Define Deftones Meaning

n. a critically acclaimed cult-status band that mixes hardcore with smooth melodies. Band members, especially frontman Chino Moreno, have a great love for classic alternative, like the Smiths, the Cure, Depeche Mode, and My Bloody Valentine. The band also has some minor influences from the awesome all-black DC hardcore band Bad Brains.
The Deftones are not really overrated, but rather underrated, as they often get clumped in with nu-metal bands and lesser-talented rock groups like Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park and Korn, despite the fact that the Deftones are nothing like these bands.(The deftones have had one or two rap-metal songs, but these were made way before the crappy band Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit were even on the scene, and without the Deftones, those bands wouldn't even be around)They may be a template for that horrible band Linkin Park, but if that's true, then the band Linkin Park simply wants to be as talented as the Deftones, and if so, they have not succeeded, because they sound like nu-metal crap and nothing like the Deftones. The Deftones are in a genre of their own. No current band has anything on them.

An alt-metal band which redefined the genre by their unique approach: beyond the hardcore bashing, an eerie quiet exists.

n. A metal/modern rock band hailing from Sacramento, California, featuring Chino Moreno (vocals, rhythm guitar), Chi Cheng (bass), Stephen Carpenter (lead guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Frank Delgado/DJ Crook (turntables, DJ, effects, mixing, keyboards).

Albums include: God's Hand/God's hand demo, Adrenaline, Around The Fur, White Pony, self-titled, B-Sides and Rarities, and many live recordings.

Bands they have toured with include: Korn, Godsmack, Metallica, Thursday, Thrice, System of a Down, and they have been to Ozzfest many times.

Chino Moreno is currently working on the Team Sleep project with DJ Crook of Decibel Devils, Mary Timony, and several others.

kickass band.

a tern which originated in Sacramento,CA
used by the locals to describe the sound of pure greatness.

A band that will make u cream urself, FUCKING AWESOME! Words can't do them justice...u wanna know deftones? Dont take words for it, Just go and see them! deftones, live...its overwhelming anyone whos seen them knows wot im talking about and fronted by chino (a.k.a camillo) moreano...a LEGEND! And if u don't get it as my fellow deftones fanatic says SHOVE IT SHOVE IT SHOVE IT! fine quote..very clever my friend well fucking done!

A kick ass band

A very talented band out of Cali that NO
one can compare to. This band has made
their own distict sound that no other band has. Chino Morenos vocals are so
unique. He Uses his voice in so many ways, that he makes the listener
engaged into what he's saying. The lyrics can mean anything to anybody and that's the shit. Best songs are Hexagram, Bored, 7 words, Be quiet and drive and much more. I got
all 4 cds, and I MUST SAY I GOTMY ,MONEYS WORTH!!!!

best fucking band ever! a band that you cannot compare to no other band. but you can tell people how much more greater they are than any other band.