Sacramento, California-based alternative metal band Deftones was formed in 1988 and has been touring the world since. Among the members of the group are Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Frank Delgado, Abe Cunningham, and Sergio Vega, among others. Chi Cheng, the group's original bassist, fell unconscious after a vehicle accident in 2008 and died in 2013 as a result.