Diamond Eyes is an Alt/Indie album by Deftones, originally released in 2010. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 52 collectors.
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>.
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Tracklist
- 1Diamond Eyes3:08
- 2Royal3:33
- 3CMND/CTRL2:26
- 4You've Seen The Butcher3:31
- 5Beauty School4:48
- 6Prince3:37
- 7Rocket Skates4:17
- 8Sextape4:02
- 9Risk3:39
- 10976-EVIL4:33
- 11This Place Is Death3:49
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Shoegaze
- heavy
- brooding
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Abe CunninghamDRUMS
- Chino MorenoLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR VOCALS, GUITAR
- DeftonesPERFORMER, WRITTEN-BY SONGWRITER , PERFORMER WRITTEN BY, PERFORMER
- Frank DelgadoKEYBOARDS , SAMPLER KEYBOARDS , SAMPLES KEYBOARDS, SAMPLER
- Sergio VegaBASS BASS GUITAR
- Stephen CarpenterGUITAR STRINGS
52 collectors on Gatefold own this · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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