Deftones

Deftones fans should be beyond stoked about the fact that the band is releasing all six of its studio albums on wax. 'The Vinyl Collection 1995-2011' will drop on Oct. 25 and will be a limited edition set consisting of numbered vinyl. Hello, collector's item...

Deftones' guitarist Stephen Carpenter has his famous hands in another project dubbed Sol Invicto, which released their debut EP 'Initium' for free this week. It's not lost on us that Carpenter's Deftones bandmate Chino Moreno released an EP by his Crosses ††† side project for free on Facebook recently, as well. Sol Invicto, which...

Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has a new "cross" to bear in life! The vocalist has partnered with longtime friend, Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, on a thrilling new collaboration that they've dubbed Crosses †††. Better yet, the generous duo is giving away their debut EP for free on their Facebook page. All you have to do...

Death Valley High come from a fine tradition of groups like Alice Cooper, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and Marilyn Manson: bands that write music as dramatic and arresting as their image and lyrics. The San Francisco quartet is gearing up to release 'Doom, In Full Bloom,' their explosive sophomore album...

The latest Deftones album, 'Diamond Eyes,' has been out for almost a year now and the band continues to support the album with one tour after another. More significantly, they're having a good time doing it. Any past drama involving personal issues, heavy drinking, or musical differences seems to be a thing of the past...

The Deftones have toured a bit behind last year's 'Diamond Eyes,' their sixth album. However, they'll set sail on their first official headlining run in support of the critically-acclaimed and fan-adored album in April. Dillinger Escape Plan will support all dates, making this bill, which runs for approximately two months, a "must see, must hear, must attend" event for any self-respectin

The recent announcement of a spring tour featuring the Deftones and Dillinger Escape Plan was truly a welcomed surprise. It marked not only this year's first big-ticket, must-see tour, but also the burgeoning question of why these two genre-bending powerhouses haven't shared a stage before...

Each tour the Deftones have embarked on since the release of 'Diamond Eyes' has been its own event, from the BlackDiamondSkye tour -- with fellow heavyweights Alice and Chains and Mastodon -- to the dates with Baroness in tow. And now the spring run in support of 'Diamond Eyes' will see New Jersey chaos dealers Dillinger Escape Plan grabbing the opening slot for what will be a must-see show... Rea

Blood and stop-motion were the weapons of metal videos this year. Some made great uses of digital technology, and others lost themselves in the edits. Vampire nurses, blood-soaked ladies, space travel -- 2010 had it all. But it's so easy to miss a video in the myriad of premieres...

Deftones' guitarist/songwriter Stephen Carpenter also dabbles in a side project called Sol Invicto, who are offering up their official remix of Deftones' 'Diamond Eyes' exclusively for One Love for Chi, which will aid in raising funds to help send injured bassist Chi Cheng to a brain injury rehab facility on the East Coast...