Latest Deftones News
Deftones Joke Next Album Will Be 'Soft As Hell'
Deftones joke their next album will be "soft as hell".The 'Elite' rockers played Download Festival for the fifth time over the weekend and insisted they have "tonnes of fire" to keep working, and they already...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 June 2022
Deftones Bassist Sergio Vega Quits
Deftones bassist Sergio Vega has quit the band.The 51-year-old musician replaced the late Chi Cheng as bass player in 2009, and after a promo picture of the 'Minerva' rockers posted to Spotify didn't feature Sergio,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 March 2022
Korn, Megadeth And More Set To Rock Download Festival 2022
Korn, Megadeth and Deftones have been added to the line-up for Download Festival 2022.The 2021 event was axed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but after it was confirmed that KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 April 2021
Deftones Reveal New Album Could Drop In September
Deftones have hinted their new album could be released in September. The metal band have finished their ninth studio album, and the band's drummer Abe Cunningham admitted it could drop by early autumn. He said:...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2020
Reunited Supergroup Team Sleep Invites Fans Into Studio
Deftones frontman Chino Moreno is inviting fans of his reunited rock supergroup Team Sleep to join them for a recording session in New York as the band works on its first album since 2005.The singer/guitarist...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2014
Chi Cheng Tragedy Sparks Road Safety Campaign
A road safety campaign has been launched in honour of tragic Deftones star Chi Cheng, who died following a car crash.The bassist passed away earlier this year (13) after being in a semi-comatose state since...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 November 2013
Deftones Pay Tribute To Late Bassist At Reading Festival
Rockers Deftones paid an emotional tribute to their late bass player Chi Cheng during their set at the Reading Festival in England on Friday (23Aug13).The musician never recovered from a car accident in 2008 and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2013
Deftones Honour Kris Kross Star At Gig
Rockers Deftones paid tribute to late Kris Kross star Chris 'mac Daddy' Kelly by covering the band's most famous song at a gig just hours after news of his death broke.The 34-year-old hip-hop star was...
By WENN on 02 May 2013
Deftones Left With 'Hole In Their Lives' After Death Of Chi Cheng
The Deftones are left with a ''hole in their lives'' following the death of bassist Chi Cheng.The musician passed away in hospital on Saturday (13.04.13) after being in a ''partially conscious state'' since sustaining serious...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 April 2013
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Grieves Loss Of Chi Cheng
Grieving Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter is struggling to come to terms with the loss of bandmate Chi Cheng, insisting "there will be a hole in our lives" following the bass player's death on Saturday (13Apr13).The...
By WENN on 16 April 2013
Chi Cheng's Legacy Lives On In Deftones Of 2013
With the death of Deftones original bassist Chi Cheng goes the departure of perhaps one of the more unassuming but quietly pivotal bassists of the past two decades or so.Deftones influence didn’t always lend itself...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 15 April 2013
Chi Cheng Dies: Deftones Bassist Dead Aged 42
Chi Cheng, the bassist for metal group Deftones, has died. Cheng was left in a semi-conscious state that he has never been able to escape from following a car accident in 2008, yesterday (April 14)...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 15 April 2013
Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Passes Away Aged 42
The Deftones bass player Chi Cheng has died aged 42.The nu-metal musician was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning (13.04.13), where he passed away at around 3am, his family confirmed. A...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 April 2013
Slash & Duff Mckagan Add To Chi Cheng Tributes
Former Guns N' Roses bandmates Duff Mckagan and Slash and ex-My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way are among the stars who have taken to Twitter.com to add their tributes to Deftones bass player Chi Cheng.The...
By WENN on 15 April 2013
Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Dies
Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has died, more than four years after a car accident which left him in a semi-conscious state.The 42 year old lost his fight for life on Saturday morning (13Apr13). A...
