 09:19 PMQuote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMIt's not about charity, it's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it. What sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
chino doesn't want the material out, and i respect that given the circumstances. however, i wouldn't say that's true of every (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNlVQLkqOg&t=766s) member (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wmxtvuDvrs&t=1257s). i haven't and will likely never listen to eros. i think it's a damn shame how it made it to the internet and i got a bad vibe from that guy the second i noticed him on here.
I get what you are saying, but even in those interviews Abe says it needs a lot of work before it would be released
officially. Clearly that work has not happened.
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 09:24 PMor about the leak
Aren't we allowed even to talk about it? Why does this thread even exist then?
I meant specifically the spreadsheet that has popped up a few times, including on a website. Talk about it if you want, I don't care.
Quote from: sober_sane on Jun 24, 2026, 09:46 PMQuote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 09:24 PMor about the leak
Aren't we allowed even to talk about it? Why does this thread even exist then?
It's like this everywhere right now. Album finally leaks and instead of discussing the material everyone is trying to deduce how it leaked or arguing the ethics of listening vs not listening.
SL drama. Who'd have thought.
It's true though. Around the time I joined the board I don't think most people would have cared and would have just listened to it.
Well the drama accounts are brand new ones so..
Quote from: Vesanic on Jun 24, 2026, 10:39 PMSL drama. Who'd have thought.
It's true though. Around the time I joined the board I don't think most people would have cared and would have just listened to it.
100%. It hasn't changed since I joined.
My thoughts on the music are that it could have been an incredible work for them, had the accident not happened. The songs have amazing potential and you can see them branching out to new ideas in the collection of songs yet still having the last really dark, sinister screams from Chino (and overall musically). Melanie I knew would be a banger when I first heard it live. Trempest could have been a beast of a song, I knew that when I heard the guitar riff in the Eros clips (clip 3 I believe), and my god is Diamond a fucking JAM. Those three songs would have been massive fan favorites. Destiny and Smile would have likely been singles imho.
[edit: I meant to include Briana as a track that would've made a single]
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ-9sYKpT19/?igsh=Nm5yem1oM3UwZ3Rs
Steftone don't sound like he gives a flying fuck.
Deathblow+Xerces=Brenda
The leak happened, can't change it. These songs are now forever a part of deftones lore whether official or not, might as well listen to them now rather than later.
That said, and I know the thread said its not allowed, but here is the original cut of Trempest that was posted back in the day. There's an additional 30 second bridge on this version that's missing from the leak. Haven't seen it posted in years so figure its about time it gets shared again.
Not this time bebo.
Also, I had a feeling from the old studio footage that Steph was playing in Self-Titled Tuning, adding a low Eb for the 8 string.
Meaning he tuned up to standard tuning for Diamond Eyes.
Interesting choice, I wonder why he did that and didn't keep Eros tuning. That low Eb is brutal on Trempest.
Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 24, 2026, 09:19 PMQuote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMIt's not about charity, it's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it. What sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
chino doesn't want the material out, and i respect that given the circumstances. however, i wouldn't say that's true of every (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNlVQLkqOg&t=766s) member (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wmxtvuDvrs&t=1257s). i haven't and will likely never listen to eros. i think it's a damn shame how it made it to the internet and i got a bad vibe from that guy the second i noticed him on here.
if the forum decides on a charity to donate to in cheng's name, i'd happily donate. like B_S_79 said,
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 24, 2026, 07:29 PMDonating to a charity and sending money to the band are two completely different fucking things.
The Reddit group didn't take kindly to my suggestion. I donated to UC Davis Children's Hospital in the name of the band and Chi.. the same charity the band ran a charity drive for back during Ohms. "Adopt a Dot" from the Ohms album cover.
Got accused of virtue signaling and was told to do my research before donating and I was an idiot for choosing the children's hospital.
TLDR fuck Reddit. lol. Sticking to SL from here on out.
Sounds like reddit.
Ofc that place would not be receptive I imagine the House of (F)Lies server would be no different. I loathe that place more than Reddit! Yet everyone is quick to virtue signal while accusing you of the same. Hypocrisy oozes there. Here you are offering a very noble compromise for middle ground on the morality side. Such a damn shame man. Its cool. Plenty of people here will throw down whether they listen to Eros or not just 'cause its the thing to do to rectify considering our hands are tied in this situation 'irregardless!' XD I prefer this place too I wish I would have came sooner
One Love! RIP Chi <3 :(
PS I hope you do not mind I have officially nicknamed you BS :D
who is Luke in Brianna?
(https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/af/54/1e/af541e4219fbb72202ec5dc0a69df0c3.jpg)
Quote from: Troa on Jun 24, 2026, 11:39 PMApparently, the original lossless wav files from the album leaked.
Briana is actually dated January 11th, 2009 instead of September 29th, 2008.
Instrumental and acapella for Trempest also leaked.
Looks like the tracker is down.. tried to PM you but your box is full.. any info on these files?
Quote from: KnifePrty@tn on Jun 25, 2026, 06:38 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 25, 2026, 05:57 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 24, 2026, 11:39 PMApparently, the original lossless wav files from the album leaked.
Briana is actually dated January 11th, 2009 instead of September 29th, 2008.
Instrumental and acapella for Trempest also leaked.
Looks like the tracker is down.. tried to PM you but your box is full.. any info on these files?
Oh, he made an entirely new thread for the tracker, czech it out! :) https://www.sharinglungs.com/index.php?topic=22170.0
That Acapella Trempest is amazing
Brianna it is soooooo gooooood lossless! However, I do agree with others that have said Diamond would have been an amazing closer and I am heavily considering changing the track order to reflect it
"Kiss your bride just in case you have to go" <3
Quote from: mandalay on Jun 25, 2026, 05:18 AM(https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/af/54/1e/af541e4219fbb72202ec5dc0a69df0c3.jpg)
Yesssss!!!! I am surprised this was not circulating yet
Quote from: Vesanic on Jun 25, 2026, 12:31 AMNot this time bebo.
Oh my I did indeed fall for that XD
Thanks! The url wasn't working for a while, but I'm good now.
Quote from: Troa on Jun 24, 2026, 11:39 PMApparently, the original lossless wav files from the album leaked.
Briana is actually dated January 11th, 2009 instead of September 29th, 2008.
Instrumental and acapella for Trempest also leaked.
Just wanted to say thanks again, but your box is full, so I'll say it here.
The url is working now. Just saw your pm with the info... really interesting stuff. I'm guessing Crest will show up at some point soon.
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 24, 2026, 11:57 PMhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ-9sYKpT19/?igsh=Nm5yem1oM3UwZ3Rs
Steftone don't sound like he gives a flying fuck.
Lol what's this dude talking about with the songs being on YouTube for a while? All I know was Smile and the instrumental for Brianna
Honestly, to me? The album was basically ready for release, despite what any of the guys have said in the past; the only song that actually sounded unfinished was Candy (due to the minor guitar presence), and even then, it's still good as is. If this debacle ends up inspiring the guys to officially release it at some point, it wouldn't take much to shine it up even further.
Quote from: 47F on Jun 25, 2026, 07:44 AMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 24, 2026, 11:57 PMhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ-9sYKpT19/?igsh=Nm5yem1oM3UwZ3Rs
Steftone don't sound like he gives a flying fuck.
Lol what's this dude talking about with the songs being on YouTube for a while? All I know was Smile and the instrumental for Brianna
Yeah it doesn't sound like he's been clued in to what has actually come out and is misremembering or blurring it together with other leaks, though to be fair they are sessions from 20 years ago that he possibly hasnt looked at since then, if I were in his position I probably wouldn't even remember any details about the songs or how many there were.
That's coming from a person who's not been obsessing with this stuff for almost 20 years. They're musicians, they always have some demos cooking. Of course he forgets.
As for Chino's wife's answer, I'm not so sure. She did not elaborate on things. The fact some shady person was trying to sell the material sure is unfuckingbelievable. Are they against the fans listening to it? They didn't say it. After almost 40 years in the business they gotta be prepared that a recording of him singing in the shower might end up on the internet and the fans will still think it's a banger.
Quote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 10:41 PMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 07:22 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 23, 2026, 02:48 PMQuote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 03:13 AMKinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
my theory is that he was also under this move, like that time with Smile
This is most certainly not from the band
Nah, I never thought it was from Chino or the band. This would be a stupid way to share that material with fans. Maybe someone that works with the band in some capacity, or more likely someone who works for WB. Just sucks it happened around his birthday.
We've heard from his wife now, you can bet the band is fucking pissed. I'm just very bummed about it tbh. I mean, I've been wanting to hear this material for 18 years... that's fucking crazy. Now, they're definitely never going to revisit the album, but I didn't think they would anyways, so as a fan I couldn't help myself. My girlfriend and I listened to it last night. Very bittersweet, just wanted to hear Chi again. I am very sorry to the band this happened, I personally won't feel right to contribute to it spreading on the internet but I won't judge anyone else for doing so. It is what it is.
Actually same here. I still didnt listen to it. Its getting difficult.
Somebody pass that shit please.
I wrestled with whether or not to listen to the tracks. Mainly just out of respect for Chi. But then I decided, you know what, I'll listen to one track at random just to get the "flavor" of it.
That was a mistake, as the randomly selected song was Candy.
Holy shit.
Needless to say, I've listened to the entire album about 5 times now. Sure, it could be recency bias, but pretty sure Melanie and Candy, and are top tier Deftones tracks. I'd argue to say Candy is better than anything on Gore or Ohms.
Also...is everyone else assuming the end of Electra eventually morphed/evolved into the ending to Royal?
If anyone is feeling generous, I wouldn't mind a link to hear this stuff. Longtime member here I would actually love a link. ;) Thank you in advance.
Quote from: ghostofemilydickinson on Jun 25, 2026, 02:51 PMAlso...is everyone else assuming the end of Electra eventually morphed/evolved into the ending to Royal?
I'm getting more influence from Beware vibes from it, instead of an evolution into Royal. That's just me though.
I don't really think any riffs here directly moved to future albums-- like had been claimed before the leak. However, certain creative choices started here, like Steph playing upper register solo-type melodies and more lumbering, simple riffs.
To me, the only things they put on future material would be taking the R out of Trempest and using the word Diamond.
After the third listen I kinda get Rocket Skates vibes off Electra's chorus.
