It can be a suffocating experience, its density sometimes threatening to engulf the listener entirely. White Pony introduced new textures into the mix, traces of The Cure and Nine Inch Nails evident on slower numbers and greater levels of gloom and dread apparent across its 11 tracks (12 on a limited-run edition, see listing to the left). Although previous albums Adrenaline (1995) and Around the Fur (1997) had sold well, neither really stretched the band in terms of ambition they relied on raw thrills over the cerebral intensity that’s characterised Deftones albums since this set. Deftones, though, remain a critical and commercial force: this year’s Diamond Eyes, their sixth LP, has excellent reviews and debuted in the Billboard top ten.Īnd it’s White Pony that really began their genre-scrambling ascendency. QOTSA are currently looking backwards, Rated R already re-issued and their eponymous debut due for similar treatment ATD-I, meanwhile, imploded before many a fan had peeled the price sticker from their breakthrough album. At three was this: the third album from Californian quintet Deftones.ĭespite personal tribulations and bassist Chi Cheng’s serious car accident of 2008, Deftones have proved to be the longest-lasting act of the Kerrang!-approved 2000 trio. Queens of the Stone Age’s Rated R and At the Drive-In’s Relationship of Command were one and two on Kerrang!’s year-end chart respectively. The year 2000 saw some pretty special rock releases hit stores.
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