Deftones pictures, interviews, magazine scans.

[from_musings]

chino talked a bit patronizing about video suggestions like "in a post apocalyptic world ..." his attitude was a little "man, take that shit elsewhere". fair enough.he didnt like that suggestion.but the suggestions to fly around in space in a space pod and sing and dance on a skyscraper among breakdancers were ok? he was funny in that interview, but i still cannot wrap my head around what they think is silly and not when it comes to videos

[DeftonesNZ]

chino talked a bit patronizing about video suggestions like "in a post apocalyptic world ..." his attitude was a little "man, take that shit elsewhere". fair enough.he didnt like that suggestion.but the suggestions to fly around in space in a space pod and sing and dance on a skyscraper among breakdancers were ok? he was funny in that interview, but i still cannot wrap my head around what they think is silly and not when it comes to videos

Yea in an other interview i saw the guys were talking about how much they hate doing videos and its more a thing of keep the record company happy but if they have to do it they should get that Andrew Bennett guy back his videos suit their style quite well no cheesy CGI or break dancing, But I can imagine what's its like with that type of music ,directors would want to make an epic 30 seconds to mars style video were I think the guys would want it simple with more focus on the music.

[tarkil]

Talking about post apocalyptic, this interview really had me questioning the guys taste too !!

The white pony EPK is one of the best videos they had, compared to all the shitty Hole in the Earth, Mein, etc.
I really don't understand why they wouldn't want more things in this vein compared to random gay videos...

[DeftonesNZ]

Talking about post apocalyptic, this interview really had me questioning the guys taste too !!

The white pony EPK is one of the best videos they had, compared to all the shitty Hole in the Earth, Mein, etc.
I really don't understand why they wouldn't want more things in this vein compared to random gay videos...

Fuck yes I love that epk but I guess their talking about the real cheesy sort of stuff or maybe they just want something new either way i would love more like that epk it fit so well, I don't know but im guessing they get alot of people gibing them the same stuff like well film at a castle or some shit. Id loved to see more stuff like Andrews unused Hexagram video.

[downtownpony]

The white pony EPK is one of the best videos they had

Yes it is. It's usually a deal breaker when trying to get someone into the deftones.
Generally though I prefer more simple videos like BQAD and Minerva; they show the deftones  jamming in a cool environment without a bunch of weird shit going on.

[M1GHTY M4VS]

they show the deftones  jamming in a cool environment without a bunch of weird shit going on.

umm they thought the same about Mein lol

[glassdomino]

umm they thought the same about Mein lol

hahaha

[normsteez]

Deftones Fuel New Album WIth Confidence Boost
Group talk System of a Down tour, cover songs

Chino Moreno of Deftones

By Steve Baltin
September 24, 2012 12:50 PM ET

In 2010, Sacramento, California quintet the Deftones released Diamond Eyes. Coming two years after the car accident that put bassist Chi Cheng in a coma, the album became the band's highest-charting record in a dozen years, debuting at number six and scoring some of the best reviews of the group's 20-plus-year career.

Sitting in a spacious lounge downstairs at the Burbank, California offices of their label, Warner Bros., frontman Chino Moreno tells Rolling Stone the success of that album was a big boost for the band when it came time to make their new work, Koi No Yokan.

"Because we got through making that record, it was so well received and we loved it, it was a confidence-builder [for] all of us as a band," Moreno says. "So when we went in to make this record, I think we carried a lot of that over with us. There was no doubt."

Moreno gives a huge amount of credit to bassist Sergio Vega, who joined the band for some shows prior to Diamond Eyes. "When he came in, he was excited. And that shit fuels the hell out of me, and I know the rest of the guys," he says. "It's definitely kicked some life into this whole thing, and we really appreciate him for that. If it hadn't been for Sergio as a person, and as the bass player he is, I don't foresee us sitting here right now talking about a Deftones record. He totally invigorated the whole thing, and still continues to every day."

Vega's enthusiasm is on display as he talks about continuing the creative momentum from the last album. "Diamond Eyes was capturing lightning in a bottle. We had just come together, had a lot of constraints in terms of time, so we're just banging things out," he recalls. "This time we had a little more chance to experiment and just play."

The result is a widely shifting sonic journey that traverses heavy atmosphere and jarring riffs. But Moreno still views the album as a complete piece. "It's not like every song is so different that if you hear one song, then you hear the next one and you're like, 'What is this?'" he says. "It feels like a cohesive piece of work."