By the way, what's that talk at the end of Margot? Like, was it intended or someone literally talked during the recording lol.
this album is a weird multidimensional fever dream, it's so bizarre this wasn't a part of my life fifteen years ago cause cause it would've felt right at home. sucks for the lads it got pushed out like this and can't even imagine what it feels like to basically have someone rip out pages from your musical diary (and sell it at that) but god damn man it's good shit
18 years in the making, and we finally hear it. very unexpected. it sounds about exactlty how Chino described it. 80% music done, 50% vocals done. you can tell some of these vocals are just melody fillers, rough ideas. but the album is far far closer to complete than the old bob ezrin demos, with really really rough vocals on only a few tracks. every track here has vocals, and somewhat mixed sounding. i've only heard it once. about to listen to it again in a little while. this is wild that it leaked, and the tracks all have vocals
was there also a b-side from ohms released? cause i could never find it
(gore b-side?)
Agree it's some good shit.
I see how band says it needs work but damn is it some classic Deftones. Most of the tracks could be worked out a little, mixed, mastered and I'd be happy. I think it's Chino who was most unhappy with how it was in it's present state.
And I respect others' opinions and all but everyone talking about how great Candy is, Why
Why
wHy
Whyyyy
::)
Quote from: Far away on Jun 25, 2026, 01:30 PMActually same here. I still didnt listen to it. Its getting difficult.
That's some self restraint right there, gawd damn.
So have you listened to it yet?
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 09:27 PMQuote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 24, 2026, 09:19 PMQuote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMIt's not about charity, it's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it. What sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
chino doesn't want the material out, and i respect that given the circumstances. however, i wouldn't say that's true of every (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNlVQLkqOg&t=766s) member (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wmxtvuDvrs&t=1257s). i haven't and will likely never listen to eros. i think it's a damn shame how it made it to the internet and i got a bad vibe from that guy the second i noticed him on here.
I get what you are saying, but even in those interviews Abe says it needs a lot of work before it would be released officially. Clearly that work has not happened.
oh, i agree that the album was leaked in an unfinished state. i'm just saying that of the band members who didn't want eros to come out, chino was the most vocal of them. like i said, it's a damn shame it got leaked like this and i'm not listening to it.
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 25, 2026, 02:22 AMQuote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 24, 2026, 09:19 PMQuote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 06:59 PMIt's not about charity, it's about doing the right thing. They clearly do not want this material out and everyone knows it. What sort of a fan would spit in the face of that, especially knowing the circumstances around the album?
chino doesn't want the material out, and i respect that given the circumstances. however, i wouldn't say that's true of every (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNlVQLkqOg&t=766s) member (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wmxtvuDvrs&t=1257s). i haven't and will likely never listen to eros. i think it's a damn shame how it made it to the internet and i got a bad vibe from that guy the second i noticed him on here.
if the forum decides on a charity to donate to in cheng's name, i'd happily donate. like B_S_79 said,
Quote from: B_S_79 on Jun 24, 2026, 07:29 PMDonating to a charity and sending money to the band are two completely different fucking things.
The Reddit group didn't take kindly to my suggestion. I donated to UC Davis Children's Hospital in the name of the band and Chi.. the same charity the band ran a charity drive for back during Ohms. "Adopt a Dot" from the Ohms album cover.
Got accused of virtue signaling and was told to do my research before donating and I was an idiot for choosing the children's hospital.
TLDR fuck Reddit. lol. Sticking to SL from here on out.
yeah, the subreddit is...unfortunately very reddity. reddit used to be a semi-helpful place for asking questions but over time it just got very nasty. i felt like i could never predict when someone would go at me for something i didn't even anticipate would be contentious to say or do.
i mostly lurk and observe just about everywhere when it comes to the band because sometimes i find info i haven't seen or heard elsewhere (usually magazine scans lol), but on reddit and tiktok specifically it can be a real cesspit sometimes. on here and on tumblr is where i tend to find the most informed/mature fans. i actually found out about the leak through people posting about it on the deftones tag on tumblr! from there i knew this would be the place to see if it was true lol
Haven't listened either apart from a couple of clips someone shared with me :shrug:
The songs on Eros are a reminder of how magical and unique the Deftones were. Deftones 2.0 (DE and after) are a weird, nearly unrecognizable shadow of their former selves. I can't think of a single song on DE or after that sounds like the band I grew up on. Eros captures that magic and is a beautiful reminder. Despite my harsh words for Deftones 2.0, it is remarkable that DE sprung from the band within a year or two following Eros. I think part of this change is due to age, the Cheng incident's effect on them, the addition of Sergio, and something cosmic beyond our comprehension. Despite not caring for the Deftones 2.0 sound, which all I can say is disturbingly straight-forward, uninteresting, and sometimes contrived, I can't deny it's what they needed to continue and to reach a commercial high that they are currently enjoying and deserved for so long. I just wish it had come sooner.
I now get the bittersweet sentiment that many of you mentioned about hearing EROS. Lusting after that album for 18 years Ish became part of me that is now gone and I don't really know how to feel about it except bittersweet is the right word for sure. But holy shit there are some jams on it like Diamond and Trempest and MELANIE and Electra..... for me. It is very bottom half heavy as far as what I liked about it after a few listens. This is insane. I knew it would happen eventually, but I always thought it was going to be them themselves that gave it to us. I think it's a criminal act to not release a song like Trempest
This is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
Quote from: Draken on Jun 25, 2026, 06:37 PMMost of the tracks could be worked out a little, mixed, mastered and I'd be happy. I think it's Chino who was most unhappy with how it was in it's present state.
i've seen posts from two different people on here about working on mixing/mastering the tracks. i know one of them was deftones-argentina and the posts were on the original eros thread (maybe in the early pages of this thread too?) after news of the leak hit the forum. now that lossless wav files have been discovered it'll probably be even easier to do so! main problem then will be making it accessible since chances are the label will still strike anything eros-related for the time being.
After many listens its incredible, I love how raw some of it sounds, I felt really conflicted listening to it at first with the circumstances, but there are some real gems on that album, Diamond in particular, I cant get that song out of my head.
Its a real insight into where the band were at the time and direction they were heading into with this, I never thought it would ever see the light of day
Quote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 25, 2026, 08:38 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
Those two clips are Trempest
What a wild week guys! Well, I definitely have mixed feelings about all this, but I'm really glad we got to finally hear it because I'm not sure if we ever would have.
It's such a shame that Chi was in his accident. Hearing this music just makes me think of where they could've taken this record if they had more time to complete it and all of the beautiful music that we've missed out on without the original lineup.
Not saying that, I am not totally appreciative for the last 20 years because I absolutely am. But it's just hard not to wonder....
Abe's playing on this is absolutely beautiful. The end of Diamond absolutely Soars and Candy is beautiful.
It definitely sounds like a more experimental album. There's some really cool ideas on this and it could've been a killer record.
RIP Chi ❤️
@buddyboy I tried to message you but it looks like your inbox is full.
Quote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 25, 2026, 08:38 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
It was a .....da dadda da da da da repeating
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 09:07 PMQuote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 25, 2026, 08:38 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
It was a .....da dadda da da da da repeating
Yes, the second one and it does not appear on the record and as simple as it is, I just always loved it
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 25, 2026, 08:55 PMQuote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 25, 2026, 08:38 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
I hear it now. So weird. I just had that small part in my head for almost 20 years and then I hear the whole thing and can't hear it and then I post about it! Lmao
Frank always shines in the demos. I wish they would leave him alone more often especially back then. Or maybe it would do these last five albums a little bit better also. I will always think that the first six (including Eros) records versus the last five records are two different bands. They lost that spark after Chi imo. Eros is that last bit of greatness (a certain thing) for myself. Chino really reminded me of just that with his recordings on this one. So raw. I understand the work that they have to do to polish him up in these later years, but what a treat it is to hear him like that on that record. The best and last great screams are there! And I love the punk attitude on a couple of those tracks and the trip hop on Trempest is ridiculous in a really great way.
Quote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 10:45 PMQuote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 10:41 PMQuote from: 47F on Jun 23, 2026, 07:22 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 23, 2026, 02:48 PMQuote from: Draken on Jun 23, 2026, 03:13 AMKinda odd this happened two days after Chino's birthday. I really want to hear what the band has to say about it.
my theory is that he was also under this move, like that time with Smile
This is most certainly not from the band
Nah, I never thought it was from Chino or the band. This would be a stupid way to share that material with fans. Maybe someone that works with the band in some capacity, or more likely someone who works for WB. Just sucks it happened around his birthday.
We've heard from his wife now, you can bet the band is fucking pissed. I'm just very bummed about it tbh. I mean, I've been wanting to hear this material for 18 years... that's fucking crazy. Now, they're definitely never going to revisit the album, but I didn't think they would anyways, so as a fan I couldn't help myself. My girlfriend and I listened to it last night. Very bittersweet, just wanted to hear Chi again. I am very sorry to the band this happened, I personally won't feel right to contribute to it spreading on the internet but I won't judge anyone else for doing so. It is what it is.
Sometimes these types of leaks actually end up pushing the band to release things commercially, so don't lose all hope. Case in point, radiohead sold the full mini disc demos on bandcamp after someone leaked it.
ALso SOAD did the same with "Steal this album..."
So, the fact that the songs seems to be already registered or copyrighted could hint that this would happen sooner or later
Melanie is amazing; I love the rage and general energy. Sable and Diamond easily have the most captivating guitars on the album, and Margot and Briana are compelling lower-key numbers. Really, it's just easier to say that I love basically every song except for Trempest and Brenda; they do absolutely nothing for me.
For my own personal tastes, this is among the top of their work... and I can say that with a clear mind as a relatively newer fan (I've been listening to them for two years, so I won't blow smoke in that regard) who wasn't around in the lead up or aftermath of the recording of it. I've known of what happened and hoped this would eventually see the light of day, and for what it is, it's excellent work.
This really does deserve an official release, and I'd love to have it in my collection.
Quote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 25, 2026, 08:38 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
That second clip was always my favorite of the Eros teasers. It just felt so mean.
Quote from: E-Money on Jun 25, 2026, 09:05 PMWhat a wild week guys! Well, I definitely have mixed feelings about all this, but I'm really glad we got to finally hear it because I'm not sure if we ever would have.
It's such a shame that Chi was in his accident. Hearing this music just makes me think of where they could've taken this record if they had more time to complete it and all of the beautiful music that we've missed out on without the original lineup.
Not saying that, I am not totally appreciative for the last 20 years because I absolutely am. But it's just hard not to wonder....
Abe's playing on this is absolutely beautiful. The end of Diamond absolutely Soars and Candy is beautiful.
It definitely sounds like a more experimental album. There's some really cool ideas on this and it could've been a killer record.
RIP Chi ❤️
E-Dawg!!! <3
Quote from: Vesanic on Jun 25, 2026, 09:07 PM@buddyboy I tried to message you but it looks like your inbox is full.
