A grand piano and toy piano were featured in the mournful "Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event." On the other hand, the track "Lucky You" is a dark, soft, trip hop-influenced piece featuring DJ Crook from Moreno's side project Team Sleep and vocalist Rey Osburn of Tinfed. Most of the album's songs make extensive use of the band's low G# tuning and Moreno's high screams, resulting in some of the heaviest songs in the band's catalog. It has a much different feel than prior efforts, due in part to Frank Delgado leaving his turntables behind and instead focusing on playing keyboards and synthesizers.
Date was frustrated by the very slow pace of the band working in the studio.ĭeftones is an eclectic album, with songs spanning many different ideas in diverse genres. You truly changed my life.Originally titled Lovers, the album was instead given an eponymous title because singer Chino Moreno considered Lovers too obvious in relation to the context of its material (the former title song "Lovers" did appear as an A-side and B-side on the UK " Hexagram" single). When you brought me in, you created a new sense of passion for music that I will always cherish and carry with me. I want you to know that I appreciate all the years we spent together, writing, performing, being taken into your worlds. I wish they had the chance to tell you this in person. It brought me so much joy to see Deftones shirts at Quicksand shows and I will cherish this forever. All my love to the fans that have become friends, the people that have supported my other projects. “Lots of love and thanks to Deftones' amazing fanbase for always being engaged and supportive of the band through good times and bad,” Vega concludes. "Out of respect for the people who have held tickets for this tour the past couple of years and everyone who supports the band, I felt it important to bring some clarity to the situation.” A couple of days later, I received an email from their lawyer that their offer was withdrawn and that they wished me the best. “And then I called the guys immediately to see where the miscommunication was to resolve it but there was no response. “At that point, it was clear there was no opportunity for growth for me, so I declined the offer,” he says. He adds that his and the band's respective managements discussed a new contract for Vega, however he was offered the “same deal” as before. But I can't go back to my old contract.’” I said, of course, I was all in, and ‘we can handle my situation later. “One day I got a call from the guys about an internal band situation, and they asked me if I was solid and that I would have to fly out to LA to help work it out right away. “I really started to need something stable, because, at that point, my contract with them was canceled. “Covid was a breaking point for a lot of people and I started to question my place in the band and the future that I wanted for my career,” Vega continues.