By WENN on 14 April 2013
Metallica's Orion Festival Reveals 2013 Line-up, Including Red Hot Chili Peppers
Metallica have revealed the line-up for their second annual Orion Music + More Festival, and as you’d expect from the ageing veterans of heavy metal, it’s one that bristles with more noise and riffs than...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2013
Biffy Clyro To Headline Reading And Leeds Festival
Biffy Clyro will headline Reading and Leeds festivals this summer. The 'Black Chandelier' rockers - who reached number one in the UK album charts with their new record 'Opposites' on Sunday (02.02.13) - will headline...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 February 2013
Eminem To Headline Reading And Leeds
Eminem will headline the UK's Reading and Leeds festivals next year.The 'Stan' rapper will be making his first appearance in the UK since 2011 at the events, which will be held in August 2013.The rapper,...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 December 2012
Deposit Scheme For Reading And Leeds 2013, Featuring Alt-j, Deftones And Boy Better Know
It may still only be November but tomorrow (November 30, 2012), early bird tickets will go on sale for next year’s Reading and Leeds festivals, with Mercury Music Prize winners Alt-J unsurprisingly featuring on the...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 29 November 2012
Deftones Bassist Still Struggling Four Years After Car Crash
The family of tragic Deftones rocker Chi Cheng are considering controversial stem cell therapy to speed up the bass player's recovery from a 2008 car accident, which left him in a coma.The star's brother admits...
By WENN on 24 November 2012
Out Now - UK Album Releases, November 12, 2012 - One Direction, Rolling Stones, Christina Aguilera, Twilight Breaking Bad - Part 2
Robbie Williams might be sitting pretty at the top of the UK Album Charts after the weekend, but if said charts have taught us anything, it’s that time makes fools of us all, and we...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 12 November 2012
Katy Perry Setting Up Record Label: Who Will She Sign?
Katy Perry is currently in the process of setting up her as yet untitled record label, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The pop superstar is looking to follow in the footsteps of her influences Madonna and...
By WENN on 21 June 2012
Chi Cheng Able To Lift His Leg
Bedridden Deftones bassist Chi Cheng is responding to doctors and can now lift his leg on request - more than three years after falling into a coma.The rocker remains in a minimally conscious state but...
By WENN on 09 February 2012
Charlie Simpson Not Excited By New Heavy Music
Charlie Simpson doesn't get "excited" by "new heavy music".The Fightstar singer has recorded his debut solo album, 'Young Pilgrim', which moves away from the band's heavy roots to a more folk and Americana influenced sound,...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 August 2011
Iron Maiden Nominated For Golden God Award
Iron Maiden and Bullet For My Valentine will go head-to-head in the Best UK Band category at this year's Metal Hammer Golden God Awards. The bands face competition from Skindred, Architects and Bring Me The...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 March 2011
Deftones Singer Better Than Two Emo Vocalists
Deftones singer Chino Moreno said he's as good as two 'emo' band singers. The frontman with the alternative metal group said his son listens to a lot of modern rock bands who champion the theatrical...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 November 2010
Deftones Inspired By Depeche Mode
Chino Moreno says seeing Depeche Mode play live made him "want to make music".The Deftones lead singer - who is well known for his distinctive on-stage scream - revealed he first decided he wanted to...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 July 2010
Stars Come Out For The Deftones
MOTLEY CRUE rocker TOMMY LEE, LINKIN PARK frontman MIKE SHINODA and rap group CYPRESS HILL were among the stars who joined the DEFTONES at a benefit concert in Los Angeles on Thursday night (19Nov09).The musicians...
By WENN on 21 November 2009
Deftones Write New Songs For Comatose Cheng
Rockers DEFTONES have written a new album in honour of hospitalised bass player CHI CHENG.Cheng slipped into a coma after an horrific car crash in Santa Clara, California last November (08), and has still yet...
By WENN on 17 July 2009
Website Set Up To Raise Money For Comatose Rocker
The family of comatose DEFTONES rocker CHI CHENG have set up a website to appeal for help covering his medical costs. The bassist has been in a coma since a horrific car crash in November (08)....
By WENN on 24 March 2009
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