Hey V! How you been? Just deleted a few :)
They definitely had lightning in a bottle those years. I really think as the years went on Chino decided to keep it shelved because of the lore around it. It obviously wasn't about money. Imagine you're in a band and you have a record your whole fan base and even your new fan base learns about and everybody wants it and you have control of it and it keeps your band with more mystique. And it keeps people on their toes like myself always looking for news about it and consuming any little thing mentioned about it. And then it's gone and not on your call. Fuck this is hard. This is really hard. But I'm glad I get to listen to this shit before I'm gone. I swear this is up there with the good days in my life. It's somewhere in there. It kind of makes me think two more really good things are about to happen if you know you know.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
the synth that frank plays in one of those clips (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6vtD81rcMI&t=27s) reminds me a lot of the outro of pittura infamante (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my-rCTvo604&t=234s)/intro to xenon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9yTxik-F4). not the same rhythm but the sound of the synth itself
I do know for certain that Chino did not want anybody to hear Margot. 🤣That is noises and sounds to make the landscaping for a melody. I'm sure everybody hears that because I can't make out any words really other than the name Margot a few times I think. Could just be my brain interpreting that sound with the title. But yeah, there's a few things on this unfinished record I'm sure he's not proud of that everybody's hearing. And yes, Melanie is fucking amazing. That's one of my jams right there of all jams. Anyone else have the thought that we will probably never know the lyrics to any of this? The ones that are done with solid lyrics, we will still have to interpret is my thinking.
Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 25, 2026, 09:47 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
the synth that frank plays in one of those clips (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6vtD81rcMI&t=27s) reminds me a lot of the outro of pittura infamante (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my-rCTvo604&t=234s)/intro to xenon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9yTxik-F4). not the same rhythm but the sound of the synth itself
I know what you're talking about. The one in the clip was otherworldly sounding like if you just stepped out of a spacecraft and felt or seen life around you.😬 seemed like an awesome theme or backdrop in someway for that record, even without hearing any of it, but it seemed to go with all the other stuff we heard back then.
Wow. It feels so strange. I've got mixed feelings. It's like going back in time, to a distant world. I'm a bit lost for words.
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Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 10:03 PMI do know for certain that Chino did not want anybody to hear Margot. 🤣That is noises and sounds to make the landscaping for a melody. I'm sure everybody hears that because I can't make out any words really other than the name Margot a few times I think. Could just be my brain interpreting that sound with the title. But yeah, there's a few things on this unfinished record I'm sure he's not proud of that everybody's hearing. And yes, Melanie is fucking amazing. That's one of my jams right there of all jams. Anyone else have the thought that we will probably never know the lyrics to any of this? The ones that are done with solid lyrics, we will still have to interpret is my thinking.
i saw there's a thread where people are already trying to transcribe lyrics for the songs. if transcriptions ever get more solidified, i'm eager to see how things tie into the lyrics on the other albums since i've been working on a lyric motif tracing project for deftones' music for quite some time now. i have a version i did of just private music tracks (and of course i used that as a skeleton of sorts for the complete discography tracing), but there are motifs that show up in multiple albums outside of private music that i still need to format into the larger project.
i combed through potential lyrics for every track someone posted in one of the eros threads and i was already seeing a
lot of connections there...👀
Guys relax I'm back
Quote from: lollolololol on Jun 26, 2026, 12:03 AMdallas session: https://imgur.gg/f/kfhqjyO
Whoa.. where the hell is this all coming from?
Quote from: lollolololol on Jun 26, 2026, 12:03 AMdallas session: https://imgur.gg/f/kfhqjyO
800 mb of just dallas... how and where did you manage to get this
New stuff keeps coming through... still holding out hope for Crest
Quote from: Troa on Jun 26, 2026, 03:49 AMA Snippet of Briana session leaked
Seems just to be demo files
briana with no chorus
01 Track 01 R & L
The previous two vocal tracks that we know of
Also looks like Dallas instrumental right channel only is new, right?
Quote from: Troa on Jun 26, 2026, 03:49 AMA Snippet of Briana session leaked
Seems just to be demo files
briana with no chorus
01 Track 01 R & L
The previous two vocal tracks that we know of
Tried to pm u but ur inbox is full
Quote from: Troa on Jun 26, 2026, 05:52 AMQuote from: 47F on Jun 26, 2026, 05:03 AMQuote from: Troa on Jun 26, 2026, 03:49 AMA Snippet of Briana session leaked
Seems just to be demo files
briana with no chorus
01 Track 01 R & L
The previous two vocal tracks that we know of
Also looks like Dallas instrumental right channel only is new, right?
Oh, that makes sense now. I was wondering what L and R stood for.
The left channel is new
Sick! Now there's a full stereo image lol
I haven't yet gotten to look at the Dallas files, but I've poked around the Destiny folder a little bit and theres a ton of raw vocal tracks in it as well as a Melodyne folder, which is pitch correction software (it does pitch analysis too, you can do some cool stuff with it). I could tell from the first listen to the album that there is autotune/pitch correction all over it, Dallas in particular it sounds pretty constant, and Electra they're just having wild fun with it.
I wonder what the plan was going to be for that, if they over-tuned everything just for the demos in a proof of concept, experimenting kind of way before Chino got his final takes down, or if they were aiming to go that hard on it in the final release.
Tracker post is dead and Troa is deleted?
11 pages...
Can someone sum up whats gone down here? Random Session files and stems got leaked? or just some of the other demos? :(
Quote from: Drop-Dead on Jun 22, 2026, 11:12 PMQuote from: nr4k on Jun 22, 2026, 11:07 PMDoes "official release plans" imply that they are planning on officially releasing Eros?
I never expected back in 2000 to see 'Nightboat' get released on an official album.
true
Quote from: Moana91 on Jun 22, 2026, 11:49 PMDoes anyone else feel overwhelmed with the amount of information we received in just one day?
This is gonna sound stupid, but I would have prefered for a single, tidy folder to have been dropped with just one batch of songs and that's it lol.
Now there are multiple versions of incomplete songs, people doing their own "remasters", etc.
I feel a bit dizzy...
That sheet with all the demos was insanity.
Just the normal creative process, unfinished. So you know the rest of the phrase about 'staring into the abyss'..
Has anybody done a decent remaster yet? There was one on Reddit that a few people were raving about, but it sounds like ass lol.
That mofo who they stole the leak from allegedly had a shit ton of private Deftones files. Wouldn't it be hilarious if stems/multitracks from all studio albums got leaked next?
Also, the 1:25-minute Crest leak kick ass harder than 90% of private music lol
I remember an interview where Terry Date said he may go back and touch up the Eros tracks, in case the band ever wanted to revisit it.
I wonder what became of that and how it compares to the leak
It was Vega!!!!🤣🤔
Jk
Quote from: Formant on Jun 26, 2026, 06:15 PMI remember an interview where Terry Date said he may go back and touch up the Eros tracks, in case the band ever wanted to revisit it.
I wonder what became of that and how it compares to the leak
Plot twist: Terry Date went rogue and leaked it himself
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 26, 2026, 01:59 PMTracker post is dead and Troa is deleted?
Looks like it... wow
Yep he got banned.
In before we all dissipate until the next deftones record cycle (or leak),
I wanted to say I appreciate all of us gathering here every time sometimes significant in the deftones world happen;
As a kid I spent a lot of time here talking to you guys, having a laugh & discovering music among other things. Even tough I'm a grown man now and only enter a few times a year, I love having Sharing Lungs & DW as a constant in our lives. Much love to you all.
Quote from: kurtone on Jun 26, 2026, 06:59 PMQuote from: Formant on Jun 26, 2026, 06:15 PMI remember an interview where Terry Date said he may go back and touch up the Eros tracks, in case the band ever wanted to revisit it.
I wonder what became of that and how it compares to the leak
Plot twist: Terry Date went rogue and leaked it himself
A hidden kabal of Eros leakers, a mass conspiracy.
Chi's bass playing is so much a better fit than anyone else. He's so present here. Destiny especially. The guitar work sounds excellent finished or not. Melanie top notch song for me. Always was , but now.................😬
I recreated the cover (using the old font and without the sacred hearts)
(https://i.imgur.gg/jQgYZTt-folder.jpg)
They banned the guy who was uploading everything lmao even after Stef said that its cool everything leaked
Pause for a moment, do yall realize how the hell you are actually Raping the fuck out of your ability to hear the branded material that was never supposed to be exposed???? Do you back read and see the defamation you're are doing to this band, let alone a dead band member.?
LET CHI REST IN PEACE WITH EROS ON THE SHELF UNHEARD.
JUST My personal opinion. I refuse to listen without the bands actual official consent.!
@niteridet instagram
Quote from: niteridet_ on Jun 26, 2026, 10:47 PMPause for a moment, do yall realize how the hell you are actually Raping the fuck out of your ability to hear the branded material that was never supposed to be exposed???? Do you back read and see the defamation you're are doing to this band, let alone a dead band member.?
LET CHI REST IN PEACE WITH EROS ON THE SHELF UNHEARD.
JUST My personal opinion. I refuse to listen without the bands actual official consent.!
@niteridet instagram
"raping" the band? LMAOOOOOOOOOO
These are 18 year old demos that leaked. Big fucking deal. Leaks happen all the time. Any fan or band member having a hissy fit over this is just embarrassing themselves standing on their soapbox and preaching their holy moral ground. If a bunch of Smiths demos leaked, Chino would be the first one downloading them.
Chino has dangled Eros like a carrot in front of the fans for 17 years. Every interview Chino went from "it will get released one day" to "maybe we will" to "heres a song from the album to wet your appetite" then after everyone got all excited it became "nah don't think so, it is never coming out. oh well tough shit"
So it got leaked. Bands far more successful (Radiohead) have dealt with leaks and survived. The Deftones will survive. They don't need your charity or sad posts about what a violation it is. I'd say it is more disrespectful to Chi to take his final recordings and lock them in a vault then to let the world hear them
And Stef already said hes cool with the leak so theres your permission
Quote from: niteridet_ on Jun 26, 2026, 10:47 PMPause for a moment, do yall realize how the hell you are actually Raping the fuck out of your ability to hear the branded material that was never supposed to be exposed???? Do you back read and see the defamation you're are doing to this band, let alone a dead band member.?
LET CHI REST IN PEACE WITH EROS ON THE SHELF UNHEARD.
JUST My personal opinion. I refuse to listen without the bands actual official consent.!
