{"id":8663,"date":"2014-02-27T06:13:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T06:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modernfix.com.php72-4.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com\/uncategorized\/deftones\/"},"modified":"2014-02-27T06:13:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T06:13:20","slug":"deftones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/music\/deftones\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Deftones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernfix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/def.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.modernfix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/def.jpg\" alt=\"def\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\nDeftones<br \/>\n&#8220;\u0093White Pony\u0094&#8221;<br \/>\n(Maverick)<\/h4>\n<p>Deftones are truly perfecting their command of unsuspecting moody whispers that somehow transfer into such tormented scraping screams and crushing wall of guitar, the formula seems unworkable. \u00a0Yet as the band progresses from a sound so distinct, the Deftones have evolved into an entity of singularity that other bands will be charged of ripping of the Deftones sound. \u00a0White Pony, the bands third full length, one of the most anticipated albums of this summer meets the expectations and blows past them often. \u00a0While the heart of their sound is still intact (razor guitars and vocals that can both emote softly, as well as scar with some volume and a penchant for well, being melodically enraged) the band has pushed the edges of their range out enough to realize they are moving forward. \u00a0\u0093Elite\u0094 wraps itself around a slightly off timed electric dub percussion tip and teasing bass line with a really warm effect on it before the caress of the big slow chorus wanders in (and in Deftones signature, etch out the vocals with some static laced distortion so even the whispers sound abrasive). \u00a0Then comes the uncharacteristic \u0093Teenager\u0094 which mostly amounts to singer Chino gives his best breathy soft voice atop a very minimal and dare I say, trance feel of the rhythm of percussion and small effects. \u00a0It\u0092s a different side but is a most creative endeavor. \u00a0\u0093Knife Prty\u0094 swims along with the same passion of their single, \u0093be quiet and drive (far away) from previous effort, \u0093Around the Fur\u0094. \u00a0Some banshee screaming effects in the breakdown create a dramatic background. \u00a0Deftones at their melodic best. \u00a0 And for a great eye opener, Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) lends his commanding presence to \u0093passenger\u0094 making this track shine amongst some already blinding lights. \u00a0(This is supposed to be an enhanced CD with extra stuff for your computer, but my disk had a fault, as it would consistently freeze up my computer during its intro. \u00a0Very frustrating and thumbs down on the Deftones computer team).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deftones &#8220;\u0093White Pony\u0094&#8221; (Maverick) Deftones are truly perfecting their command of unsuspecting moody whispers that somehow transfer into such tormented scraping screams and crushing wall of guitar, the formula seems unworkable. \u00a0Yet as the band progresses from a sound so distinct, the Deftones have evolved into an entity of singularity that other bands will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,18],"tags":[1969,3588,4580],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}