Gore Deftones

• 1 Prayers / Triangles 03:38
• 2 Acid Hologram 04:06
• 3 Doomed User 04:27
• 4 Geometric Headdress 03:29
• 5 Hearts / Wires 05:21
• 6 Pittura Infamante 04:04
• 7 Xenon 03:17
• 8 (L)MIRL 05:02
• 9 Gore 04:59
• 10 Phantom Bride 04:53
• 11 Rubicon 04:58
• Total Runtime 48:14

Info for Gore

Es hat etwas gedauert, bis das endgültige Mixing und Mastering des neuen Deftones-Albums die Band zufriedenstellte. 2016 ist es so weit: 'Gore' heißt das lang erwartete Studioalbum Nummer acht.

Bereits 2014 begannen die Deftones mit dem Songwriting für die Platte, die eigentlich bereits im September und dann im November 2015 erscheinen sollte. Daraus wurde schließlich April. Die Zeitinvestition hat sich jedoch gelohnt, denn »Gore« zeigt die Alternative-Metaler in Bestform.

Den ersten Beweis dafür gab es schon am 4. Februar 2016 mit der Single „Prayers/Triangles“ – ein wütender Nu-Metal-Song, der von den inneren Dämonen handelt. Bewegende Lyrics von Sänger Chino Moreno und sphärische Gitarren in den Strophen wachsen im Refrain und am Songende zum monströsen Metalfinale heran.

Insgesamt 16 Songs haben die Deftones für „Gore“ geschrieben, von denen es schließlich elf auf das Album schafften. Laut der Band hatten sie das Ziel, im Gegensatz zu ihren letzten beiden Alben „Koi No Yokan“ (2012) und „Diamond Eyes“ (2010), die sich beide sehr ähnlich waren, ein etwas anderes Album zu machen. Das ist ihnen tatsächlich gelungen: „Gore“ ist nämlich weit weniger optimistisch als seine Vorgänger. Die Songs weisen unterschiedliche Stimmungen auf, dennoch sind die Deftones klar herauszuhören.

Einen Gast gibt es auf dem neuen Album ebenfalls. Im Song „Phantom Bride“ ist niemand Geringeres als Alice-in-Chains-Leadgitarrist Jerry Cantrell zu hören. Produziert hat »Gore« Matt Hyde, der vorher unter anderem für Monster Magnet, Sublime, Hatebreed, Slayer und Fu Manchu arbeitete.

Abe Cunningham, drums
Stephen Carpenter, guitar
Frank Delgado, samples, keyboards
Chino Moreno, vocals, guitar
Sergio Vega, bass
Additional musicians:
Jerry Cantrell, additional guitars

Recorded 2014–2015 at Megawatt Recording, Studio City, California
Produced by Matt Hyde, Deftones

Deftones
were one of the first groups to alternate heavy riffs and screamed vocals with more ethereal music and hushed singing — spawning a fair amount of imitators in their wake. The group first formed in Sacramento, California during 1988, when then high school students Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Chino Moreno (vocals) first began to jam together. They chose the name Deftones and began playing out locally shortly thereafter, going through several different bass players before finding a permanent bassist in the form of Chi Cheng.

Although the group was more heavy metal-based early on, the early '90s saw Deftones expand their sound even further, inspired by such groundbreakers as Tool, Rage Against the Machine, and Faith No More. A strong four-song demo was completed soon after, and it landed the group a recording contract with Madonna's label, Maverick. Enlisting the services of Soundgarden and Pantera producer Terry Date (who would eventually become a regular producer for the group), the quartet's debut full-length, Adrenaline, was issued in October of 1995. While the album wasn't an instant success, Deftones built a dedicated fan base the old-fashioned way — by touring relentlessly (both on their own and opening for more established acts as Ozzy Osbourne, L7, and Korn). With sales of Adrenaline topping 200,000 copies, expectations were high for their sophomore release, Around the Fur. Issued in October of 1997, it more than delivered, catapulting the band to the top of the alt-metal mountain on the strength of such MTV/radio faves as 'My Own Summer (Shove It)' and 'Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away).' Sometime after the album's release, turntablist/keyboardist Frank Delgado (who had helped out on the first two albums) formally joined up and expanded the group's lineup to a five-piece.

A seven-track import EP, 1999's Live, was issued as a stopgap release as Deftones began work on their third studio effort (Cheng also issued a spoken word release, The Bamboo Parachute, around this time as well). White Pony was eventually released in June of 2000 and proved to be one of the most eagerly anticipated heavy rock releases of the year. The album was another success (debuting at number three on the album charts), and it showed the quintet unafraid to experiment with its sound, as Moreno let such '80s modern rock influences as the Cure and the Smiths seep into Deftones' sound. (After touring wrapped up for the album, Moreno formed Team Sleep and began recording an eponymous album, which was delayed numerous times but finally saw release in 2005.) Soon Deftones reunited to work on new ideas, and enlisted Date again to helm their new album. Eagerly anticipated by both fans and critics alike, Deftones dropped in May 2003 and spawned the single 'Minerva.' The quintet then embarked on the Summer Sanitarium tour with Metallica and Linkin Park. Deftones ended up peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, and the band took a well-deserved break for rest and side projects. In October 2005, Deftones issued a two-disc set of B-sides and rarities before returning with a new studio full-length, Saturday Night Wrist, a year later.

In 2007, the band began working on Eros, which was set to be their sixth album. The album was delayed indefinitely when bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a serious car accident that left him in a coma. Cheng was replaced by Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega in 2009, and the band got back to touring and recording. Though Eros was still shelved, in 2010 the band released a new album, Diamond Eyes. Cheng partially regained consciousness in 2012 and returned home to recover, though he wouldn't be in good enough shape to appear on the band's seventh album, Koi No Yokan, which arrived later that year.

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