Tuesday, August 16, 2011

DEFTONES - Diamond Eyes (2010) album, anyone listen to it yet?

It's a really, really good album, I swear. The thing is like a journey or something. It has that peaceful quality that you could turn off all the lights in your room and just sit in darkness listening to it. Chino Moreno's vocals have improved and he always has that great combination of soothing whispers of beauty and insane, yelling. 90% of the tracks on the album are nothing short of amazing. Songs like Diamond Eyes or CMND/CTRL or 976-Evil stand out with the kind of flair and raw intensity that you expect from a Deftones album. The best song on the album BY FAR has to be hands-down, "Risk". There is something so beautifully magical about it. The lyrics stand out, the drums and the guitar by Carrington really make this track stand out from the rest. Rocket Skates is also a really good one and should definitely be played a lot more on the radio. I'd hate to say this but Chi Cheng's accident was the best thing to ever happen to them. They sound a lot more down-to-earth ala White Pony and Adrenaline. Did I mention Chino lost a lot of weight? He looks like back to his Around The Fur days. All in all, Deftones fans, you've gotta pick up this album and the people just reading this who have no idea who Deftones are, you're totally missing out on one of the best alternative metal groups to ever exist. Take care, guys.

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