While Gore is not the heaviest Deftones album, it does capture the band’s brilliant use of atmosphere. Playing off the brilliant sonic fusion that took place in White Pony, the self-titled album makes for an incredible blend of heavy hitting nu metal, rock, and remarkable atmosphere rich with dreamy distortion. The album to come right after White Pony, the self-titled album may not make as big of a statement as that previous record, but it continues to display the band’s refined sense of musical identity. The band play at times with abstraction, which ends up hurting the flow of the overall music that said, since White Pony, they have found themselves a brilliant fusion of genre and style that they’ve mastered, and Saturday Night Wrists continues to capitalize on those qualities. Released after such records like White Pony and the self-titled album, Saturday Night Wrists feels a tad disjointed in terms of sonic identity. There isn’t all that much that makes this material stand out compared to much of the band’s discography. When you compare this to previous Deftones albums like Diamond Eyes or the self-titled album, Koi No Yokan feels like a comfortable state for the band you’ll find some solid cuts here, but the band seem to have gotten into a comfortable rhythm of playing. Koi No Yokan is a Deftones album of good quality, and yet, it also trots along to very typical beats we’ve come to expect from the band at this point in their career. When you compare this record to everything Deftones would go on to do – all the brilliant blends of style and stunning technicality that allows for such rich compositions of flavor and awe – Adrenaline feels lacking. It certainly pulls from the stylistic traits of nu metal, but also displays a band interested in creating beyond those stereotypical elements – offering heavy music that hints at something much dreamier.īut while Adrenaline is a fine Deftones album offering some killer nu metal, it is also the most basic level of presentation and technicality that the band have ever presented. What do you think is the best Deftones album?Ĭompared to their nu metal contemporaries, Adrenaline is a very intriguing work of heavy music. Without further ado, let’s go over our list of Deftones albums, ranked from worst to best. Of course, this is our own personal ranking and it may differ from your own. We do think there are some records that shine brighter than others, but we also don’t think there are any “bad” records among the Deftones discography. We also want to note that, just because one album may be lower on our ranking as compared to other Deftones albums, that does not mean we think anything super negatively of the record. The goal of this ranking effort is to look at what albums stand out as the strongest among the band’s discography, as well as to shine a light on what albums best represent the band today. Whereas we previously ranked all the Korn albums, we thought we would now explore that of all the Deftones albums. However, as compared to many of their nu metal contemporaries, the Deftones have greatly expanded upon their artistry throughout their career. Alongside that of their metal brethren Korn, Deftones are also immensely responsible for introducing the world to nu metal.