Diamond Eyes was an eye-opener for the band in terms of how they approach songwriting, and they followed that same technique again. "It was the catalyst for us figuring out it's not like pulling teeth to make music," says Moreno. "A couple records before that we were really in that mode, where writing songs started to become hard. Where Diamond Eyes, the way that we actually worked, it was a real communal effort, where everybody was in the room at one time and we just played off each other."

It was such a relaxed process for the group that they came out with extra songs written, something Moreno says almost never happens. Even with the added material, the quintet will be recording covers, as has become their trademark. If Moreno knows what songs they'll be doing, he's not telling. But he does say the band might move out of their comfort zone for a few songs.

"I think people expect us to do Eighties shit, [but] I'm a big fan of music from the Forties and Fifties, just standard-ish type of things, so we talked about doing something in that thing," he says. Seventies, too:  "I was listening to this group Malo, which is sort of a Santana-ish type of thing. There's a lot of jamming and solos in there, which is something we don't do too much."

The band kicks off a tour October 9th in Ventura, California with opening act Scars on Broadway, which features System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian. The Deftones and Malakian toured together earlier this year when System and the Deftones paired up.

"Just to tour with System was a really cool thing," says Moreno. "They came out around the same time we did and they, like us, never really fit into the mold of what we got thrown into. We were considered a nu-metal band – we still probably are by a lot of people. And I think people say the same thing about System of a Down, but as an outsider I feel they are completely their own entity. And I hope we could be the same way. Daron's awesome, I like Scars just as well. It's an awesome fit."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-fuel-new-album-with-confidence-boost-20120924#ixzz27PPuoOqD

[only pieces remain]

so they still haven't recorded the cover songs yet? That was supposed to be done at the end of last month.

[downtownpony]

they show the deftones  jamming in a cool environment without a bunch of weird shit going on.

umm they thought the same about Mein lol

Mein wasn't bad except for the breakdancing, which I think constitutes "weird shit going on".

[Cropduster]

chino talked a bit patronizing about video suggestions like "in a post apocalyptic world ..." his attitude was a little "man, take that shit elsewhere". fair enough.he didnt like that suggestion.but the suggestions to fly around in space in a space pod and sing and dance on a skyscraper among breakdancers were ok? he was funny in that interview, but i still cannot wrap my head around what they think is silly and not when it comes to videos

Some post apocalyptic bullshit would seem too cheesy for deftones.

Leave shit like that to bands like Metallica.

[dictatesofreason]

the WPepk was somewhat in the post apocaylptic world, perhaps a dystopian type but still that is the best promo to date

[vinsanity]

DEFTONES TALK NEW ALBUM KOI NO YOKAN AND EPICENTER FESTIVAL

[x Rx King x]

chino talked a bit patronizing about video suggestions like "in a post apocalyptic world ..." his attitude was a little "man, take that shit elsewhere". fair enough.he didnt like that suggestion.but the suggestions to fly around in space in a space pod and sing and dance on a skyscraper among breakdancers were ok? he was funny in that interview, but i still cannot wrap my head around what they think is silly and not when it comes to videos

Some post apocalyptic bullshit would seem too cheesy for deftones.

Leave shit like that to bands like Metallica.

example: St. Flanger... Jesus...

[Nail]

http://www.craveonline.com/music/interviews/196679-deftones-interview-part-2-chino-a-sergio-discuss-koi-no-yokan

[Gee]

DEFTONES TALK NEW ALBUM KOI NO YOKAN AND EPICENTER FESTIVAL

Thanks. Funny Abe.

[Playhouse]

http://www.craveonline.com/music/interviews/196679-deftones-interview-part-2-chino-a-sergio-discuss-koi-no-yokan

thanks so much, been looking everywhere for this

[lungdamage]

DEFTONES TALK NEW ALBUM KOI NO YOKAN AND EPICENTER FESTIVAL

scott weiland sang on rx queen?

EDIT: sings in the bridge.

[knifeparty]

http://www.craveonline.com/music/interviews/196679-deftones-interview-part-2-chino-a-sergio-discuss-koi-no-yokan

Deftones - Chino Moreno & Sergio Vega Interview, Part 2

[sing blue silver]

DEFTONES TALK NEW ALBUM KOI NO YOKAN AND EPICENTER FESTIVAL

scott weiland sang on rx queen?

EDIT: sings in the bridge.

I never knew. Kinda neat.