Quote from: Draken on Today at 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.

Quote from: DefFsho on Today at 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

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.

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

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.

Quote from: Troa on Today at 06:12 PM

Quote from: UNO - The Passenger on Today at 02:50 PMThanks again, it's great!
I don't see in the tracker the instrumental of Destiny, the two vocal takes of Briana and the instrumental and acapella for Trempest. (help?)

It's in the stems section on the top

Thank you legend! I'll wait for the 2 Brianna vocal takes links to be restored.

Haven't listened either apart from a couple of clips someone shared with me :shrug:

Quote from: Troa on Today at 06:34 PM

Quote from: tRiT57 on Today at 10:53 AMAwesome job, thank you ! Quick question: are the files on the Eros throwaways/demos section the original ones ? Because I'm missing a few of them, and can't find them anywhere else.

They are earlier versions of the track from the album

Sorry I misspoke, I wanted to know if those files are the ones that were distributed, unaltered ? (the links for the 2 Briana vocal takes seem to be broken, just so you know    )

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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 member. 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

Quote from: RikshawHoward on Jun 24, 2026, 09:27 PM

Quote from: tongues_of_flame on Jun 24, 2026, 09:19 PM

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 member. 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.