The group first formed in Sacramento, California during 1988, when then high school students Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Chino Moreno (vocals) first began to jam together. Were one of the first groups to alternate heavy riffs and screamed vocals with more ethereal music and hushed singing - spawning a fair amount of imitators in their wake. Recorded April–June 1997, Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington Deftones tap into the same alternative metal vibe as Korn and L7, and while they don't have catchy riffs or a fully developed sound, Around the Fur suggests they're about to come into their own.“ (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG) Their sound has hardened into a blunt, aggressive slab of metallic guitars and hammering drums, giving the album a visceral force. „While Deftones still rely more on form than content, they have noticeably improved on their second album, Around the Fur.
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DEFTONES ALBUMS AROUND THE FUR FULL
When Deftones' hellish fury hits full tilt, as it always does on this album, Moreno's voice erupts into screams which are best described as otherworldly, transforming this intense musical firestorm into a hurtling juggernaut of aggression. Behind him, guitarist Stephen Carpenter's heavy wall of sound is astoundingly muscular, yet inspiringly agile. Vocal acrobat Moreno attacks a variety of styles: his breathy, psychotic recitations sound downright industrial, while the album's calmer, more brooding moments show his gift for haunting melody. Sepultura's Max Cavallero contributes guitar and vocals to 'Headup,' while 'MX' finds singer Chino trading off vocal lines with Annalynn Cunningham, (wife of Deftones' drummer Abe) in an acerbic take on the rock star mentality. The opening 'My Own Summer (Shove It),' serves as an introduction to the album's sonic theme: sinewy guitars and eerie whispers alternate with fast, violent crunch.
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„Around the Fur“, the follow-up to Deftones' passionate, aggressive ADRENALINE, sees the California quartet expanding on the sheer rage of their earlier work, adding new, more sinister shades to their already extreme sound.
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The Deftones have already established themselves nationally as one of the hardest and most powerful new bands to arrive in years, and Around The Fur is destined to catapult them to massive success. Sacramento's Deftones return with their much-anticipated second album, Around The Fur, a furious, hard-hitting blast of confrontational sound.