Deftones Unveil Offical "Swerve City" Video

Deftones have (finally) unveiled the official video for "Swerve City". Much like the lyric video counterpart, its a western inspired journey that you can take below.

Chi Cheng Passes Away at the Age of 42

It's with a heavy heart to pass this very sad news.. Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has passed away this morning at 3AM in the hospital.

Chi was making a remarkable recovery following his near fatal car accident in 2008 which left him in a coma and then to a semi-conscience state until recently.

The family had the following update to offer on the One Love For Chi site:

"Our dearest Family,This is the hardest thing to write to you. Your love and heart and devotion to Chi was unconditional and amazing. I know that you will always remember him as a giant of a man on stage with a heart for every one of you. He was taken to the emegency [sic] room and at 3 am today his heart just suddenly stopped. He left this world with me singing songs he liked in his ear.

He fought the good fight.You stood by him sending love daily. He knew that he was very loved and never alone. I will write more later. I will be going through the oneloveforchi and any other information may not be reliable. If you have any stories or messages to share please send them to the onelove site.

Please hold Mae and Ming and the siblings and especially Chi’s son, Gabriel in your prayers. It is so hard to let go.With great love and “Much Respect!” Mom J (and Chi)”

Our deepest prayers go out to Chi's family and they're strength.

Deftones Release Lyric Video for "Swerve City"

Deftones have released an old western-style lyric video for their opening Koi No Yokan track, "Swerve City". You can watch the video below.



You can also see my lyric video I made for the track below.

Unreleased 15 Year Old Deftones Music Video Uncovered

A previously unreleased music video has been revealed thanks to Deftones Latino on their Vimeo account where the video was posted.

In 1998, Deftones recorded a video for their hit single "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)". Later, they went back to the same location to film a video for the acoustic version of that song. The video was never officially released. Finally we can see said footage. You can watch the video below.

Deftones Reveal Cover Art for “Live: Volume 1 – Selections From Adrenaline”

Deftones' “Live: Volume 1 – Selections From Adrenaline” cover art has been revealed and you can view that below.

“Live: Volume 1 – Selections From Adrenaline” Is due out for release on Record Store Day (April 20, 2013). It will be the first of their live collection series, each sporting live sets through the years focusing on each individual album. The rest of the series is due out to release through out the year and the last one slated to land on the Recors Store Day black friday festivities.

Members of Deftones, Crosses (†††) and Team Sleep to Perform At ’Guitar Center Musician’s Expo'

At the expo, Gil Sharone (former Dillinger Escape Plan drummer and currently of Stolen Babies) is set to host the event. Following Sharone, a 'collaborative' band performance is planned for the bill, which will channel Deftones frontman Chino Moreno, Todd Wilkinson of Team Sleep and Chuck Doom of Crosses (†††).

For information redarding ticket prices and details about the event, you can view the full press release here.

Deftones' BBC In-Studio Session Available for Streaming

In the recent BBC Radio 1 session in the BBC Maida Vale studios, Deftones performed three tracks from their current successful album, Koi No Yokan. The tracklisting includes "Swerve City", "Entombed" and "Rosemary".

The in-studio session has been since made available as of Tuesday. The 22 minute session can be streamed below.

Record Store Day 2013 Deftones Announce Edition 1 of 7 Vinyl Releases

Deftones are officially offering the first of seven exclusive vinyl releases on Record Store Day (April 20). ‘Live: Volume 1 – Selections from Adrenaline’ which is being released as a single disc 12-inch vinyl EP. The selection was pulled from a live performance at Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium in October, 1996.

The coming editions will more than likely feature "Selections from-" each album. Whether or not there will be more included on the following installments remains to be seen, but is unlikely.

Deftones European/U.S. Festival Dates and Additional Paris Show

Via Deftones
"Deftones will be performing at Two Days A Week Festival in Wiesen, Austria in August, as well as Rock Altitude Festival in Le Locle, Switzerland on August 16. Tickets can be purchased for these festivals at the links below:

Rock Altitude Festival: http://www.rockaltitude.ch/tickets.html
Two Days A Week Festival: http://www.wiesen-festivals.at/two_days_a_week"

Deftones will be returning to Paris on September 6th for a headlining performance at Le Zenith. Tickets for that show can be purchased here.

In addition to the subject of festival dates, Deftones were amongst many other bands recently announced as part of Metallica‘s Orion Music + More Festival 2013 lineup. The festival will be held at Belle Isle in Detroit, MI on June 08th and 09th.

Scars On Broadway Drummer Compiled Video of Bands' Fall Journey with Deftones

Jules Pampena (drummer for Scars on Broadway) made a video blog entry consisting of the band's journey with Deftones, when they supported them on their 2012 fall touring trek. The video was compiled and edited by Jules, along with comments of how they became good friends with Deftones and such.

The above-mentioned video can be viewed below.



For those of you Scars on Broadway fans that are interested, a new EP is expected some time in the next few months or so, with a full-length album to follow. Scars On Broadway lead frontman, Daron Malakian (System Of A Down) played all of the instruments on the forthcoming album himself.

Fan-Filmed Footage of the Glasgow Show (Footage Available) (2.15.13)

First of the fan-filmed footage from last night's show in Glasgow (2.15.13) has surfaced on YouTube, you can watch a snippet below.

Deftones Reluctantly Working on a Live Vinyl Release (1996-2013)

Chino was recently interviewed on Nikki Sixx's radio show, "Sixx Sense" and it he reveals plans of releasing a career-spanning live performance compilation pressed to vinyl from '95 to '13.