@niteridet instagram
That's cool, you do you. I wish it never was leaked. I am however going to hear it and listen to it and enjoy it if it's there to listen to and it is. It's weird that I just read your comment. I'm taking a walk right now in the neighborhood and was just thinking how much money went into the production of this record and all the time they spent away from family doing this and never got anything for it. So I get it. But there's no need to come on here and tell people that you will never listen to it. It's not gonna change anybody else. I do get it though. I like so many others have been waiting for this thing since the inception. And I just don't have the self-control to not listen. It's one of the biggest things I've ever had to look forward to in my life outside of life-changing things like childbirth and my wedding and all that other stuff like graduation. I guess what I really mean it is the biggest album anticipation from this band ever. Especially Long timers that went through all those dangling of the carrot days with Chino. But there's no way I couldn't. It's pretty awesome by the way.
Favorite moment is the second half of diamond. Would you call that a Solo? I would consider that a guitar solo and it's rare... cool song. Maybe not but quite possibly Chino's guitar Solo. Melanie, and trempist r instant faves. I did not expect at all to hear Mike Shinoda from LP on Destiny
* i meant BRIANNA* sorry for the confusion. There is an unrecognizable voice in the chorus way higher than C-Note's
I feel like some material on this record could have been a Team Sleep song:
Margot, Candy, and Diamond especially stand out.
It would've been interesting for Deftones to start incorporating more overt dream-pop elements.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 03:18 AMFavorite moment is the second half of diamond. Would you call that a Solo? I would consider that a guitar solo and it's rare... cool song. Maybe not but quite possibly Chino's guitar Solo. Melanie, and trempist r instant faves. I did not expect at all to hear Mike Shinoda from LP on Destiny
I'm thinking that's Steph, similar to Briana where it's a semi-solo. Idk what to call it either.
He would later do the same type of thing on Beauty School and What Happened to You
Quote from: ZEFmule on Jun 26, 2026, 10:40 PMI recreated the cover (using the old font and without the sacred hearts)
(https://i.imgur.gg/jQgYZTt-folder.jpg)
recreating would be actually doing something worthwhile instead of just shoving something in an ai upscaler and put the sharpening slider all the way to the right
Even tho this album never belonged to us & the way we got it was wrong, i do believe the way it came out maybe was doing the album justice in the long run. Knowing velvet hammer & how their creative team loves to defile their art, i really dont wanna see a bunch of ai visualizers for eros, this album is a time capsule & needs to stay that way, it was perfect as it was. It doesnt need to be touched by 2026 & all its shit. Just my opinion tho :o
Quote from: hellasensitive on Jun 27, 2026, 06:11 AMEven tho this album never belonged to us & the way we got it was wrong, i do believe the way it came out maybe was doing the album justice in the long run. Knowing velvet hammer & how their creative team loves to defile their art, i really dont wanna see a bunch of ai visualizers for eros, this album is a time capsule & needs to stay that way, it was perfect as it was. It doesnt need to be touched by 2026 & all its shit. Just my opinion tho :o
Yup. And as far as a time capsule goes, oh my God was the world different than here in the United States. We were going through a major major recession, and I remember struggling myself during that year all the way till 2012-ish. Even though I graduated tech school in 2008 times was tough for the next four or five years. I had a lot of time to spend on the computer watching them make this thing sort of and anticipating it. Our economy was total shit. Thanks to the president during that time partially but anyways definitely a time capsule that needs to be left alone unless the band wants to do something, but I just don't see it
Quote from: Penicks on Jun 27, 2026, 04:22 AMQuote from: ZEFmule on Jun 26, 2026, 10:40 PMI recreated the cover (using the old font and without the sacred hearts)
(https://i.imgur.gg/jQgYZTt-folder.jpg)
recreating would be actually doing something worthwhile instead of just shoving something in an ai upscaler and put the sharpening slider all the way to the right
My brother in christ, don't offend me please.
(https://i.imgur.gg/RvcC8Pg-scrst.png)
THIS LOOKS SHOPPED / I CAN TELL FROM SOME OF THE PIXELS AND FROM SEEING QUITE A FEW SHOPS IN MY TIME
Quote from: niteridet_ on Jun 26, 2026, 10:47 PMPause for a moment, do yall realize how the hell you are actually Raping the fuck out of your ability to hear the branded material that was never supposed to be exposed???? Do you back read and see the defamation you're are doing to this band, let alone a dead band member.?
LET CHI REST IN PEACE WITH EROS ON THE SHELF UNHEARD.
JUST My personal opinion. I refuse to listen without the bands actual official consent.!
@niteridet instagram
how is anything said here defamation? if you're referring to people joking about vega's revenge or terry being the leaker, that's...a joke. it's something you laugh at, don't take seriously, and forget in a few minutes max. i've mostly heard positive feedback on the album with most people agreeing it has some bangers, some people enjoying most or even all of the album, and a few people wanting to hear it mixed/mastered so it sounds more complete and solid.
i'm not listening to the record either for the time being, but i'm not going to police other people if they do listen to it. there's no point in getting upset about it...like a few people have said now, steftone doesn't seem to give a fuck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2RuD8ckuGM&t=5361s) and cool breeze always acknowledged that fans have wanted to hear eros and kept the question of if the album would ever see the light of day open (https://www.overdrive.ie/deftones-exclusive-interview/#:~:text=We%20know%20that%20there%20is%20interest%20in%20the%20album%20from%20the%20die%2Dhard%E2%80%99s%20but%20I%E2%80%99m%20sure%20we%20will%20do%20the%20right%20thing%20at%20the%20right%20time%20with%20it.). it looks like it really was only chino who had scruples about eros coming out, and he's allowed to have them considering The Circumstances just as people are allowed to listen to music they have access to.
Quote from: ZEFmule on Jun 27, 2026, 08:40 AMQuote from: Penicks on Jun 27, 2026, 04:22 AMQuote from: ZEFmule on Jun 26, 2026, 10:40 PMI recreated the cover (using the old font and without the sacred hearts)
(https://i.imgur.gg/jQgYZTt-folder.jpg)
recreating would be actually doing something worthwhile instead of just shoving something in an ai upscaler and put the sharpening slider all the way to the right
My brother in christ, don't offend me please.
It's cool ZEFmule, no matter how it was made. Thanks for sharing that. I might upload something I did around the time we were waiting, which is crazy to go back in time like that. I remember that image now.
Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 25, 2026, 08:41 PMQuote from: Draken on Jun 25, 2026, 06:37 PMMost of the tracks could be worked out a little, mixed, mastered and I'd be happy. I think it's Chino who was most unhappy with how it was in it's present state.
i've seen posts from two different people on here about working on mixing/mastering the tracks. i know one of them was deftones-argentina and the posts were on the original eros thread (maybe in the early pages of this thread too?) after news of the leak hit the forum. now that lossless wav files have been discovered it'll probably be even easier to do so! main problem then will be making it accessible since chances are the label will still strike anything eros-related for the time being.
Yeah that shit is top secret security clearance majestic now that they discovered it leaked. Everything would be DMCA'd, but I admittedly would listen to it because I can't resist any new Deftones music. I've listened to every leak except for the album that came out on my birthday.
I think they should allow the stems for their music [edit: meaning officially released, not Eros demos] to be available to fans, like Team Sleep did with "Ever", so fans can remix them. NIN did that too.
and to the person who wrote about "raping" the Eros material, come on... it's not that serious. We all hold the utmost respect for Chi, I couldn't live with myself if I missed my one and only shot at listening to that man's last musical contribution. I could die before Deftones finally decide it's time, or decide it's never going to see the light of day. Which was more likely.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it...
Quote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
I'm finishing a personal remaster; I remember a few days ago some guitars from one of the eros song leaking that we hadn't in the original master (I think it was a right channel leak or something? brenda? briana?)
If anybody has it and feels like contributing, don't hesitate to DM me-
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my take on an album cover for eros, i saw this one art frank maddocks made for snw that they didn't end up going with and realized how much itd fit eros with slight modifications just for the sole fact that the album consists of songs with stripper names as (working) titles lol
no leddit tier posts allowed, this is your final warning
this also includes people feeling the urge to post their merch, their spotify playlists, their discovery of lovers, their love for anything post snow (eros not included)
Quote from: iiimagica on Jun 27, 2026, 03:51 PMmy take on an album cover for eros, i saw this one art frank maddocks made for snw that they didn't end up going with and realized how much itd fit eros with slight modifications just for the sole fact that the album consists of songs with stripper names as (working) titles lol
Secksy
It does look SNW inspired, and yes it fits with the stripper names ;D
and their shitty covers
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
Wait, it's Shaun singing.. not Kurt? Which thread is the confirmation?
Did I miss something in the thread... when did all that happen?
Guess I'll post my shitty art in the Art section then, lol.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 03:18 AMFavorite moment is the second half of diamond. Would you call that a Solo? I would consider that a guitar solo and it's rare... cool song. Maybe not but quite possibly Chino's guitar Solo. Melanie, and trempist r instant faves. I did not expect at all to hear Mike Shinoda from LP on Destiny
yea i think the lead guitar parts can be considered solos for sure, on "diamond" and "briana". they're just as solo'y as the one in phantom bride. (well, Briana more so than diamond)
also from older stuff there's "answers", the beginning of "hearts/wires", chino version of phantom bride, and "goon squad" sorta has one. rare but it sometimes happens
Quote from: Draken on Jun 27, 2026, 03:37 PMQuote from: ZEFmule on Jun 27, 2026, 08:40 AMQuote from: Penicks on Jun 27, 2026, 04:22 AMQuote from: ZEFmule on Jun 26, 2026, 10:40 PMI recreated the cover (using the old font and without the sacred hearts)
I love that album cover from their site from those days. I think it works perfectly. I like the flower with the morning dew on it and the sunlight creeping in that somebody made also. I'm not down with the new Deftones font going with it. I like the old classic Deftones font the original.
(https://i.imgur.gg/jQgYZTt-folder.jpg)
recreating would be actually doing something worthwhile instead of just shoving something in an ai upscaler and put the sharpening slider all the way to the right
My brother in christ, don't offend me please.
It's cool ZEFmule, no matter how it was made. Thanks for sharing that. I might upload something I did around the time we were waiting, which is crazy to go back in time like that. I remember that image now.
