Deftones Eyeing New Album Release in Spring or Summer of 2024

Anne Erickson
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Deftones‘ latest studio album, Ohms, dropped in 2020, but it appears the guys are well into the writing phase for their next LP. Speaking on the Gnostic Academy podcast, guitarist Stephen Carpenter said the band is working with producer Nick Raskulinecz on a new album, and they’re eyeing a 2024 release.

“Just in the last couple of months, really — two or three months; well, maybe a little longer now, really; February is when we started … to work on new material for a new record,” Carpenter told Gnostic Academy (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net). “It’s going good now. It was a little slow at first, but it always is; dragging our feet ain’t nothing new. But we’ve got stuff up and going now, and we’re on a good little momentum at the moment. And we hope to have it all done and out by next spring [or] summer. There’s nothing official — no official date yet — but that’s our goal.”

So, what’s the songwriting process been like for the new music? According to Carpenter, “It’s a combination of things. Most often, everything stems from us just jamming out some ideas, messing around, and someone comes up with something that maybe someone else or everyone else likes. And then we kind of just focus in on that for a little bit.”

He added, “That’s what Nick’s great at doing, too. Where we could just sit and jam aimlessly and plow through idea after idea without even stopping to recognize them, he’s great at saying, ‘Hey, that idea is really cool. Let’s try to work on that for a minute. And then that other idea might be really cool with that one. Let’s try putting them together,’ and stuff like that. So that’s what’s awesome about him. He’s like an unofficial band member at that point and good at giving us direction where we don’t normally do that well on our own. I mean, we do it, but it’s a much slower process on our own.”

In other news, Deftones are heading up the fourth edition of their Dia De Los Deftones festival on November 4th in San Diego,  The one-day fest, which also features 100 Gecs, Knocked Loose, and more, is already sold out, but tickets are available via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

Meanwhile, Deftones singer Chino Moreno has been keeping busy with his side project ††† (Crosses). The duo will release a new album, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., on October 13th, and embark on their first tour in nine years beginning in November (tickets available here).

Watch Stephen Carpenter’s appearance on the Gnostic Academy podcast below.

Deftones Eyeing New Album Release in Spring or Summer of 2024
Anne Erickson

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