
In July of the same year, Group singer, Chino Moreno posted an instrumental demo online for a new song titled 'You've Seen the Butcher' (they would later re-use this title for a different song on their 2010 album Diamond Eyes after Eros was shelved).

Deftones ascended to elder statesmen of hard rock in the 2010s, recording albums that added breadth and depth to their sonic arsenal a 2020 remix release of White Pony with Mike Shinoda and DJ Shadow among the many remixers serves as testament to their wide influence. On April 14, 2008, alt-metal band Deftones began recording what was to be their sixth studio album, titled Eros (the name coming from a band in-joke stemming from the use of the term 'Eros' in German porn).

In July of the same year, Group singer, Chino Moreno posted an instrumental demo online for a new song titled. The group first formed in Sacramento, California during 1988, when then high-school students Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Chino Moreno. On April 14, 2008, alt-metal band Deftones began recording what was to be their sixth studio album, titled Eros (the name coming from a band in-joke stemming from the use of the term 'Eros' in German porn). Longtime bassist Chi Cheng was seriously injured in a car crash in 2008, and the band put things on hold for a while, releasing Diamond Eyes in 2010. BIOGRAPHY 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 2003 release Deftones, highlighted by the fuzzed-out single “Minerva”, and 2006’s Saturday Night Wrist continued their evolution. Their 2000 breakthrough, White Pony, was a creative leap for the band, incorporating shoegaze’s shimmer and post-rock’s sprawl into its sound while spotlighting Moreno’s haunting, soaring vocals. In the chaotic world of ’90s alt-rock, they were an underground success, their fanbase steadily growing thanks to constant touring and devoted listeners spreading the word. Deftones recorded an album's worth of material (known as the Eros sessions). Formed in Sacramento, California, in 1988, the group, led by vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno, had a fluctuating lineup early on, with the membership falling into place around 1993. Another track that will make the cut is the album's intro, Fireworks.

Maddocks frequently provides visuals for Deftones, having also designed the art for last year’s Ohms as well as 2000’s White Pony. So the Chino Moreno-led rockers marked the occasion by sharing some unused concept art for the effort created by the album’s original artwork designer, Frank Maddocks. Blending the bludgeoning power of metal with the detailing of shoegaze and the ambition of prog rock, Deftones have influenced the modern-rock landscape in many ways. Deftones‘ 2006 album Saturday Night Wrist celebrated its 15th anniversary on Halloween.
