A long four years separate Diamond Eyes from Saturday Night Wrist, four years that were sadly packed with peril for Deftones.
Bassist Chi Cheng suffered injuries so severe in a November 2008 auto accident the band took a hiatus, eventually honoring prior touring commitments by hiring Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega, and eventually cutting a full album with him on board and scrapping a near-completed album in the process.
Given this serious trauma, it’s only logical that Diamond Eyes functioned as musical therapy for Deftones, but the surprise is that it has little downcast lyrical angst-mining, preferring atmosphere to bloodletting.
Naturally, there is quite a bit of roiling darkness here -- they’re Cure-loving metalheads, it’s in their blood -- but there’s shade and light, control of texture, with the band deepening rather than expanding.
Above all, it’s a mature album: Deftones skirted the obvious response to their tragedy, realizing that the left turn is a more rewarding journey.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamond EyesDeftones | Deftones | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | RoyalDeftones | Deftones | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | CMND/CTRLDeftones | Deftones | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | You've Seen the ButcherDeftones | Deftones | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Beauty SchoolDeftones | Deftones | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | PrinceDeftones | Deftones | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Rocket SkatesDeftones | Deftones | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | SextapeDeftones | Deftones | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | RiskDeftones | Deftones | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | 976-EvilDeftones | Deftones | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | This Place Is DeathDeftones | Deftones | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 304 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Armstrong | Assistant |
| 2 | David "Beno" Beneviste | A&R |
| 3 | Stephen Carpenter | Strings |
| 4 | Abe Cunningham | Drums |
| 5 | Deftones | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 6 | Frank Delgado | Keyboards, Sampling |
| 7 | Paul Fig | Engineer |
| 8 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 9 | Nik Karpen | Assistant |
| 10 | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 11 | Frank Maddocks | Creative Director, Design |
| 12 | Chino Moreno | Guitar, Vocals |
| 13 | Nick Raskulinecz | Mixing, Producer |
| 14 | John Ross | Photography |
| 15 | Andrew Schubert | Engineer |
| 16 | Brad Townsend | Engineer |
| 17 | Sergio Vega | Bass |
| 18 | Tom Whalley | Executive Producer |
| 19 | Kevin Williamson | A&R |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |