Deftones: Last News

Deftones, saying he left the Californian alt-metal outfit back in March because it didn’t offer him “a sense of belonging”.Vega first performed with Deftones in 1999, filling in for bassist Chi Chang on a tour preceding their ‘White Pony’ release. After a serious car accident forced Chang to leave the band in 2008, Vega was brought as his full-time replacement.

Deftones have officially unveiled their new touring line-up, with bassist Fred Sablan making his debut on the first night of the band’s long-awaited North American tour with Gojira.Sablan, who is best known as the former bassist for Marilyn Manson, kicked off his tenure with Chino Moreno and co. at the band’s Portland show at the Moda Center on Thursday night (April 14).It comes after Vega announced last month that he had officially left Deftones.

Deftones last month, bassist Sergio Vega has confirmed he has new projects in the works.In an official press release (per Kerrang!) it was revealed that the current Quicksand collaborator is partnering up to launch a new writing/production project that involves working with multiple talented and acclaimed artists.Vega will also be keeping in touch with his musical output and has a few other music-related projects in the works.Last month, the bassist announced his departure from Deftones after 13 years – having replaced Chi Cheng in 2009 upon the latter’s serious automobile crash (resulting in his passing in 2013) – following disputes over his contract.Vega announced his departure from the band in a video posted to his Instagram account. “Our respective management had a conversation to discuss a new contract, and they offered me the same deal.” Vega says in the video.“At that point.

††† (Crosses), the side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and Far multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, have spoken to NME about what to expect from their new album and upcoming live shows.The duo, who released their self-titled debut album in 2014, announced their return in December by signing a new deal with Warner Records and releasing a cover of Q Lazzarus’ ‘Goodbye Horses’. Then last month, they shared two brand new original songs, ‘Initiation’ and ‘Protection‘.

Deftones have announced that “with deep regret”, they are cancelling their scheduled tour dates in Ukraine and Russia for this July, amid the ongoing conflict between the two nations.“We’re hoping we’ll be able to return to play soon,” the band wrote in a statement on social media yesterday (March 29). “We hope everyone is safe.”A post shared by Deftones (@deftones)The Sacramento alt-metal band are one of many who’ve cancelled shows in both countries since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine just over a month ago.Tom Grennan, Green Day, Yungblud, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro, Placebo and Russian rapper Oxxxymiron are among the acts who’ve announced cancellations in recent weeks, due to either safety concerns or in protest against the Russian government’s attack.Russian president Vladimir Putin’s actions have drawn widespread condemnation across the globe, with multiple countries enacting sanctions on the country.

††† (Crosses), the side project of Deftones’ Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, have shared two new songs – you can listen to ‘Initiation’ and ‘Protection’ below.The LA group, who released their self-titled debut album in 2014, announced their return in December by signing a new deal with Warner Records and releasing a cover of Q Lazzarus’ ‘Goodbye Horses’.Moreno and Lopez have now shared two new ††† (Crosses) tracks. ‘Initiation’, which is accompanied by a Lorenzo Diego Carrera-directed video, is inspired by the “world is yours” scene from Scarface and is described in a press release as “a soundtrack for uncertain times”.You can watch the video for ‘Initiation’, which features both band members and Thais Molon (playing a recurring character who has featured in such ††† (Crosses) videos as 2013’s ‘Bitches Brew’ and 2014’s ‘The Epilogue’), below.††† (Crosses) have also shared the track ‘Protection’, which “digs deeper into their influences and electronic textures with its masterful production”.

Deftones bassist Sergio Vega has announced that he has officially left the band.Vega had played with the iconic metal band since replacing former bassist Chi Cheng in 2009, and rumours began to circle recently of Vega’s departure after a new band photo without him was added to Deftones’ Spotify account.Referencing that situation in a video message posted to his Instagram account, Vega told his followers: “I didn’t want to have to make a video about this, but after the recent band photo posted on Deftones’ Spotify, I feel the need to clear the air. I’m not very good at this.