Deftones

Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California. Deftones has four members in the band; the current band members are Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham and Frank Delgado. 

The band was formed in 1988. They released their debut album Adrenaline on October 3, 1995. The song "Elite" from their third studio album, "White Pony" won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2001. The band has been noted for influencing bands like Muse, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, System of a Down, Fightstar, 10 Years as well as many other bands.

On November 4, 2008, the band's bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a car accident which seriously injured him. The band brought in another bassist named Sergio Vega to replace him during his absence. Cheng died on April 13, 2013 after his heart stopped.

 Band members 
Current
Chino Moreno - lead vocals, guitar (1988–present)
Stephen Carpenter - guitar (1988-present)
Abe Cunningham - drums (1988-present)
Frank Delgado - turntablism, keyboards, samples (2000–present)

Former
Chi Cheng - bass, backing vocals (1988–2013) (†)

Sergio Vega - bass, backing vocals (2009-2021)

 Discography 
Studio albums
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)
Private Music (2025)

Unreleased albums
Eros (Unknown Official release date, expected between 2007 or 2008)

Compilation albums
B-Sides & Rarities (2005)
Covers (2011)
The Vinyl Collection 1995–2011 (2011)

Demos
Deftones (Demo 1) (1990)
Deftones (Demo 2) (1991)
Engine Number Nine/7 Words (1992)
(Like) Linus (1993)
Root/Nosebleed (1994)

EPs
Live (1998)
Back to School (Mini Maggit) (2001)
Live: Volume 1 – Selections from Adrenaline (2013)

Video albums
Music in High Places: Live in Hawaii (2003)

References

 Other websites 
Official website


Category:Alternative metal bands
Category:American rock bands
Category:American Grammy Award winners
Category:Musical groups from California
Category:Sacramento, California
Category:Musical groups established in 1988
Category:1988 establishments in California
Category:1980s American music groups
Category:1990s American music groups
Category:2000s American music groups
Category:2010s American music groups