Deftones
Music
Private Music
Ohms
Gore
Koi No Yokan
Diamond Eyes
Saturday Night Wrist
Deftones
White Pony
Around the Fur
Adrenaline
About
Deftones are the Sacramento, California band who turned alternative metal into something atmospheric and strange. Formed in 1988 around vocalist Chino Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter — with drummer Abe Cunningham, keyboardist/turntablist Frank Delgado, and founding bassist Chi Cheng — they paired crushing heaviness with shoegaze textures and Moreno’s soaring, sensual vocals, a combination no peer has matched.
Lumped in with nu-metal early on, they quickly outgrew the label. The landmark White Pony (2000) and the Grammy-winning single “Elite” cemented them as critical darlings, and a remarkable late-career run — Diamond Eyes (2010), Koi No Yokan (2012), Ohms (2020) and 2025’s Private Music — has made them one of heavy music’s most respected and enduring acts. Bassist Chi Cheng died in 2013 from complications of a 2008 car accident; his memory remains central to the band’s story.
Watch the official videos below and explore their catalog.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Deftones from?
Deftones is from Sacramento, California.
What genre is Deftones?
Deftones is an alternative metal band — atmospheric, heavy and genre-blurring — filed under Rock on MoshStar. Watch their videos and explore their catalog here.
What are Deftones’ most popular songs?
Popular Deftones songs include Change (In the House of Flies), My Own Summer (Shove It), Digital Bath and Minerva — all available to watch on MoshStar.
What albums has Deftones released?
Deftones’ studio albums are Adrenaline (1995), Around the Fur (1997), White Pony (2000), Deftones (2003), Saturday Night Wrist (2006), Diamond Eyes (2010), Koi No Yokan (2012), Gore (2016), Ohms (2020) and Private Music (2025).