"Ohms" - Deftones New Album

[SMLiberator]

Well, if we're counting Black Stallion, then that's just a couple months away 

[N0S3BLEED976]

The harmonizing oooohs in Urantias chorus are so beautiful. Oh and Abes snares sound like fucking gunshots. Ceremony, Spell, Error are also instant top-tier songs

[Gaz]

After so many listens, the weakest track for me is TLID, maybe in time it will click with me. It's such a great album that feels like a mix of S/T, KNY and SNW

A return to form!

[IN WAVES]

I voted for Radiant City, but I honestly didn't know which one to vote for. They are all so good.

[Yossarian]

Somewhat surprised that I'm the only vote for Headless

Make that two

[N0S3BLEED976]

After so many listens, the weakest track for me is TLID, maybe in time it will click with me. It's such a great album that feels like a mix of S/T, KNY and SNW

A return to form!

There's a lot of Gore on Ohms, too. Lyrically and aesthetically it reminds me a lot of their best ideas from Gore. There are some parallels between Pittura Infamante and Pompeji, Xenon and Error, Acid Hologram and Spell

[secretbandinsider]

The pre chorus of Radiant City gives me such ATF vibes

[Sleeping_Giant]

Well, if we're counting Black Stallion, then that's just a couple months away 

BS should be out in November (according to Chino).

[Shells]

Still no sign of uk preorder shipping 

[imbrie]

Still no sign of uk preorder shipping 

Yeah, for me neither. Ended up up buying it in FLAC so that I at least had the music but would like to check out the liner notes etc.

[Sunbath]

First listen: bummed out, didn't really understand what I just heard. No instant earworms. Some parts of the songs and riffs felt even out of their place. Thought that maybe Gore had better songs like Phantom & Hearts/Wires for example. But the problem was actually me and my expectations.

After 4th listen: to me this is now album of the year, maybe even album of the last few years, but definitely album of their entire career. #1. Period. My previous favorite was SNW or S/T.

It's incredible that on their 9th record they're able to flip the script with a this kind of a masterpiece. This one is musically on a new level. Even if Stef went for 9 string guitar he plays more in the higher register than in a last decade which is where I feel his creativity shines. Playing from lower register is actually harmonically more limited. Frank also stepped up in a major way on this one. It almost feels like he stood up and took a place of Chino's guitar.

Every song is a trip in itself and every left turn that first felt weird is now just as it should be and feels natural. Ohms makes perfect sense as a last track (and I also totally understand why it was the first single). It kinda releases the tension that the arch of the album has. Also when the Genesis video dropped it was a letdown after Ohms video but now it makes perfect sense when you look at that visual playlist as a cohesive work of art. This album has layers behind layers.

Long live OHMS!

[secretbandinsider]

First listen: bummed out, didn't really understand what I just heard. No instant earworms. Some parts of the songs and riffs felt even out of their place.

I had the same experience the first time, I felt complete apathy towards most of the record. It took like 3 listens to comprehend what I just heard.

[moskwality]

First listen: bummed out, didn't really understand what I just heard. No instant earworms. Some parts of the songs and riffs felt even out of their place.

I had the same experience the first time, I felt complete apathy towards most of the record. It took like 3 listens to comprehend what I just heard.

100% agree

[buflen]

The only vocal melody I'm not completely sold on yet on the album is when chino sings "Useless" in Headless.
But this might become my #2 favorite deftones album just after White Pony.

[Capt Snow]

First listen: bummed out, didn't really understand what I just heard. No instant earworms. Some parts of the songs and riffs felt even out of their place.

I had the same experience the first time, I felt complete apathy towards most of the record. It took like 3 listens to comprehend what I just heard.

100% agree

Lol the album completely clicked with me on first listen.

Am I a smoothbrain or something? 

[OnyxPanicProne]

First listen: bummed out, didn't really understand what I just heard. No instant earworms. Some parts of the songs and riffs felt even out of their place.

I had the same experience the first time, I felt complete apathy towards most of the record. It took like 3 listens to comprehend what I just heard.

100% agree

Lol the album completely clicked with me on first listen.

Am I a smoothbrain or something? 

I won't say it completely clicked first listen but I was vibing hard with the majority of it. For some reason I still can't click with Error. It's probably my short attention span.

[nineteen]

After several listens the only thing I can't connect with when listening to the album as a whole is how Radiant City starts. After The Link Is Dead it's suddenly bap do bapbo bap bap baaapp super flap bassy bass and it doesn't feel right to me.

Works well in the track and the rest of the song is great - just feel a different intro would work better for me personally (maybe modelled on a different part of the song first or something).

[Fuzzheadup]

Headless is completely the standout for me.

The melody on 'Your attempt is useless' is as haunting as they've ever done.

[secretbandinsider]

I'm never getting over TSOM. Feels like my soul is leaving my body.

[mono]

Headless is completely the standout for me.

The melody on 'Your attempt is useless' is as haunting as they've ever done.

Completely agree! After a few listens, catches me a lot