---
title: "Deftones"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1988
---

# Deftones

**Deftones** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1988 to present.

Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California, in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado joining the lineup in 1990 and 1999, respectively.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deftones

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Deftones |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Sacramento, United States |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chino Moreno](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chino-moreno) | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1988 to present | Current |
| [Stephen Carpenter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephen-carpenter) | Guitar | 1988 to present | Current |
| [Abe Cunningham](https://themetalnet.com/musician/abe-cunningham) | Drums (drum set) | 1988 to present | Current |
| [Frank Delgado](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-delgado) | Keyboard, Turntable, Sampler | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Sergio Vega](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sergio-vega) | Background vocals, Electric bass guitar | 2009 to 2021 | Former |
| [Chi Cheng](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chi-cheng) | Background vocals, Electric bass guitar | 1988 to 2008 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Adrenaline](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b4ea447-444c-34ba-ba87-96496f2e15b8) | Album |
| 1997 | [Around the Fur](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f935b80-160f-3787-97d6-a4ce342cf8c5) | Album |
| 2000 | [Selections From Days Gone By…](https://themetalnet.com/album/af675c21-5d90-4f3b-9b40-79a586e6a8a6) | EP |
| 2000 | [White Pony](https://themetalnet.com/album/a7d33e96-8e09-3aff-8629-44812a1b8489) | Album |
| 2003 | [Deftones](https://themetalnet.com/album/f423c6e6-410c-3b43-94ec-8f7a2c02f052) | Album |
| 2003 | [Deftones / Poison the Well](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b7723e7-e9c1-4f6c-84e1-b29af6e5d026) | EP |
| 2006 | [Saturday Night Wrist](https://themetalnet.com/album/82be2ea8-9c50-3024-a1be-cf35c2e5fd69) | Album |
| 2010 | [Diamond Eyes](https://themetalnet.com/album/f21cec66-4e3a-42fc-b7e4-59b17bed0cca) | Album |
| 2012 | [Koi no Yokan](https://themetalnet.com/album/87338b87-34e2-4f11-8e2e-600636b6dbcb) | Album |
| 2016 | [Gore](https://themetalnet.com/album/4c0a6c9b-090b-4159-a359-a328d94c50d3) | Album |
| 2020 | [Ohms](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc2075d9-3f46-4d74-82a9-31492bf2a7e4) | Album |
| 2025 | [private music](https://themetalnet.com/album/5e9a3ca5-82ce-47da-9409-83f6f953b4a2) | Album |

## Related bands

- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Rage Against the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage-against-the-machine) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Marilyn Manson](https://themetalnet.com/band/marilyn-manson) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Alice in Chains](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-in-chains) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- website: https://www.deftones.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deftones
- x: https://twitter.com/deftones
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Ghvu1VvMGScGpOUJBAHNH
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deftones/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/535
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1092903
- bandcamp: https://deftones.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCXQtyZ6gWbOYR5B8Sc2sr3g

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones](https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt