Veteran alternative metal band Deftones is currently experiencing an unprecedented wave of success, nearly three decades into their career. In a new interview with Los Angeles radio station KROQ, vocalist Chino Moreno opened up about the band’s career resurgence, which has seen them elevate to arena headliner status and earn a slew of new music certifications.
The band’s recent boom is, in large part, thanks to social media platforms like TikTok, where a new generation of fans discovered their music. This has brought the band a level of fame that has surpassed even their early-2000s peak with the groundbreaking album White Pony.
“It feels good,” Moreno said (as trancribed by ThePRP) when asked about the recent success. He added that he remains grounded and understands that this level of attention could be fleeting. “I think I kinda always had the mindset that it could go away at any moment as well, right?” he said. “So I don’t ever invest too much of how I feel about us a band, or our music, or our records into that kind of stuff. It’s exciting, and it’s nice to know, and it is, how we literally are bigger than we’ve ever been in our almost 30-year existence.”
He continued, saying the band is “very grateful” for the newfound attention and that they are embracing the moment. He explained that this resurgence has also pushed them to be better, both in their live performances and with their new music.
“We wanna live up to it as well,” Moreno said. “I think in our live shows, and this record [private music] that we made, it also makes us want to be better — or as best we can be. It kind of pushes you a little bit, everybody says this about us, well, let’s try to be that, you know, more than ever.”
The band’s tenth studio album, “private music,” was released on August 22nd. The tracklist and upcoming tour dates are below.
private music – Tracklist:
- “my mind is a mountain”
- “locked club”
- “ecdysis”
- “infinite source”
- “souvenir”
- “cXz”
- “i think about you all the time”
- “milk of the madonna”
- “cut hands”
- “~metal dream”
- “departing the body”
Deftones – Upcoming Live Shows:
North American Tour August 2025
- Aug 24: Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB
- Aug 25: Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB
- Aug 27: Canada Life Centre – Winnipeg, MB
- Aug 29: Target Center – Minneapolis, MN
- Aug 30: Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, WI
September 2025
- Sep 1: KeyBank Center – Buffalo, NY
- Sep 3: Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON (Sold Out)
- Sep 5: Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON
- Sep 7: Centre Vidéotron – Quebec City, QC
- Sep 8: Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
- Sep 10: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH
- Sep 11: CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD
- Sep 13: Enterprise Center – St. Louis, MO
- Sep 15: Ball Arena – Denver, CO
- Sep 17: T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, MO
- Sep 19: Shaky Knees Music Festival – Atlanta, GA
- Sep 20: Louder Than Life Festival – Louisville, KY
October 2025
- Oct 3: Aftershock Festival – Sacramento, CA
November 2025
- Nov 1: Dia De Los Deftones – San Diego, CA
- Nov 16: Corona Capital Festival – Mexico City, Mexico
European Tour January 2026
- Jan 29: adidas arena – Paris, France
- Jan 30: Forest National – Brussels, Belgium
February 2026
- Feb 1: Barclays Arena – Hamburg, Germany
- Feb 3: Zenith – Munich, Germany
- Feb 5: Atlas Arena – Łódź, Poland
- Feb 6: Max-Schmeling-Halle – Berlin, Germany
- Feb 7: Westfalenhalle 1 – Dortmund, Germany
- Feb 9: Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle – Stuttgart, Germany
- Feb 10: AFAS Live – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Feb 12: bp pulse LIVE – Birmingham, UK
- Feb 13: OVO Hydro – Glasgow, UK
- Feb 14: Co-op Live – Manchester, UK
- Feb 16: 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
- Feb 18: Utilita Arena Cardiff – Cardiff, UK
- Feb 20: The O2 – London, UK
