Deftones

Deftones
Left to right: Stephen Carpenter, Frank Delgado, Chino Moreno, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham
Background information
Origin	Sacramento, California, USA
Genre(s)	Experimental rock Alternative metal Alternative rock
Years active	1988–present
Label(s)	Warner Music Maverick Records
Associated acts	Team Sleep Phallucy
Website	Offical homepage
Members
Chino Moreno Abe Cunningham Chi Cheng Frank Delgado Stephen Carpenter

Deftones are a Grammy award-winning experimental rock band from Sacramento, California.

They have often been praised as one of the more innovative and unique rock bands of recent years. Johnny Loftus writes, "Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century metal movement... Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like dream pop or D.C. hardcore into their Northern California alternative metal."

Moreno's poetic lyrics—described by a Time magazine critic as "furiously intelligent"—are often evocative, yet sparse enough to allow for multiple interpretations. Moreno has cited Morrissey, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, The Cure's Robert Smith, Bad Brains' H.R., and Depeche Mode's David Gahan among his favorite singers, and, beyond an occasional similarity in vocal technique, these singers' sweeping sense of drama is often evident in Moreno's vocals.