The original lineup was Chino Moreno (vocals), Abe Cunningham (drums), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), and Dominic Garcia (bass).

Deftones formed in 1988 in what California city?

Fun fact: Several songs from the demo made their way onto Adrenaline such as Roots, 7 Words, and Engine No. 9.

Hint: It was before Adrenaline, their first studio album.

Be Quiet and Drive peaked at no. 29 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in 1998.

Despite having hit the chart 17 times over their 30+ year career, the band had never had a number one until 2025.

Maynard also fronted the bands A Perfect Circle and Puscifer; both fantastic bands!

You can't spell Chino Moreno without hormone...

Chino "paid" B-Real for this feature with a roughly 20 second intro for Cypress Hill's "(Rock) Superstar ft. Everlast.

Cheng sadly died in 2013 after being in a coma for five years. Rest in Peace, king.

"Teething" was recorded for their (Like) Linus demo, but it never made it to Adrenaline or any subsequent albums sadly.

Hot take: Crosses is WAY hornier than Deftones, despite being formed a whole 23 years later. And I'm not mad about it.

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