Rarely is there a complete song brought by just one of us, we sent a little demo of 'Ohms', out there, but other than that it’s just us sat in a room, laughing, fighting, spitting, killing each other and just jamming - that's the way the band has always been, at least for the last seven records, it's a collaborative jam and it’s very important. Generally, in the early years Stephan and I (guitars and drums) were the main factor of getting the main riffs and skeleton of the songs. No, the lyrics are all Chino, always have been, maybe if he gets stuck on some words, but yeah, he handles that. I don't think you can help nostalgia, but we're just about moving forward.Īre there any tracks on the album that you helped song-write? Knowing that those sounds can easily be pulled back up, and they are our sounds that we developed with him, there's just a lot of trust there. But also, just in terms of platonically all of our sounds that came from our early records came from our collaboration with him. But we're always trying to push it, trying to push the envelope and see what we can come up with. Yeah! We always try to keep moving forward, but of course it was there, just from our history.
We were always close to Terry, he always left each session or phone call with, "hey man, you know I'm here if you need me, if I can do anything for you guys just give me a call." We got back together in 2008 to do a record, that was ‘Eros’ that never came out, that was 12 years ago, that's crazy! Since that we've always kept in contact and again, decided to give Terry Date a ring - it was amazing, it was very easy, there was no learning curve, we know each other so well after all these years - it was just a joy to work together.ĭid working with him again spark a sense of nostalgia for you guys? It's great to see what they can offer and what you can come up with together. Yeah, we did our first four albums with him, and then we went onto try something different with another person - which is always exciting and something you should try if you have the chance to. What was it like getting back into the studio with your OG producer Terry Date – the last time you guys worked with each other was 2008? and it's everybody, it’s not just us, it’s the entire world, it’s weird shit! Yeah, it's been a very difficult year hasn't it?ĭefinitely. We were just about to head out to Australia and New Zealand to start what would've been two years of touring for this new record, but we didn't get to go! That was a couple years ago and here we are now, we were eight hours away from starting this touring cycle about six and a half months ago. We covered a lot of grounds, but it was well thought out. It's been non-existent, 'Gore' was about two years, which is a pretty standard well-planned out touring cycle for us. How has the recording process been for 'Ohms' in comparison to 'Gore'? Having made a lot of records over the years, it's a challenge at times but this one was a fun one to make, and we were very cohesive as a band – we’re pleased with the outcome. It's rather strange times, hopefully we can bring a little something to anyone who has open ears and brighten their day a bit. Hmm, I would say, here we are again, able to unleash something into the world, with high hopes. How would you describe 'Ohms' as Deftones ninth studio album? Having spent almost two years compiling, recording and touching up this record, Abe talks to Clash about what ‘Gore’ means to him and Deftones journey, how the group worked their way through quarantine despite living in different areas and his favourite track on the album. Whilst fans danced around ‘Gore’ being more alternative than metal, ‘Ohms’ sees them once again perfecting their faultless balance of poignant melodies with anarchic drops. Returning four years after their last instalment ‘Gore,’ in a lot of ways ‘Ohms’ is a new direction for the colossal group. Today (September 25th) marks the release of Deftones, ‘Ohms’ and boy does it erupt – driving you through ten alt-metal tunes ‘Ohms’ exposes heavier drops, raw lyricism, and addictive hooks. “The guitar has a bit more drive in this album, the band has always been based around a very heavy distorted guitar sound,” says Abe Cunningham, discussing Deftones mammoth ninth studio album ‘Ohms’.