Episode 196: Deftones

“Ohms”

Deftones are a Grammy-winning band from Sacramento who’ve sold over ten million albums. Their ninth album, Ohms, came out this year, on September 25th, 2020. In this episode, singer Chino Moreno breaks down how the title track came together, and how they literally went back to where things started in order to create it.

You can buy or stream “Ohms” here.


Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes
Risk – board game
Chi Cheng – former Deftones bassist
Terry Date – producer
Jane’s Addiction
Prophet-5 synthesizer