Deftones Similar Artists and Recommendations

Deftones sits in the atmospheric heavy music lane, with a sound anchored in alternative metal, shoegaze metal, nu metal and a strong footprint across the United States market. Start with the profile context below, then use the recommendation cards to branch into artists who share overlapping fanbases and listening habits.

Deftones is an American metal band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1988, consisting of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables), and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion). Vega (formerly of Quicksand) took on bass duties from mid-2009 to ca. 2021 in substitution for Chi Cheng, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Santa Clara, California on November 4, 2008.