Chi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
Quote from: Hidalgo on Jun 27, 2026, 07:52 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 03:18 AMFavorite moment is the second half of diamond. Would you call that a Solo? I would consider that a guitar solo and it's rare... cool song. Maybe not but quite possibly Chino's guitar Solo. Melanie, and trempist r instant faves. I did not expect at all to hear Mike Shinoda from LP on Destiny
yea i think the lead guitar parts can be considered solos for sure, on "diamond" and "briana". they're just as solo'y as the one in phantom bride.
also from older stuff there's "answers", the beginning of "hearts/wires", and "goon squad" sorta has one. rare but it sometimes happens
Agreed, i just meant its super rare with this band but its all in what we consider a guitar solo i think. Diamond is gorgeous and yet simple sounding. That synth underneath is THE SAUCE
Eros has that dark sound that i personally think they grew out of after these sessions. It was my greatest hope in this record. Did not disappoint
Am i wrong abt MShinoda being on Destiny? Not really familiar with LP
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 PMChi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
I mean, I met him and his mom and nothing about my interaction would suggest that. There is no way to know, and you don't need to try and publicly justify yourself. It's out and that's that.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 PMChi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
it is really great to hear this stuff, and in such a far more complete form than i figured it would be in. also, i'm having a very hard time hearing any bass/Chi. i dunno if i need to play it on proper speakers, and not just a laptop. what songs is the bass most obvious?
and the ohms b-side, rain, is great too
Quote from: Penicks on Jun 27, 2026, 06:06 PMthis also includes people feeling the urge to post their merch, their spotify playlists, their discovery of lovers, their love for anything post snow (eros not included)
But what's your top 5 deftones songs
You can't use any st songs
Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 27, 2026, 09:07 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 PMChi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
I mean, I met him and his mom and nothing about my interaction would suggest that. There is no way to know, and you don't need to try and publicly justify yourself. It's out and that's that.
Like I said, it was just my thought. Based on my interaction and just the way he was an interviews and such I don't think he would be against it. I'm not trying to publicly justify myself. I was actually trying to give a little insight from my own opinion to others that are afraid to listen to it. It's all good. We all have Different opinions and interactions with the same people. Chi Has always come off to me as the guy that would give you the shirt off of his back and wouldn't guard this and have it thrown in the toilet. The guy loved making people Laugh and be happy and have a good time. The rest of the band has stated that much
Quote from: Hidalgo on Jun 27, 2026, 09:47 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 PMChi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
it is really great to hear this stuff, and in such a far more complete form than i figured it would be in. also, i'm having a very hard time hearing any bass/Chi. i dunno if i need to play it on proper speakers, and not just a laptop. what songs is the bass most obvious?
and the ohms b-side, rain, is great too
I mean, the first two tracks I can really hear his fingers on the bass. Maybe they are incomplete because honestly, I think probably every track on here is still in demo form without mastering except for Melanie maybe. That's just my ears and I am not a musician.
Melanie sounds complete to me and I am very happy with it. But there is stuff missing in a bunch of random parts of this version. And I don't hear bass in a lot of it the more I listen to it ...you know whenever we get these new albums and at first listen you have a hard on and think it's the greatest thing ever and then it changes and morphs The more listens you give it and the more time goes by?The last five albums for me, especially did that. I don't hear much bass if any in Sable and it seems to be lacking in a couple others, but this thing is not finished. Chino doesn't even make sense to me sometimes in a couple tracks no complaints. It's an unfinished record and that's the way I wanted it
Yeah, I dig that song that was taken out of ohms, Rain. More parts than others I really like. Upon just a couple listens it doesn't sound very cohesive to me, but like I say this shit always changes overtime imo
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 11:35 PMYeah, I dig that song that was taken out of ohms, Rain. More parts than others I really like. Upon just a couple listens it doesn't sound very cohesive to me, but like I say this shit always changes overtime imo
well now i'm a bit confused...i thought the ohms track that got leaked was named sensations? is this the same track or did a different track leak?
Same track
Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 28, 2026, 01:13 AMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 11:35 PMYeah, I dig that song that was taken out of ohms, Rain. More parts than others I really like. Upon just a couple listens it doesn't sound very cohesive to me, but like I say this shit always changes overtime imo
well now i'm a bit confused...i thought the ohms track that got leaked was named sensations? is this the same track or did a different track leak?
same track, it was titled sensations(rain)
Quote from: 47F on Jun 27, 2026, 06:59 PMQuote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
Wait, it's Shaun singing.. not Kurt? Which thread is the confirmation?
Kurt Travis did confirm he was on Eros in this interview, unless he's full of shit.
around 23:00
Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 28, 2026, 01:13 AMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 11:35 PMYeah, I dig that song that was taken out of ohms, Rain. More parts than others I really like. Upon just a couple listens it doesn't sound very cohesive to me, but like I say this shit always changes overtime imo
well now i'm a bit confused...i thought the ohms track that got leaked was named sensations? is this the same track or did a different track leak?
I believe it is the same song called sensations with rain in parentheses or vice versa. At least that's how I remember seeing it...did you like it?
Quote from: Penicks on Jun 27, 2026, 09:30 AMTHIS LOOKS SHOPPED / I CAN TELL FROM SOME OF THE PIXELS AND FROM SEEING QUITE A FEW SHOPS IN MY TIME
What did you think of the unfinished record though after all this time?
Line by line, or (lie by lie) you gotta look like your life is a prize......................Aaaaaggghhh? Does somebody want to open a lyric thread? I'm asking so I don't get pistol whipped because I don't really care to start a thread or be a so-called leader in this group. But it would be fun. I just don't know if it's the time yet it's not my call.
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
As a long time DGD fan, that is 100% Kurt Travis' voice. Check out the isolated vocal track and compare.
Chino sure likes diamonds above anything else besides waves and space and worshiped women.
Quote from: fortesque on Jun 28, 2026, 04:21 AMQuote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
As a long time DGD fan, that is 100% Kurt Travis' voice. Check out the isolated vocal track and compare.
Dang. What did the spreadsheet say? Just as a reference is all I mean. I think that's the one I just previously asked if it was Mike Shinoda? And I wasn't sure because I am not familiar with either singer I was never a LINKIN PARK fan.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 28, 2026, 05:16 AMQuote from: fortesque on Jun 28, 2026, 04:21 AMQuote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
As a long time DGD fan, that is 100% Kurt Travis' voice. Check out the isolated vocal track and compare.
Dang. What did the spreadsheet say? Just as a reference is all I mean. I think that's the one I just previously asked if it was Mike Shinoda? And I wasn't sure because I am not familiar with either singer I was never a LINKIN PARK fan.
Spreadsheet says of Briana "Track 11 on a leaked Eros album copy. This song was incorrectly dubbed "Dallas" by fans because of a YouTube video with that title being posted of the instrumental by the channel JG Productions in 2015. Based on fan investigation, the vocalist on the second part of the chorus is "Kurt Travis" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DayeLldPRg&t=1447s). The original file name briana9.29.08 was edited, however that date is the actual date of recording."
Quote from: Hidalgo on Jun 27, 2026, 09:47 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 PMChi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
it is really great to hear this stuff, and in such a far more complete form than i figured it would be in. also, i'm having a very hard time hearing any bass/Chi. i dunno if i need to play it on proper speakers, and not just a laptop. what songs is the bass most obvious?
and the ohms b-side, rain, is great too
It would be quite easy for me to do a Chi Enhanced version of Eros, in fact i'd been wanting to do it. Does it sound good to you guys?
Quote from: fortesque on Jun 28, 2026, 04:21 AMQuote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
As a long time DGD fan, that is 100% Kurt Travis' voice. Check out the isolated vocal track and compare.
Here you have defsecrets's word on it (who has ties with the deftones themselves)
https://www.sharinglungs.com/index.php?topic=16435.msg872786;topicseen#msg872786
I also love Kurt's vocals and know he did some freestyle over the record, I just think his contributions didn't end up in the master file we have (much like mike Shinoda's harmonies on destiny)
BTW in case you didn't hear of Kurt's other band royal coda, go check it out! it's my favourite proyect of his
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 28, 2026, 01:53 PMQuote from: fortesque on Jun 28, 2026, 04:21 AMQuote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
As a long time DGD fan, that is 100% Kurt Travis' voice. Check out the isolated vocal track and compare.
Here you have defsecrets's word on it (who has ties with the deftones themselves)
https://www.sharinglungs.com/index.php?topic=16435.msg872786;topicseen#msg872786
I also love Kurt's vocals and know he did some freestyle over the record, I just think his contributions didn't end up in the master file we have (much like mike Shinoda's harmonies on destiny)
BTW in case you didn't hear of Kurt's other band royal coda, go check it out! it's my favourite proyect of his
I did see that comment, but it's hard to tell what post they are actually replying to. I personally have zero doubt that it is Kurt Travis on Briana.
And yes, love Royal Coda :) Gold Necklace is pretty good too
Quote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 25, 2026, 08:38 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 26, 2026, 08:51 PMIn before we all dissipate until the next deftones record cycle (or leak),
I wanted to say I appreciate all of us gathering here every time sometimes significant in the deftones world happen;
As a kid I spent a lot of time here talking to you guys, having a laugh & discovering music among other things. Even tough I'm a grown man now and only enter a few times a year, I love having Sharing Lungs & DW as a constant in our lives. Much love to you all.
I havent listen to it yet. Im still kinda running on Private Music's fumes, but Im sure eventually I am going to. Curiosity will prevail, as per usual when it comes to Deftones. Tbf, I find a little odd it took this long for it to leak.
I still log in here from time to time, just not as regularly. And I usually dont post, most of the time. After the old deftones kid crew and all that dimmed down I got busy with life, etc. Nowdays, I read something new about them and I end up in here to confirm or deny it and see who is still around. Love to see old friends still posting, after more than 20 years (in some cases, lmao. We old).
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 27, 2026, 05:08 PMQuote from: sharinglungs on Jun 23, 2026, 12:17 AMQuote from: kitesvera on Jun 22, 2026, 11:56 PMIt appears the second vocalist on Brianna is Kurt Travis former vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance. He's on the song caviar which has a feature from Chino. Apparently Kurt himself confirmed its him.
Is there a way to find this confirmation?
It's Shaun Lopez, defsecrets lowkey confirmed it on the other thread. Plus, Chino Recorded Eros's vocal at shaun's studio (or at least, smile, as chino himself said)
Also. huge fan of Shaun's band revolution smile, and yeah that's totally him.
Who is defsecrets and why should we believe them without question. They've made 3 posts on this forum.
It sounds 100% Kurt Travis, without being a DGD fan I could tell initially there was some emo influence on that chorus.
Good day, sharinglungs. In the spirit of cliche, I'll just get the whole "long-time lurker" bit out of the way. I've never been a regular member here, but I've wandered in and out of this forum since the days of Eros' original promo cycle, before Chi's accident.
After giving the Eros leak a listen earlier this week, I figured it could use a proper remixing and mastering. I see that others are pursuing similar endeavors, but I just wrapped up my own remixing project this weekend, and due to the "no leak" policy, I'm happy to share via PM with those who may be interested.
This was a fun project for me, and it represents just one amateur's attempt to turn Eros into a proper listening experience. The leaked demos aren't really presented as "an album", so in pursuit of making Eros more listenable, I made some editorial choices beyond remixing/mastering that could be considered controversial. I want to be up front about that. "Diamond" strikes me as the album's natural closer, so I moved "Brianna" to a different spot in the tracklist. It's now sequenced between "Dallas" and "Margot", which feels like the right spot to me. Since we'll never know precisely what the band would have submitted as the final album sequence for mastering, I feel comfortable with this choice in the context of a fan remixing/mastering project.
Elsewhere, I cut "Margot" a bit short to eliminate some of the hot mic studio chatter that appears at the song's close; I assume those were inadvertent captures. And I also removed the buzzing intro to "Brenda" entirely. I'm not sure what the band's design was within that opening 50 seconds, or if they had further plans for "Brenda" that never materialized, but it struck me as a strange creative choice within the leak mix. It stalls out the album just as it's meant to get going. Now the transition from "Destiny" > "Brenda" feels smoother and punchier. I also cut the drumstick count-in at the start of "Trempest", because it felt more natural to move directly from the end of "Electra" to the opening chords of "Trempest". In all, I shaved 1:09 off the total runtime, and smoothed the transitions between each of the songs.
Once again, these edits were made in pursuit of making the Eros demos feel like a more natural listening experience. You may take issue with the little bits of creative license I've applied, and that's fine; you still have the original demo leak at your disposal. I did this for me, and figured I'd share with the sharinglungs community, since this is where the "real ones" are (and I cannot stand Reddit). Ultimately, I'm happy with how my remix and master turned out. It's certainly not quite like hitting "play" on a professionally mixed and mastered Deftones album, but it also comes across a lot more cleanly as a listening experience if you were going to play it between, say, Saturday Night Wrist and Diamond Eyes.
If you're interested in Eros [caliban's mix], feel free to drop me a PM.
Quote from: Draken on Jun 28, 2026, 06:50 PMIt sounds 100% Kurt Travis, without being a DGD fan I could tell initially there was some emo influence on that chorus.
Yeah doesn't really sound like Shaun to me
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 28, 2026, 01:43 PMQuote from: Hidalgo on Jun 27, 2026, 09:47 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 PMChi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
it is really great to hear this stuff, and in such a far more complete form than i figured it would be in. also, i'm having a very hard time hearing any bass/Chi. i dunno if i need to play it on proper speakers, and not just a laptop. what songs is the bass most obvious?
and the ohms b-side, rain, is great too
It would be quite easy for me to do a Chi Enhanced version of Eros, in fact i'd been wanting to do it. Does it sound good to you guys?
I certainly don't have a problem with it and who cares if someone does. They don't need to listen to it.
I wouldn't mind hearing it seamlessly like I would listening to a record straight through. I first got it in MP3 form and didn't bother with any other way because I figured somebody would make something better..
What a weird song diamond is. I'm talking about the beginning and pretty much the first half. It sounds so different from anything they've ever recorded, to me, even though I'm speculating this song wasn't done or official obviously. Like I said before, the second half of it is probably so far my favorite part of this unreleased famous record. But the beginning is so weird. I like to think it was just ideas. There are a few tracks that I cannot for the life of me tell what he is singing most of the time and I expected that material being unfinished. Diamonds really went a lot further than we thought as a theme. Like a scrapped song from Ohms, Rain.... "Diamonds raining on you." 10 years prior, diamond eyes had the same line. Just the words were different. And then you have the song that I'm speaking of. Never thought of Chino as a diamond guy.🥴 "Diamonds rain across the sky".....
Just something I recognized
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 28, 2026, 02:55 AMQuote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 28, 2026, 01:13 AMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 11:35 PMYeah, I dig that song that was taken out of ohms, Rain. More parts than others I really like. Upon just a couple listens it doesn't sound very cohesive to me, but like I say this shit always changes overtime imo
well now i'm a bit confused...i thought the ohms track that got leaked was named sensations? is this the same track or did a different track leak?
I believe it is the same song called sensations with rain in parentheses or vice versa. At least that's how I remember seeing it...did you like it?
i was able to find the eros files but not this one yet, so i don't know :-[
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 28, 2026, 05:03 AMChino sure likes diamonds above anything else besides waves and space and worshiped women.
you may be interested in the leitmotif document once i finish it...i'm about to put on my focusing music and try to chip away at it a bit since i've mainly been editing down clips for my archives. i've seen someone transcribe every eros track's lyrics and a lot of stuff jumped out at me.
Eros = Missing link
I listened to Melanie bc we had a live version laying around for a long ass time... I remember thinking back then it was a banger. Even tho this version is unfinished... yup, still a fucking banger.
Quote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 25, 2026, 08:38 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
Many many old names have come back. Penicks, Pixelsblur, Far Away, etc. - many from the earliest 2004 days.
Regarding the "evil" riff, if we're thinking of the same clip, then that would be Trempest.
Edit: referring to this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hywI1emDHk
Edit 2: you're prob referring to this clip, i agree it does not appear to be in the leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rn_OT-Jh4Y
That other Clip (Clip 4) seems to be just another variation of Trempest
Quote from: Gaz on Jun 25, 2026, 08:54 PMIts a real insight into where the band were at the time and direction they were heading into with this, I never thought it would ever see the light of day
Same here.
I've woke up the last past days with any of thesongs running thorugh my head.
Also I am feeling this is the missing link we've waiting to hear, to see how they've evolved their sound between SNW and DE. Also, some ideas I'm sure could have evolved into different new songs, not that this tune morphed into that one, but some ideas, some riffs.
Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 25, 2026, 09:47 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 25, 2026, 07:58 PMThis is probably the biggest thing to ever happen on this forum. There's still a few names lurking around this place that I remember from those 2007 2008 days when they were dropping those I think weekly clips in the studio making this record. That one evil sounding jam that Chi and Steph were working on, I wish made this record. Also was really hoping to hear what Frank's work on that clip where he's playing that really weird synth electronic sound turned out to be, but it didn't make the cut. Would've been a sweet intro. But of course they've done 1 million things We've never heard that would b great to hear and see...Just like anything else. I'm surprised that a few of those older members haven't reacted to this yet to be honest. Who's the guy who had the little thumbnail picture of a stick man pissing in a dirty toilet? He was a dick but hilarious !!! I'm glad I got to hear it, but I do get that it sucks in a way, but art is made to share. It wasn't shared correctly. But it was shared, and we are all enjoying it don't lie.
the synth that frank plays in one of those clips (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6vtD81rcMI&t=27s) reminds me a lot of the outro of pittura infamante (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my-rCTvo604&t=234s)/intro to xenon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9yTxik-F4). not the same rhythm but the sound of the synth itself
Totally fits with what I am pointing, some ideas might have evolved on new songs for the upcoming albums
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jun 26, 2026, 08:51 PMIn before we all dissipate until the next deftones record cycle (or leak),
I wanted to say I appreciate all of us gathering here every time sometimes significant in the deftones world happen;
As a kid I spent a lot of time here talking to you guys, having a laugh & discovering music among other things. Even tough I'm a grown man now and only enter a few times a year, I love having Sharing Lungs & DW as a constant in our lives. Much love to you all.
I love how you never changed your profile pic again ;D
Good to see that there are still many known ppl here, and there will be while Deftones lasts.
Couldn't join before, around the PM cycle, because I couldn't login/recover my account, but finally here I am to see what else was happening around the leak.
I got it shared via WhatsApp, and sound is pretty decent but, since it's just mp3, I'd love to see if there is any remaster in the works.
And of course, if Deftones ever decides to release it as I expected to happen sometime in the future, I'll be glad to get a copy, just as I just got my 5 variants between CD/vinly/tape from PM.
Quote from: defTHE1s on Jun 29, 2026, 05:59 PMI love how you never changed your profile pic again ;D
speaking of, @far away, wasn't your pfp foghorn leghorn back in the day?
Who is listening to these demos more than Private Music?
So far, I am warming up to the demos and like the Bob Ezrin ones, who knows what final songs were going to end up without any demos recorded?
Electra stands out
Quote from: Far away on Jun 29, 2026, 03:28 PMI listened to Melanie bc we had a live version laying around for a long ass time... I remember thinking back then it was a banger. Even tho this version is unfinished... yup, still a fucking banger.
So dope. I put it up there in my top 10.... It's classic elite Deftones material. that one could sit on adrenaline or around the fur and fit
Quote from: snw9 on Jun 29, 2026, 08:28 PMWho is listening to these demos more than Private Music?
So far, I am warming up to the demos and like the Bob Ezrin ones, who knows what final songs were going to end up without any demos recorded?
Electra stands out
Electra is great just the way it is. If that's what you mean... this version sounds perfect on a good sound system. If you've got a nice clear crisp loud sound system in your vehicle. It is the best way to hear it I have found.
I listened to it once on My Daughter's beats headphones and it wasn't anything compared to my Harman Kardon speakers in the truck. I like the punk influences I hear on this album as in Electra. So ATF. Abe's drums punch right through it just perfectly and I think his drums were recorded just right on this record. I have also found that at least six for sure but maybe eight songs on here we're already ready to be mastered. I think there are 6 to 8 complete songs here that there was no reason to tamper with ...so I can't remember how far along they claimed to be, but I think they said the music was pretty much finished and the vocals were halfway. I think they were right about the music part but I think Chino was more than 50% done if there's six or eight complete songs in my opinion. Anyone else have a take on that? Obviously, we don't know their thoughts and what songs they might scrap or manipulate later. What do you think about that comparison of what they said to what you hear?
I have a very interesting question over in the bullshit thread. It's got nothing to do w Eros, just wanted to get some attention on it because it's something I'd really like to know and maybe others would like to know. Thanks🙂
It's cool to hear Chino's vocals on top of certain riffs. Some parts of Electra and Trempest would fit right in to KNY, but he had a totally different approach to them here-- more experimental and wild, especially Electra. As if he hadn't found the winning formula to match Steph's 8 string yet.
He also brought some Team Sleep into this. Margot is a type of song they'd never make post-DE, imo, and it reminds me a lot of Blvd. Nights.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 29, 2026, 11:29 PMWhat do you think about that comparison of what they said to what you hear?
I think it's just a case of my ears getting used to it. Now, certain parts like the feedback intro to Briana (which gives me the vibe it was a placeholder for something else) or the hot mic at the end of Margot are part of the experience.
