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Deftones is an alternative band from Sacramento, California, USA. The members are Chino Moreno, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham, Stephen Carpenter, and Frank Delgado. Their first album, "Adrenaline," was released in 1995, a year after Korn's debut album. These bands are considered the founders of nu-metal, but Deftones played much earlier than Korn, in the late 80s – underground gigs without a record label. Although Korn remains a much more commercially successful project, it was the style and mannerisms of Deftones that were adopted by Limp Bizkit (the band often expressed gratitude to Deftones "for inspiration" in their booklets and in some song lyrics) and Linkin Park, currently the most popular bands of this kind.
I've been listening to them since autumn, and I'm still not disappointed. This music is almost hypnotic with its sound. Chino's vocals are a separate topic altogether. And, of course, the biggest advantage is that Deftones doesn't focus on maximum "harshness" in their sound and doesn't use growl vocals (most nu-metal bands are impossible to listen to for long without getting a headache).
In the end, it's just Deftones!
