Diamond Eyes

Sound DNA

• Alt/Indie
• Shoegaze

• heavy
• brooding
• nocturnal

About

Before bass player Chi Cheng’s 2008 car accident left him comatose, Deftones were working on an album titled <i>Eros</i>. But the band didn’t feel right forging ahead without Cheng, so they shelved <i>Eros</i> and waited patiently before finally deciding to work on a different project with Sergio Vega, former bassist of the post-hardcore band Quicksand. <i>Diamond Eyes</i> was recorded with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Stone Sour) who helped give Deftones’ sixth album a much more atmospheric sound than 2006’s <i>Saturday Night Wrist</i>. “Royal” leans on dark Sabbathy sludge and a pummeling rhythm section, but singer Chino Moreno contrasts his blistering screams with breathy crooning. Moreno’s lyrical matter detours from negative themes and cathartic complaints on Diamond Eyes — he even stated in an interview that Cheng’s accident brought the band closer together, giving the album a “positive zest for life.” Standout track “Rocket Skates” best exemplifies this with imagery similar to “Knife Party” from 2000’s <i>White Pony</i>.

via Apple Music

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