Deftones

Inspired by the release of Hum’s first album in 22 years, we put together a list of 30 essential songs that occupy the middle ground between shoegaze and heavier music – a sound which has existed for decades but is now more prominent than ever.

Oklahoma City heavy shoegazers tell us how their new double LP was influenced by Swirlies, Duster, Codeine, Godflesh, and more…

Sergio Vega (Deftones, Quicksand, Adam D (Killswitch Engage, Times of Grace), Stephen Brodsky (Cave In, Mutoid Man), Tanner Wayne (In Flames), and Chelsea Wolfe collaborator Ben Chisholm take on ”Hyperballad.”

Plus Cypress Hill, Lamb of God, Social Distortion, Anthrax, Pennywise, Rob Zombie, The Offspring, GWAR, and more.

“I have never been shy about my love for Deftones,“ says No Joy’s Jasamine White-Gluz. “White Pony is one of my favorite records of all time, and the track ‘Teenager’ was proof to me that they were a band bigger than any nu-metal confines they were trapped in.“

After opening for Deftones, Gojira will do a headlining US run with Knocked Loose and Alien Weaponry…

No Joy rework four ‘Motherhood‘ songs — and cover Deftones‘ “Teenager“ — in a harp-heavy orchestral style. “I wanted to do something that sounded bigger than Motherhood did,“ says the band’s Jasamine White-Gluz.

The fundraiser has already raised over $79,000, and the newly-added raffle includes mewithoutYou test pressings, a cymbal used by Thursday and signed by the band and their friends, a signed Deftones tour poster, a personal collection of rare items from Walter Schreifels, Kid Dynamite’s 1998 demo cassette (their first ever release), and more…

Plus Tyler, the Creator, Lana Del Rey, Run the Jewels, Phoebe Bridgers, Jason Isbell, My Morning Jacket, Deftones, Janelle Monae, and many more.

After a short clip of this very early, very rare Deftones appearance circulated last week, full video of the entire half-hour performance/interview — digitized directly from the show host’s personal tapes — has been released…