Deftones

USA, 1988–now

Chino Moreno's Sacramento band. Combined heavy alternative metal with an atmospheric, almost shoegaze-like texture.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Deftones and 6 artists Deftones influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Deftones?

• The Cure — Chino Moreno has called The Cure his favourite band; Deftones covered 'If Only Tonight We Could Sleep' with Robert Smith's approval.

Which artists did Deftones influence?

• Avenged Sevenfold — Where the sung melody over a heavy arrangement comes from — the thing that separated Waking the Fallen from the metalcore around it.
• Linkin Park — Alongside Korn, the Deftones' melodic, emotive take on nu-metal helped Linkin Park move past the genre's 'tough-guy' posture.
• The Used — Deftones' dynamic, atmospheric heaviness is part of the post-hardcore palette behind the Used's loud-quiet catharsis.
• Bring Me the Horizon — Deftones' atmospheric heaviness is a recurring touchstone for Bring Me the Horizon's melodic, textured metalcore.
• Hoobastank — Deftones' melodic, atmospheric alt-metal is part of the late-'90s SoCal scene Hoobastank emerged from.
• Papa Roach — One of the three acts Papa Roach's nu-metal drew on, with Rage Against the Machine and Nine Inch Nails.