Here is an exclusive video interview with the Deftones.
Chino Moreno,
Frank Delgado,
Abe Cunningham, and
Sergio Vega are wandering around the
Warner Bros. Records conference room. The small suite has been converted into a cozy little live production facility. There are a couple of digital cameras doing last-minute fine tunings for color; lights have been set up; and a couch backed by a couple of chairs has been arranged on a slightly-raised platform to accommodate the four musicians.
The band has been through a lot of late and they’re on the sprawling WB lot in Burbank, California to talk about it. Their longtime bass player
Chi Cheng was the victim of a car accident that happened early in November 2008, a terrible moment that happened while the group was in the midst of recording an album. That album –
Eros – was shelved and they began working on a new album with new bass player,
Sergio Vega.
That album titled
Diamond Eyes was still several weeks away from being released [as of this interview] but a couple of tracks have been made available for download. The title song and “
Rocket Skates” move respectively from the dark and melancholy to the low and murderous guitar riffs that have long been the twin sonic tails of the Sacramento-based group.
Final adjustments are made to color and tint and the assembled throng – crew, technicians, various Warner’s staff – quiet down. Cameras start to roll and capture the following.
- Steven Rosen
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