I wonder how much Frank would've added with interludes, transitions and whatnot for the hypothetical final product, though.
"Nocturne" from youtube just posted an Eros video a cpl hrs ago. I haven't watched it yet, but the guy does pretty good work.
In the video, he shows Chino quoted as we seen back in the day as saying six songs were finished. I nailed it. I thought six were finished, but maybe eight because the other two I wasn't completely sure about bc something was missing.
Do you think Cindy and Asia were scrapped for other strippers?😆 maybe there's a tiny chance there's a couple other songs or ideas recorded out there? Probably not. Those two strippers were probably renamed.
Are all the other versions of "Brenda" and "Destiny" etc alternate vocal takes?
Holy shit! Unless I'm in the tallgrass here on this information because I don't visit here as much as I used to, wat h NOCTURNE'S video on YouTube. It was released today. He's got some messages going back-and-forth between buyers and sellers on this and it gets nasty also. It's the first I've seen it. I've been hearing about it, but he posted it in the video. This shit is wild. I'm still watching by the way.
It looks like the original buyer and seller going back-and-forth and the buyer gets a stern warning. People I've never heard of
Quote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 29, 2026, 08:11 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 29, 2026, 05:59 PMI love how you never changed your profile pic again ;D
speaking of, @far away, wasn't your pfp foghorn leghorn back in the day?
I honestly have no idea, lol. Maybe... ? Knowing myself, it could be true. :D
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 29, 2026, 11:22 PMQuote from: Far away on Jun 29, 2026, 03:28 PMI listened to Melanie bc we had a live version laying around for a long ass time... I remember thinking back then it was a banger. Even tho this version is unfinished... yup, still a fucking banger.
So dope. I put it up there in my top 10.... It's classic elite Deftones material. that one could sit on adrenaline or around the fur and fit
Its not even bc its heavy, I like their heavy shit, its just so visceral. Also, loved the outro.
Quote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 29, 2026, 08:11 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 29, 2026, 05:59 PMI love how you never changed your profile pic again ;D
speaking of, @far away, wasn't your pfp foghorn leghorn back in the day?
It just came to me while I was reading, it was Buzz Buzzard, lmfao. I dont remember if I just google for a pfp back in the day or if it was one of the pictures in the database to pick from... holy shit. ;D
Quote from: Far away on Jun 30, 2026, 12:14 PMQuote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 29, 2026, 08:11 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 29, 2026, 05:59 PMI love how you never changed your profile pic again ;D
speaking of, @far away, wasn't your pfp foghorn leghorn back in the day?
It just came to me while I was reading, it was Buzz Buzzard, lmfao. I dont remember if I just google for a pfp back in the day or if it was one of the pictures in the database to pick from... holy shit. ;D
omfg that's it! just googled it and brought back a ton of memories <3
chino howling about how "there's nobody home" over and over is peak deftones. so many ways of interpreting that phrase. that's a not a line you write; it's something that comes out of you.
edit: to elaborate on how it could be interpreted:
- that panic as a kid when you get home from school/sports, only to find that your parents aren't home and you don't know why
- sad feeling when being on tour to come home and see your fam has kept themselves busy with other obligations
- a twist on "lights are on, but no one's home" - perhaps critiques that chino took to heart that were said about him during dark days
- just a cool phrase that is somewhat nostalgic, cryptic, moving, and open to interpretation
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 30, 2026, 01:17 AMHoly shit! Unless I'm in the tallgrass here on this information because I don't visit here as much as I used to, wat h NOCTURNE'S video on YouTube. It was released today. He's got some messages going back-and-forth between buyers and sellers on this and it gets nasty also. It's the first I've seen it. I've been hearing about it, but he posted it in the video. This shit is wild. I'm still watching by the way.
It looks like the original buyer and seller going back-and-forth and the buyer gets a stern warning. People I've never heard of
That video added nothing new. And it was hilariously edited.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 29, 2026, 11:22 PMQuote from: Far away on Jun 29, 2026, 03:28 PMI listened to Melanie bc we had a live version laying around for a long ass time... I remember thinking back then it was a banger. Even tho this version is unfinished... yup, still a fucking banger.
So dope. I put it up there in my top 10.... It's classic elite Deftones material. that one could sit on adrenaline or around the fur and fit
Its not even bc its heavy, I like their heavy shit, its just so visceral. Also, loved the outro.
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Quote from: Far away on Jun 30, 2026, 09:38 AMQuote from: buddyboy101 on Jun 29, 2026, 08:11 PMQuote from: defTHE1s on Jun 29, 2026, 05:59 PMI love how you never changed your profile pic again ;D
speaking of, @far away, wasn't your pfp foghorn leghorn back in the day?
I honestly have no idea, lol. Maybe... ? Knowing myself, it could be true. :D
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 29, 2026, 11:22 PMQuote from: Far away on Jun 29, 2026, 03:28 PMI listened to Melanie bc we had a live version laying around for a long ass time... I remember thinking back then it was a banger. Even tho this version is unfinished... yup, still a fucking banger.
So dope. I put it up there in my top 10.... It's classic elite Deftones material. that one could sit on adrenaline or around the fur and fit
Its not even bc its heavy, I like their heavy shit, its just so visceral. Also, loved the outro.
Visceral, yes! I like the way he sings "is it true". And that "scatting" style I loved and feel like he doesn't use like this anymore. The live versions that we heard I have always heard like a ringing sound coming from Frank during the last verse of the song I think but yeah, it was toward the end and it sounded great like it was naturally in the song. Maybe they just did it live because they do tend to change things live sometimes but it seems weird to do that with a song that hasn't been released yet. Did anybody else hear that? It's not on this Eros leaked version. I guess I'll go look at the date Melanie was recorded and look at the dates of those live debuts. But I'm guessing Melanie was recorded in January 2009 but was played in 08
Anybody have any ideas why the version of smile that Chino gave us sounds so much more compressed or why the Eros leaked version sounds better? Maybe there was multiple recordings or whatever but for them to not go back in there and work on anything I just wonder.
Quote from: mandalay on Jun 30, 2026, 04:52 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 30, 2026, 01:17 AMHoly shit! Unless I'm in the tallgrass here on this information because I don't visit here as much as I used to, wat h NOCTURNE'S video on YouTube. It was released today. He's got some messages going back-and-forth between buyers and sellers on this and it gets nasty also. It's the first I've seen it. I've been hearing about it, but he posted it in the video. This shit is wild. I'm still watching by the way.
It looks like the original buyer and seller going back-and-forth and the buyer gets a stern warning. People I've never heard of
That video added nothing new. And it was hilariously edited.
It was New for me. I wasn't here for it and I'm not on Reddit whatsoever. I check in here every once in a while and lurk and talk shit with everyone when there's a new record or something to talk about. I knew there was a bunch of drama going on with the seller and probably still is so I'm just trying to get in the loop. So what exactly was edited? Nocturne's video or that exchange ?
Quote from: DefFsho on Jul 01, 2026, 12:28 AMAnybody have any ideas why the version of smile that Chino gave us sounds so much more compressed or why the Eros leaked version sounds better? Maybe there was multiple recordings or whatever but for them to not go back in there and work on anything I just wonder.
My guess is he has likely made so many songs with so many different takes and different mixes throughout his 30+ year career that he just forgot about this version. The one he leaked was maybe the first one he found in his files, quick listen, "that works", upload.
Anyone experimenting with the track listing?
Biggest thing I've done is put Briana between Dallas and Margot (inspired by the Caliban mix sent earlier). I feel like everything flows great, even before doing that; but Diamond is the optimal closing track.
Imagining it like a vinyl record, Briana would close the a-side, with Margot beginning the b-side.
I've just done a Chi OverEnhanced mix version of the record, in case anybody feels like DM'ing me
It's not focused on being a great listening experience at all, but it overenhances and makes Chi's contributions quite obvious.
Quote from: Formant on Jul 01, 2026, 03:05 PMAnyone experimenting with the track listing?
Biggest thing I've done is put Briana between Dallas and Margot (inspired by the Caliban mix sent earlier). I feel like everything flows great, even before doing that; but Diamond is the optimal closing track.
Imagining it like a vinyl record, Briana would close the a-side, with Margot beginning the b-side.
I'm glad that little adjustment to the sequencing worked for you. I've played around with "Electra" in different spots, as well, but I just keep coming back to the original tracklist that leaked, only with "Brianna" between "Dallas" and "Margot."
NOTE: If I already sent you my remix/master, revisit and redownload the link you were initially sent by me. I updated the .zip to a v2 designation.
In v2, I made a few changes to restore some dynamics to Chino's vocals across a few tracks, as well as a few other small mixing adjustments (Frank and Abe in "Candy", for example). But the big change was in the mastering. My original remix was mastered to approx. -12 LUFS, which is roughly where the original demos were sitting. That created a fairly dynamic listening experience, because loudness wasn't the goal. But I heard back from a few of you that you thought the listening experience was too quiet on my mix, so I mastered v2 to approx. -9 LUFS, which is somewhere around what you'd experience from 'Saturday Night Wrist' or 'Diamond Eyes'. It squashes some of the dynamism of the original mastering job, but it definitely is a better, more consistent listen next to other Deftones albums. I also updated the album art, inspired by the "Ohms" music video.
Quote from: caliban on Jul 01, 2026, 05:55 PMQuote from: Formant on Jul 01, 2026, 03:05 PMAnyone experimenting with the track listing?
Biggest thing I've done is put Briana between Dallas and Margot (inspired by the Caliban mix sent earlier). I feel like everything flows great, even before doing that; but Diamond is the optimal closing track.
Imagining it like a vinyl record, Briana would close the a-side, with Margot beginning the b-side.
I'm glad that little adjustment to the sequencing worked for you. I've played around with "Electra" in different spots, as well, but I just keep coming back to the original tracklist that leaked, only with "Brianna" between "Dallas" and "Margot."
NOTE: If I already sent you my remix/master, revisit and redownload the link you were initially sent by me. I updated the .zip to a v2 designation.
In v2, I made a few changes to restore some dynamics to Chino's vocals across a few tracks, as well as a few other small mixing adjustments (Frank and Abe in "Candy", for example). But the big change was in the mastering. My original remix was mastered to approx. -12 LUFS, which is roughly where the original demos were sitting. That created a fairly dynamic listening experience, because loudness wasn't the goal. But I heard back from a few of you that you thought the listening experience was too quiet on my mix, so I mastered v2 to approx. -9 LUFS, which is somewhere around what you'd experience from 'Saturday Night Wrist' or 'Diamond Eyes'. It squashes some of the dynamism of the original mastering job, but it definitely is a better, more consistent listen next to other Deftones albums. I also updated the album art, inspired by the "Ohms" music video.
