The Deftones are 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 their most recent Diamond Eyes in spring of 2010.
Deftones released their sixth album, Diamond Eyes on May 4, 2010. The release of it was pushed forward from the initially reported May 18 release date, most likely due to the entire album having been leaked onto the Internet in March 2010. On February 23, 2010, the albums first single Rocket Skates was available for free download at www.gunsrazorsknives.com.
The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. Former Quicksand bassist, Sergio Vega, plays bass on the album, substituting for ailing bassist Chi Cheng.
Deftones have been confirmed to play Download Festival in 2010 in an announcement made via the official Download Festival website on January, 25th 2010. They are also confirmed to play Rock on the Range 2010 (May 22 and 23) and Vive Latino 2010 (April 24). They also played a one-off London show on May 12th.
Deftones released the official music video for the albums first single, Rocket Skates, on March 10.
 On March 15, Deftones debuted their first radio-ready single Diamond Eyes. Both Diamond Eyes and Rocket Skates received very positive reviews from fans and critics alike, many making comparisons of the two singles style and sound to that of material from their album White Pony.[citation needed]
Deftones released the official music video for the albums second single, Diamond Eyes, on April 13.
Teaming up with bands Mastodon and Alice in Chains, Deftones will be going on tour fall 2010 in the United States and Canada. The tour is called Blackdiamondskye, a portmanteau of the three bands latest albums (Black Gives Way to Blue, Diamond Eyes, and Crack the Skye).
The Deftones are playing with Alice In Chains on
Saturday, October 16 - 7PM
Tickets available at the Hard Rock Box Office
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