Yes, yes, yes! I disregarded the band for years and didn’t even listen to a song. I wouldn’t really consider them a metal band, as it’s simply too narrow, and the band isn’t listed on Metal Archives. Some genres Deftones have been described as are:Īll of them are correct, at least if you’re describing a particular song.

And that also what makes the band so exciting. What genre is Deftones?īut what the hell is Deftones then? Oh, that’s very hard to say. There are nu-metal elements in their music and they broke through to the mainstream in the nu-metal era, but Deftones really are something else. The first question that pops up from many metalheads is, “aren’t Deftones nu-metal?”.

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Here, I’ll answer all the important questions about Deftones, and I’ll guide you to the songs and albums to start out with. More importantly, understanding Deftones – and why you should listen to them! I usually mostly talk about extreme metal on this site, so let’s change it up and talk about Deftones.

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