{"id":1974954,"date":"2025-08-22T18:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1974954"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:39:15","slug":"deftones-new-album-private-music-delivers-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/deftones-new-album-private-music-delivers-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Deftones’ New Album Private Music Delivers: Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Almost four decades into their career, Deftones<\/a> might be as big as they\u2019ve ever been. Sure, they were hitmakers of the CD era, but these days they\u2019re selling out Madison Square Garden, running their own highly successful (and surprisingly well-programmed) music festival<\/a>, and \u2014 most importantly? \u2014 they\u2019re massive on TikTok. Despite all of the buzz, though, the band has taken its sweet time dropping new music. The period of dormancy has finally reached its end, however, as fans new and old can now enjoy Deftones\u2019 brand-spankin\u2019 new album private music<\/em><\/a>. Was it worth the wait?<\/p>\n

At first, it was a little hard to tell. It had been over five years since the release of the alternative metal band\u2019s last record, Ohms<\/a>, <\/em>and once they did finally share something new, lead single \u201cmy mind is a mountain,\u201d<\/a> it was a song that was more than 30 seconds shorter than the shortest song on Ohms<\/em>. It banged and raged and writhed in classic Deftones fashion, at least when the gang is in metal mode, but the track\u2019s brevity felt slightly unsatisfying after such a long wait. It was an enjoyable, if overpriced, appetizer that inspired both feelings of excitement and apprehension about the main course.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately,\u00a0private music\u00a0<\/em>is Deftones comfort food. Throughout the record\u2019s 11 cuts, the band pulls out all of their most beloved sonic tricks, all while delivering them with enough new ideas and impassioned performances to keep things feeling fresh. Put all together, the act seems to have a keen understanding of what has made them one of the most beloved, influential bands of the current moment, as well as how to tweak their various formulas to appease just about everyone.<\/p>\n

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Their first target demographic? As hinted by the \u201cmy mind is a mountain\u201d and \u201cmilk of the madonna,\u201d the only other pre-album single, it\u2019s the head-bangers. With up-beat tempos, massive drums, and down-tuned riffs\/chugs, the pair of tracks are undeniable barn-burners that call back to their Around the Fur <\/em>fury. It\u2019s a tone they employed quite successfully on Ohms,<\/em> contributing to that release\u2019s warm reception as something of a return to form, and it\u2019s encouraging to know they\u2019ve managed to keep that momentum alive.<\/p>\n

After a darkwave intro, \u201cecdysis\u201d brings the heaviness as well, complete with an absolutely killer, driving bassline and guitar work that borders on thrash. Then there are cuts like \u201clocked club,\u201d \u201ccut hands,\u201d and \u201c~metal dream,\u201d which find Deftones returning to their nu-metal roots. The former propels itself with a riff made of little more than two nasty bent notes and a soaring pop chorus. The latter two employ similar tactics, while also having the added bonus of frontman Chino Moreno full-on rapping again and \u201ccut hands\u201d ending in a hardcore-style breakdown that wouldn\u2019t feel out of place on a Knocked Loose record.<\/p>\n