I messaged you about it and you didn't respond, :/
Quote from: Baylock on Jul 01, 2026, 07:41 PMQuote from: caliban on Jul 01, 2026, 05:55 PMQuote from: Formant on Jul 01, 2026, 03:05 PMAnyone experimenting with the track listing?
Biggest thing I've done is put Briana between Dallas and Margot (inspired by the Caliban mix sent earlier). I feel like everything flows great, even before doing that; but Diamond is the optimal closing track.
Imagining it like a vinyl record, Briana would close the a-side, with Margot beginning the b-side.
I'm glad that little adjustment to the sequencing worked for you. I've played around with "Electra" in different spots, as well, but I just keep coming back to the original tracklist that leaked, only with "Brianna" between "Dallas" and "Margot."
NOTE: If I already sent you my remix/master, revisit and redownload the link you were initially sent by me. I updated the .zip to a v2 designation.
In v2, I made a few changes to restore some dynamics to Chino's vocals across a few tracks, as well as a few other small mixing adjustments (Frank and Abe in "Candy", for example). But the big change was in the mastering. My original remix was mastered to approx. -12 LUFS, which is roughly where the original demos were sitting. That created a fairly dynamic listening experience, because loudness wasn't the goal. But I heard back from a few of you that you thought the listening experience was too quiet on my mix, so I mastered v2 to approx. -9 LUFS, which is somewhere around what you'd experience from 'Saturday Night Wrist' or 'Diamond Eyes'. It squashes some of the dynamism of the original mastering job, but it definitely is a better, more consistent listen next to other Deftones albums. I also updated the album art, inspired by the "Ohms" music video.
I messaged you about it and you didn't respond, :/
My apologies, friend. I did receive quite a few requests, so I must have missed it! Anyway, I just PMed you.
Is there a discord for this site?
How can I get in
Sent you a pm
Got it thank you 👍🏽
For those who have been following my remix/remaster of Eros, I'm now on v3. You can redownload at the link I initially PMed you. Minor revisions to "Margot" and "Candy", but the major revision here is "Melanie". That track honestly gave me the most trouble throughout this restoration project. No matter what adjustments I made, I struggled with its "perceived loudness" considerably. It was never quite seated right in the overall album mix. So I essentially pared back all of my assumptions, started over, and rebuilt it from the ground up. Much happier with it now.
v3 also probably concludes my work on the project. I think it's turned out quite well. It's possible that I'll want to tinker with it more, but I must have tossed a good 40 hours of my life away on this since the initial Eros leak, and I should step away for a long while.
Quote from: caliban on Jul 03, 2026, 01:44 PMFor those who have been following my remix/remaster of Eros, I'm now on v3. You can redownload at the link I initially PMed you. Minor revisions to "Margot" and "Candy", but the major revision here is "Melanie". That track honestly gave me the most trouble throughout this restoration project. No matter what adjustments I made, I struggled with its "perceived loudness" considerably. It was never quite seated right in the overall album mix. So I essentially pared back all of my assumptions, started over, and rebuilt it from the ground up. Much happier with it now.
v3 also probably concludes my work on the project. I think it's turned out quite well. It's possible that I'll want to tinker with it more, but I must have tossed a good 40 hours of my life away on this since the initial Eros leak, and I should step away for a long while.
Thanks a lot! Nice
Destiny is a really good song. I just love Abe's drumming on this track and across this record. I think I already said they were recorded really well, but damn destiny is a solid solid Deftones track. It's a beautiful opener.
Also, so grateful to hear more material from them outside of the chugging era. Guitars are great. I love this album.
There will never be an album by this band that sounds anything even close to this as far as sonics and sound and choices. This is it. To me it's the holy Grail outside of what I already have.
I can't stop listening to Diamond from 2:30 onwards. It feels like it marks the end of something, like a farewell. Maybe it's just me letting my feelings for Chi get in the way.
I hate that the album leaked; I love the music.
Cheers
May I have a DM to the discord, please?
In the spirit of Deftones sometimes speeding their songs up live, I tried out Electra at 1.1x speed.
Felt like a nice addition of momentum for that track.
Such a good record, you can rearrange the songs however you want, but as somebody pointed out, diamond was definitely meant to be a closer most likely but Jesus, I just started incorporating smile and dallas to all the rest of it that I've already heard so many times and it was something that was going to be so amazing like most of us speculated. The guitar sound, the recording of the drums, the style in which Chino sings in, are a time capsule. I totally hear those early mid 2000s just after Saturday night wrist in this record and I am so thankful and grateful. I really still can't believe it happened.
Quote from: Formant on Jul 06, 2026, 01:24 AMIn the spirit of Deftones sometimes speeding their songs up live, I tried out Electra at 1.1x speed.
Felt like a nice addition of momentum for that track.
I feel like Im dumb for never even considering doing this. Gonna give it a go...
Quote from: Far away on Jul 06, 2026, 01:31 PMQuote from: Formant on Jul 06, 2026, 01:24 AMIn the spirit of Deftones sometimes speeding their songs up live, I tried out Electra at 1.1x speed.
Felt like a nice addition of momentum for that track.
I feel like Im dumb for never even considering doing this. Gonna give it a go...
I think that extra speed helps with the ending riff, too. Although I do like the original speed's Kyuss feel.
Trempest might work slowed down a tad (like it is in the studio clips), but its "chorus" section sounds off in the process.
Either way, there are definite seeds of KNY here: Electra --> Tempest, while Trempest is like a doomier, slower Poltergiest.
Quote from: AnotherVaper on Jul 06, 2026, 01:06 AMMay I have a DM to the discord, please?
I'll echo this and request a PM for a Discord invite. Thank you for the consideration.
Quote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 11:28 PMQuote from: Hidalgo on Jun 27, 2026, 09:47 PMQuote from: DefFsho on Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 PMChi Cheng is the perfect example of a fallen artist that i think would have wanted his fans to hear music that he made. anybody who knew what Chi was like to us in the public, you know he's the type of guy that's like "fuck it. What's the big deal? The fans want to hear it let them hear it." that's what I think Chi would want. Along with Frank, Stephen and Abe. I hope his family can benefit from this somehow in the near future.. we have EROS. ITS OVER WITH FINALLY😊🥰
it is really great to hear this stuff, and in such a far more complete form than i figured it would be in. also, i'm having a very hard time hearing any bass/Chi. i dunno if i need to play it on proper speakers, and not just a laptop. what songs is the bass most obvious?
and the ohms b-side, rain, is great too
I mean, the first two tracks I can really hear his fingers on the bass. Maybe they are incomplete because honestly, I think probably every track on here is still in demo form without mastering except for Melanie maybe. That's just my ears and I am not a musician.
Melanie sounds complete to me and I am very happy with it. But there is stuff missing in a bunch of random parts of this version. And I don't hear bass in a lot of it the more I listen to it ...you know whenever we get these new albums and at first listen you have a hard on and think it's the greatest thing ever and then it changes and morphs The more listens you give it and the more time goes by?The last five albums for me, especially did that. I don't hear much bass if any in Sable and it seems to be lacking in a couple others, but this thing is not finished. Chino doesn't even make sense to me sometimes in a couple tracks no complaints. It's an unfinished record and that's the way I wanted it
i just listened to it with headphones, and i can hear all the bass lines very cleary now. listening with just laptop weak speakers barely let me hear any. this is much better
Quote from: AnotherVaper on Jul 06, 2026, 01:06 AMMay I have a DM to the discord, please?
I too wouldn't mind that
Would somebody mind sending me an invite to the discord on this? I realize that's where the conversation is going on about the record. I would greatly 🙂appreciate it.
https://discord.gg/f5T355VBr
Seriously thannx
Just to be clear for everyone, I don't think the discord channel was officially created by the admin of this board. It was created by one of it's members and has several users here active. Someone correct if I'm wrong.
Quote from: Draken on Jul 16, 2026, 08:21 PMJust to be clear for everyone, I don't think the discord channel was officially created by the admin of this board. It was created by one of it's members and has several users here active. Someone correct if I'm wrong.
Yeah you're right, it was just made be some random diehard fan lol
Quote from: caliban on Jul 03, 2026, 01:44 PMFor those who have been following my remix/remaster of Eros, I'm now on v3. You can redownload at the link I initially PMed you. Minor revisions to "Margot" and "Candy", but the major revision here is "Melanie". That track honestly gave me the most trouble throughout this restoration project. No matter what adjustments I made, I struggled with its "perceived loudness" considerably. It was never quite seated right in the overall album mix. So I essentially pared back all of my assumptions, started over, and rebuilt it from the ground up. Much happier with it now.
v3 also probably concludes my work on the project. I think it's turned out quite well. It's possible that I'll want to tinker with it more, but I must have tossed a good 40 hours of my life away on this since the initial Eros leak, and I should step away for a long while.
It turns out, I couldn't stop messing with the dials. Made a bunch of changes to my mixes, and now I'm pushing a v4 of my remix project. Unfortunately, my previous link got DMCA'd, so if you're interested in a new link to v4, PM me. Adjustments to Brenda (piano up), Melanie (bass reinforced), Dallas (snare reinforced), Briana (kick and snare rebuilt -- creative choice here), and Trempest (crash cymbals tamed during hottest peaks).
Quote from: caliban on Jul 18, 2026, 08:30 PMQuote from: caliban on Jul 03, 2026, 01:44 PMFor those who have been following my remix/remaster of Eros, I'm now on v3. You can redownload at the link I initially PMed you. Minor revisions to "Margot" and "Candy", but the major revision here is "Melanie". That track honestly gave me the most trouble throughout this restoration project. No matter what adjustments I made, I struggled with its "perceived loudness" considerably. It was never quite seated right in the overall album mix. So I essentially pared back all of my assumptions, started over, and rebuilt it from the ground up. Much happier with it now.
v3 also probably concludes my work on the project. I think it's turned out quite well. It's possible that I'll want to tinker with it more, but I must have tossed a good 40 hours of my life away on this since the initial Eros leak, and I should step away for a long while.
It turns out, I couldn't stop messing with the dials. Made a bunch of changes to my mixes, and now I'm pushing a v4 of my remix project. Unfortunately, my previous link got DMCA'd, so if you're interested in a new link to v4, PM me. Adjustments to Brenda (piano up), Melanie (bass reinforced), Dallas (snare reinforced), Briana (kick and snare rebuilt -- creative choice here), and Trempest (crash cymbals tamed during hottest peaks).
sent you a pm