Hello and welcome to episode 3-0 of showing off my records and this is Deftones’ seminal third album White Pony In my eyes, Deftones has always been a shoegaze-y type of band, and this album is the one that headed them into that stratosphere. Sure, I guess it’s categorized as Nu Metal because of it’s shared stylings (DJs, down-tuned guitars, vocal stylings) - but like it’s contemporaries in the genre, they grew out of that genre, they can stand on their own as ‘Deftones-core’ especially with metalcore bands now like Loathe. But anyway, going back to the record. Before this one record, it was more spastic and in your face and I feel like this record is a conduit from sprony guitar leads to the shoegazy laid back side. Not to say they completely abandoned the spastic sound, but like a good cook, they know when to use it as necessary. Definitely my favorite Deftones LP. https://www.instagram.com/p/CqgTV19pm-FG8lW55Nsgedk_bCg6_ObR66bfRQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=












