

It almost has an “Immigrant Song” feel to it. The guitars come in full force with a chunky 9 string guitar riff. That all changes up when the guitars come in. This song has everything that fans of newer Deftones releases love.Ī personal favorite of mine is the song, “Error.” This song starts with some piercing guitar noise/feedback before Chino leads the song into a delicate drum groove. Another really cool part of this song is when there’s a brief, almost trip hop transition from the chorus into the second verse. The chorus here features Chino Moreno doing some of his signature wail vocals with some gorgeous harmonies and backing vocals. It’s downright filthy and is quickly offset by a captivating chorus. The verse quickly becomes even more impressive when the distorted guitars come in with a heavy, chuggy, and chunky riff. The first of these is “Urantia.” This track opens with a really cool heavy riff and drum fill before sliding into an extremely beautiful synth led groove. While Ceremony is a great track, it is succeeded by three back-to-back album highlights. This song is a really fun one and for the most part, is one of the lighter tracks on the album. On this album, the backing vocals feature a lot of really cool “oohs,” “ohs, and “ohms.” This particular track features some really pretty “oohs” before diving back into the band’s signature heavy groove. This song also features the first appearance on the album of the “Om” vocals. On this track, the band maintains a really headbangable groove that dramatically crawls across the track. What follows is the song, “Ceremony.” This one begins with a muted picking riff that kind of sounds like something from The Cars. The song kicks off the album with a punch and is a solid opener. The track also features really beautiful, dreamy synths that really build the atmosphere and fill in the blanks. It chugs along with a heavy verse riff before flipping to a soulful chorus that is distinctly Chino. The album opens up with the song, “Genesis.” This song really encompasses a lot of the elements that appear on the album. The newest release, Ohms, sees the band continuing to deliver what fans would expect from a Deftones album, while managing to stay interesting. Since then, the legendary alt-metallers have maintained a surprisingly high level of quality for a band 30 years into their career. Related Artists: Loathe, Faith No More, Hum, Cocteau Twins, Helmet, The Cars, The Dillinger Escape Planĭeftones established a name for themselves in the late 90s and early 2000s.
