Deftones

Unjuk gigi 8 Februari 2011 (Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta)
Untuk menyaksikan aksi panggung band rock yang dibentuk pada 1988 ini, pihak promotor (Java Musikindo) menjual tiketnya seharga 450 – 500 ribu rupiah (harga normal). Oh ya, tahun lalu album Diamond Eyes (2010) dinobatkan sebagai “Rock Album of the Year” oleh iTunes Store

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Deftones is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1988 consisting of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Chi Cheng (bass), Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables), and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion). They have released six albums to date, with two Platinum (Adrenaline, White Pony) and two Gold certifications (Around the Fur, Deftones), with their most recent Diamond Eyes in spring of 2010.

Though initially rooted in heavy metal, Deftones have always claimed diverse influences, with their musical style diversifying over their career. Their sound has been described as alternative metal, art rock, dream pop, experimental rock, nu metal,post-grunge, progressive rock, drone rock, shoegaze metal or post-metal,  post-hardcore, and rap metal. Their B Sides & Rarities compilation includes cover songs from favorite artists, ranging from metal, hard rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and post-hardcore (Helmet and Jawbox), to gothic rock, art rock and new wave (Duran Duran, Cocteau Twins and The Cure), mainstream R&B (Sade Adu) and hip hop (a collaboration with B-Real of Cypress Hill).

Critic 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 D.C. hardcore and dream pop into their Northern California alt-metal.

Moreno's lyrics were described by Time magazine as "suggesting emotions rather than announcing them." Moreno has cited Morrissey, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, The Cure's Robert Smith, Bad Brains' H.R., P.J. Harvey, and Depeche Mode's David Gahan among his favorite singers.[citation needed]

British post-hardcore group Fightstar have frequently praised Deftones and cited them as a key influence on their sound, with frontman Charlie Simpson declaring White Pony his favourite album.

Discography
For a more comprehensive list, see Deftones discography
Adrenaline (1995)
Around the Fur (1997)
White Pony (2000)
Deftones (2003)
Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
Diamond Eyes (2010)
Eros (TBD)