![]() ![]() ![]() Deftones have the type of hyper-passionate fan community befitting pop’s biggest artists - Wakefield says that die-hard supporters sniffed out the source code being updated on the band’s official website prior to the announcement of the new album in August. “They’re bigger than they’ve ever been,” says longtime manager Mark Wakefield, who nods to recent touring success as well as fan anticipation for Ohms. Stephen Carpenter rehearsed at studios like The Spot in Sacramento,Ĭalif., and Los Angeles’ Henson in 2019. The band, which has never gone more than four years without releasing an album, has had 15 entries on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart across 22 years and sold 5.5 million copies of its eight LPs, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. On the other hand, the professional consistency of Moreno and his bandmates has helped Deftones become one of the most revered hard-rock groups of the 21st century. ![]() ![]() “A consistent routine at home is something that I’ve never really had,” says the 47-year-old, “ever since I started touring with the band in my early 20s, or late teens even.” That’s the way it has been for the better part of 25 years, since the alt-metal greats released their head-rattling 1995 debut, Adrenaline. Self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic has given Moreno a rare, joyful opportunity to putter around the house: Even when Deftones are not in an album cycle, as they are for their ninth full-length, Ohms (out Sept. 25 on Warner Records), Moreno says that he’s often in Los Angeles, or Seattle, or his hometown of Sacramento, Calif., writing or recording the next project. Sergio Vega rehearsed at studios like The Spot in Sacramento, ![]()
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