Deftones - Koi No Yokan

So I'm sure the buzz has been out there for some time now about the upcoming Deftones album "Koi No Yokan", which is set to hit shelves on November 13th, 2012 via Reprise Records.



"Diamond Eyes" was such a huge success for these guys that I'm sure they'll have no problem recapturing that kind of energy on the latest album, along with all the fans they have accumulated the past 23+ years.  Moreno still has the sexy voice, Carpenter still brings lowers the tones and brings the beast of guitar tracks, Abe still rocking out as hard as he can on the kit and all your usual goodness from the Sacramento five piece.



"Everybody came in together and someone would start playing something and another person would join in and then another person, so the songs were really built with us together in the room at the same time.  I think it's a very honest record because it's not anything pre-conceived. We didn't come in thinking, 'It's gonna be like this' or 'It's gonna be like that.' It's just us hanging out as friends and playing, making something out of nothing." -Moreno

I kindly remind you all to come back again for updates on the album such as singles, artwork, interviews, etc.  For now, we can hook you up with some new album artwork and a track listing:

1. Swerve City
2. Romantic Dreams
3. Leathers
4. Poltergeist
5. Entombed
6. Graphic Nature
7. Tempest
8. Gauze
9. Rosemary
10. Goon Squad
11. What Happened To You?

Album artwork for the single "Leathers"?  Also a free download off their official site.



So what can we expect the new tunes to sound like?  Chino did his best to explain what you are going to hear from the new LP:

"...not a super fast or slow record. It's very dynamic.  Some of my favorite things about Deftones are the dynamics. Yes, we're a heavy band, but we're not just in-your-face aggro the whole time, punching you in the face. There's a lot of aggression in some of the music, but there's also this very soothing element where there's a lot of soundscapes rather than attack, attack, attack the whole time. I understand that's a big part of our sound, but I really feel like we reached a peak on our dynamics on this record with those two qualities — the beauty of something and just straight, ruthless aggression." -Chino Moreno

Wanna hear some of the new material?  It seems they have been keeping it mostly for live performances ("Rosemary" and "Roller Derby") so be sure to catch them on tour with Scars on Broadway (SOAD members):

Tue 10/9/12 Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA
Wed 10/10/12 Warfield – San Francisco, CA
Fri 10/12/12 Roseland Ballroom – Portland, OR
Sat 10/13/12 Showbox, SODO – Seattle, WA
Sun 10/14/12 Commodore – Vancouver, BC
Tue 10/16/12 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
Wed 10/17/12 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
Fri 10/19/12 Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
Sat 10/20/12 Harrah’s – Kansas City, MO
Sun 10/21/12 Blue Note – Columbia, MO
Wed 10/24/12 Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
Fri 10/26/12 Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
Sun 10/28/12 The Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
Mon 10/29/12 House of Blues – Boston, MA
Tue 10/30/12 Terminal 5 – New York, NY


(Photo courtesy of 13th Witness)

"We were coming out of a tough time, obviously, and our goal was to kind of rebuild what we created over all the years. I felt like we had to prove ourselves. We'd taken so much time between records, had some inner turmoil, and our records were starting to get pieced together versus really being created together, so for us it was a chance to get back to basics. We didn't have an idea of what sort of style we wanted. We just came in fired up and motivated to do something great. It was all very positive. We had more songs than ever, tons of ideas." -Moreno





And now another single has made it's way to the airwaves/online world.  Check out the new single "Tempest", along with an interview from Purevolume discussing the new single: