DEFTONES Frontman Talks Next Album

December 18, 2009

DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno was interviewed for this week's episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Show", which can be viewed below. Joining Moreno on the panel were Revolver senior writer Jon Wiederhorn, Noisecreep head writer Amy Sciarretto, Noisecreep news man and writer at large Chris Harris and intrepid reporter Jen Guyre.

During the chat, Moreno revealed that the band's yet-to-be-titled new album has a tentative release date of April 27, 2010 and will be stylistically similar to early discs like 1997's "Around the Fur" and 2000's "White Pony". He also talked about the chaotic year the band has faced and the challenges the band has overcome since the November 2008 car accident that left bassist Chi Cheng in a semi-conscious state.

After completing an album's worth of material with Cheng and producer Terry Date, they decided to shelve those recordings and work on an entirely new batch of songs with stand-in bassist Sergio Vega, who previously played with QUICKSAND. They hired producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, SHADOWS FALL, TRIVIUM) to work with them, and in just two months they had recorded an entirely new album. "I honestly think it's one of the best, if not the best records we've ever done," Moreno said. "My favorite record is 'Around the Fur'. It was written and recorded in four months, which was the fastest, easiest and funnest record we've ever made. This record totally has that feel to it."

Regarding how Cheng's accident has affected them, Moreno said, "We honestly thought that after this thing happened with Chi, why even carry on? Things flipped back and forth. We kind of felt that way for a while. But there are some things bigger and better for us, and we were lucky enough to get together and communicate and find something for ourselves."

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