“Genesis,” one of two pre-release singles that opens the album, was an attention-grabbing preview from the band that set the (def)tone: (Fun fact: Carpenter used a nine-string guitar for parts of this record). Previous albums featured forays into slower, more spaced-out material (such as 2016’s Gore), but Ohms remains on track with its goal, presenting the band’s core elements - Moreno’s howls and shrieks and thick, pummeling riffs from guitarist Stephen Carpenter - nearly nonstop. For a band known for its distinctive, unique musical approach, one that has outlived the “rap/metal” landscape from which it originated, that’s quite a surprising takeaway, but it’s true. Released on Friday, Ohms is the Sacramento-based alt/metal band‘s ninth studio album … and, perhaps, its most consistently aggressive. It’s probably no coincidence that the band worked with White Pony producer Terry Date for this one, either.Įxperience every song from our new album through the _Ohms Visual Tracklist: #Ohms is now available everywhere to stream and purchase: /RMBMhIgja3 That they released a record this good 20 years after their groundbreaking, genre-busting 2000 opus White Pony, speaks volumes about the band.
( Click here to purchase a copy of Ohms from our Rock Cellar Store).įor even the most critical and dedicated Deftones enthusiasts, however, there’s little to dislike about Ohms, perhaps the most “Deftones-ish” Deftones album to date. The line doubles as a charged lyric in a song in which he also screams I’m filled up with true hatred and as a rallying cry for his band, which for years has navigated the perilous line between its own creative vision and what its fan base wants - or, more to the point, expects.
I have no patience now for expectation, screams vocalist Chino Moreno toward the end of “This Link is Dead,” a track toward the end of the new Deftones album Ohms.
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