Deftones

Deftones are an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California, in 1988. Their music combines heavy guitar textures and melodic atmospherics with contrasting aggressive and ethereal vocals, and across their career they have incorporated elements of shoegaze, post-rock and electronic music that broadened their sound beyond early nu-metal categorisations.

News

Private Music

Deftones Announce All Points East Performance

Deftones·Private Music3 Jul

The band will headline the All Points East x Outbreak Fest in London on August 23, 2026, alongside IDLES and Interpol after completing a UK and European tour.

Mentioned·NME
Deftones

Deftones Announce Dia De Los Deftones Lineup

Deftones28 Jun

The annual festival on November 7 will feature performances from AFI and The Neighbourhood.

Mentioned·Consequence
Deftones

Deftones Announce Día De Los Deftones Lineup

Deftones24 Jun

The seventh edition of Día De Los Deftones festival will feature performances from The Neighbourhood, AFI, Converge, and more on November 7 at San Diego’s Petco Park.

Mentioned·NME·Stereogum
More Deftones news →

Releases

Adrenaline
Adrenaline
Around the Fur
Around the Fur
White Pony
White Pony
Deftones
Deftones
Saturday Night Wrist
Saturday Night Wrist
Diamond Eyes
Diamond Eyes
Koi no Yokan
Koi no Yokan
Gore
Gore
Ohms
Ohms
private music
private music

Keep tabs on Deftones.

We'll nudge you when Deftones puts something new out, gets a review, climbs a chart, or turns up in someone's newsletter. Sign up, follow them, we'll do the watching. Free, and we won't be weird about your inbox.