We’ve been waiting for more details about Deftones‘ highly anticipated tenth album that’s been in the works; it’ll be the follow-up to 2020’s Ohms, and while they’ve discussed it a bit, concrete details are still yet to emerge. Co-founder and lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter talked a little more about it in a new appearance on B-Real‘s “The Dr. Greenthumb Show,” as The PRP points out. Asked what the new album sounds like, he said, “I feel this one sounds like a continuation of Ohms and Koi, that’s what I would say… I tell you what, I think when you hear it, like all of our records, you will hear our sound. You’ll hear us. But I think you’re going to hear things on this one that you never heard on any of them.”
B-Real also asked Carpenter if the new album had any rap on it, to which he responded, “not yet.” B-Real pointed out that Chino Moreno “usually finds a way to rap on it somewhere,” and Carpenter replied, “He’s really good at flipping up what he does, like, he always changes what he does, [while] still doing what he does. It’s actually pretty dope.”
You can watch the interview in full below.
Deftones recently announced a big 2025 arena tour with The Mars Volta and Fleshwater, including an NYC show at Madison Square Garden on April 3, and a Newark, NJ show at Prudential Center on April 8. They also have their Dia De Los Deftones festival in November. See all dates below.
DEFTONES: 2024-2025 TOUR DATES
Sat, Nov 02 San Diego, CA Dia De Los Deftones 2024
Tue, Feb 25 Portland, OR Moda Center
Thu, Feb 27Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Sat, Mar 01 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
Tue, Mar 04 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
Wed, Mar 05 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum
Thu, Mar 06 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum
Sat, Mar 08 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sun, Mar 09 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
Wed, Mar 12 Austin, TX Moody Center
Thu, Mar 13 San Antonio, TX Frost Bank Center
Sat, Mar 15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Sun, Mar 16 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Tue, Mar 18 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Thu, Mar 20 Orlando, FL Kia Center
Sat, Mar 22 Sunrise, FL Amerant Bank Arena
Mon, Mar 24 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Wed, Mar 26 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Fri, Mar 28 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Sat, Mar 29 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Mon, Mar 31 Chicago, IL United Center
Tue, Apr 01 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Thu, Apr 03 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Fri, Apr 04 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Sun, Apr 06 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
Tue, Apr 08 Boston, MA TD Garden
Wed, Apr 09 Newark, NJ Prudential Center