He's made it clear that he isn't fully on board with the project, stating:

“The last week and a half I’ve been having to go through all these tapes—we’re putting out a live vinyl set… for every record we’re going to put out like 4 or 5 songs from that time, that era. So I’ve been going through all these tapes from 95-96 and they’re hard to listen to… Like seriously, I really feel we’ve gotten better as a band and me as a vocalist.”

The original interview can be listened to below.

Deftones Receives Various Nominations In Revolver Magazines' Fifth Annual "Golden Gods Awards"

Revolver magazine will be holding their fifth annual ‘Revolver Golden Gods Awards‘ at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA this year on May 2. Pro wrestler and Fozzy vocalist Chris Jericho will host the event, which will be broadcast through AXS TV and online through Xbox Live and Facebook.

Deftones have been nominated for various categories, including "Album of the Year". Fan voting is open and underway via goldengodsawards.com

A full list of the nominees and their categories can be found below:

BEST GUITARIST presented by Epiphone
• John 5 (Rob Zombie & solo)
• Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Misha Mansoor (Periphery)
• Brendon Small (Dethklok)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)

BEST DRUMMER presented by Drum Workshop
• Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
• Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
• Arejay Hale (Halestorm)
• Gene Hoglan (Dethklok & Testament)
• Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
• Neil Peart (Rush)

PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST presented by Dean Markley
• Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
• Steve Harris (Iron Maiden & solo)
• Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
• Geddy Lee (Rush)
• Jason Newsted (Newsted)
• Sergio Vega (Deftones)

BEST VOCALIST presented by Rockstar Energy Drink
• Phil Anselmo (Down & solo)
• Maria Brink (In This Moment)
• Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
• Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
• Chino Moreno (Deftones)
• Corey Taylor (Stone Sour & Slipknot)

BEST NEW TALENT
• Device
• Ghost
• Kvelertak
• Miss May I
• Of Mice & Men
• Young Guns

MOST METAL ATHLETE presented by Roadrunner Records
• Tom Crabtree (Green Bay Packers, NFL)
• Tanner Faust (Rally and drifting car racing)
• Clay Guida (Mixed Martial Arts fighting, UFC)
• Triple H (WWE wrestling)
• Geoff Rowley (Skateboarding)
• CJ Wilson (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB)

BEST LIVE BAND presented by Samson/Zoom
• Anthrax
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Hatebreed
• Lamb of God
• Slipknot
• Volbeat

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
• Aerosmith
• The Darkness
• Quicksand
• Refused
• Soundgarden
• Tenacious D

SONG OF THE YEAR
• Asking Alexandria, “Run Free”
• Avenged Sevenfold, “Carry On”
• Black Veil Brides, “In The End”
• Dethklok, “I Ejaculate Fire”
• Halestorm, “Love Bites (So Do I)”
• In This Moment, “Blood”

MOST DEDICATED FANS presented by Xbox LIVE
• Black Label Society
• Black Veil Brides
• A Day To Remember
• HIM
• Rammstein
• Slipknot

ALBUM OF THE YEAR presented by Orange Amplification
• Deftones, Koi No Yokan
• Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
• Halestorm, The Strange Case of…
• Marilyn Manson, Born Villain
• Soundgarden, King Animal
• Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones Part 1

Three New Spring Dates Announced

Deftones have announced a few spring shows and will be performing at this years Carolina Rebellion festival on Saturday, May 4 in Rockingham, NC. Full line up can be found HERE. Additionally, the band will be playing headline shows in Oklahoma City, OK on April 28, Springfield, MO on April 29 and St. Louis, MO on May 1.

Pre-sale tickets for these headline shows are now available to purchase HERE. General on-sale is Friday, February 8 at 10am EST.

4/28 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
4/29 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theater
5/1 St. Louis, MO The Pageant

Koi No Yokan Vinyl Editions and Ozzfest Japan Goes On Sale

Deftones have cut limited run vinyl pressings for their latest critically acclaimed effort, Koi No Yokan. These versions include the Deftones.com exclusive straight-to-fan version pressed on 180 gram black vinyl, acompanied with a foil stamp on the sleeve, limited to only 1,000 copies (which is currently sold out, check ebay soon). A standard retail version pressed on 140 gram black vinyl, limited to 3,000 copies. An international pressing on 180 gram vinyl and a Hot Topic retail store exclusive pressed on 140 gram colored vinyl, limited to 1,400 copies.

Tickets for the first ever Ozzfest Japan on May 11, 2013 are now on sale, and if you're planning on going, you can find yours here.

In the meantime, Deftones are looking at polishing off their current European trek on the following dates and stops:

Feb 15- Barrowland/Glasgow,UK
Feb 16- Rock City/Nottingham, UK
Feb 18- Manchester Acadamy/Manchester, UK
Feb 19- O2 Academy/Birmingham, UK
Feb 20- O2 Academy Brixton/London, UK
Feb 22- La Trianon/Paris, France
Feb 23- La Trianon/Paris, France
Feb 25- Grosse Freiheit/Hamburg, Germany
Feb 26- Huxleys/Berlin, Germany

Then to follow up, a U.S. tour in March as follows:

Mar 01- Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
Mar 03 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Mar 04 Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
Mar 05 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Mar 06 Huntington, NY – Paramount Theatre
Mar 08 Atlantic City, NJ – House Of Blues
Mar 09 New York, NY – Terminal 5
Mar 10 Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
Mar 12 Stroudsburg, PA – The Sherman Theatre
Mar 13 Norfolk, VA – The Norva
Mar 15 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
Mar 16 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
Mar 17 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
Mar 19 Miami, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
Mar 21 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live!
Mar 22 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
Mar 23 Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
Mar 25 Baton Rouge, LA – The Varsity Theatre
Mar 26 Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheater
Mar 27 Pharr, TX – Pharr Entertainment Center
Mar 29 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Mar 30 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center

You can find your tickets for these and the Australia dates here.