While fans are patiently waiting for Deftones to release a new album following the tragic death of the band's bassist, Chi Cheng, two years ago, frontman Chino Moreno confirmed the good news.
In an interview with the Blabbermouth, the 41-year-old musician teased fans of their new album, saying that it's definitely worth the wait as different artists will contribute to it.
Furthermore Moreno surprised fans as he revealed that Alice in Chains guitarist, Jerry Cantrell is going to be included in the new album as a collaborator.
"Jerry is on the new Deftones album," Moreno revealed. "I didn't know if he wanted anybody to know or not. But I guess I've just spilled the beans. But he came in... There's this one track that... in the demo stages of it, I was, like, 'There's this hole in there...'"
Moreno added that Cantrell has contributed a lot with their upcoming album, teasing fans that the Alice in Chains guitarist may have even included some of his band's sound to the tracks.
Chino Moreno further claimed that Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has helped a lot in their new album as he revealed that "Alice in Chains seeps its way in there."
"In Deftones songs, there's not really any guitar solos per se, but there was a section in there where [there was room for] not necessarily a typical solo, but it had an area where it could use something like what he does, especially... just his style and the way he plays guitar," he revealed.
"So I sent him the track, and then he sent me a demo of it back, like, two days later. So, yeah, when we recorded the song [properly for the album], he came in and laid it down. And it's awesome. It's like you're hearing a Deftones song, but all of a sudden, a little bit of Alice In Chains seeps its way in there, and it's kind of neat. I mean, me, as a fan, I was just sitting back and a little tear came out of my eye."
But while there will be collaborators for the new Deftones album, Moreno has assured fans that
However, Chino Moreno assured fans that while there will be new elements in their new album the sound will still be a "Deftones" music.
"It's definitely a Deftones record, and it has all the elements that make us who we are," Moreno explained to Rolling Stone. "We're not going out there to change anything, other than just thinking outside the box."
