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DEFTONES Interviewed By South Africa's HILLTOP TV (Video)

August 23, 2013

Hilltop TV and One Stop Band Shop conducted an interview with DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno and drummer Abe Cunningham prior to the band's August 8 concert at the Grand West Casino in Cape Town, South Africa. You can now watch the chat below.

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Moreno believes that the band should and will release "Eros", the album it recorded before late bassist Chi Cheng was left in a semi-comatose state by a car accident in November 2008. Although Moreno was not sure if the disc would ever surface, his feelings have changed since Cheng's death this past April. Moreno told MTV Hive, "I get asked about that record a lot. For a while, I was giving the same answer, 'No, no, no, no, no, no, no.' After Chi's passing, I went back and listened to some of the record and it was a pretty intense experience to say the least."

Moreno added, "I think it should be released, but we don't have any definite plans. There's some work to do on it. DEFTONES have been moving forward in a strong, positive motion, so for us to stop and reflect on something five years ago, I don't know if we're ready for that."

But he also said, "It is a special thing for us: it's the last thing Chi played on. It will see the light of day. I just don't know when."

Moreno's new side project, PALMS, released its self-titled debut disc on June 25.

Cheng performed on DEFTONES' first five albums, with his last released work being on 2006's "Saturday Night Wrist".

Bassist Sergio Vega played on "Diamond Eyes" and the most recent DEFTONES disc, "Koi No Yokan".



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