

It charted at number twelve on the US Hot 100 Singles Chart. It is notable for being the first single to be released without Cheng who by this point was in a coma after being involved in the aforementioned car accident, which makes it Vega’s debut single with Deftones. The first entry in this list was the second single to released from the band’s sixth album Diamond Eyes released in 2010. They have since released three more albums, selling over ten million records worldwide. They found a replacement in the form of former Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega.

Then in 2008, bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a traffic accident which left him in a critical condition until his death in 2013. Personal tensions then started to arise within the band due to creative differences which plagued the recording and release of their fifth album Saturday Night Wryst released in 2006. However, after the release of their self-titled-fourth album in 2003, they saw a decline in commercial success despite continuing to receive positive critical acclaim. This continued with 2000’s White Pony which saw them go in a more experimental direction and featured what is possibly their biggest hit “Change (In The House of Flies).” After its release they toured extensively with bands who were considered to be their peers before the release of their second album Around the Fur in 1997 which was the record that got them their first major success. The band are known for their experimentation which has often led to them being dubbed alternative or progressive metal.ĭuring their thirty-two-year existence they have released eight studio albums, the first of which was Adrenaline in 1995. They had a lot of line-up changes during their first few years before finally stabilizing in 1993.

Photo: Daniel Jordahl from Östersund, Sweden / CC BY-SA (ĭeftones are a band who first formed in California in 1998 who many would say got inaccurately lumped in with the nu metal movement when they were far more unique and generally more interesting than many other bands in the genre.
