Deftones: Diamond eyes 2010

Chino Moreno säger så här om albumet ""Diamond Eyes"" till Ultimate Guitar: ""The dynamics Deftones are known for - aggressive overtones and lush openness. They"'re on opposite sides of the spectrum, but we meld them together without sounding contrived. There are a few heavy songs, too, like our first couple records, and there are also experimental tunes - but there"'s not a minute on this record that feels like it doesn"'t need to be there. Each sound complements the other. I"'ll straight-up say it: it"'s definitely one of our best albums."" Regarding the lyrical direction of the new album, Moreno said: ""Well, I"'ve been wanting to record a fantasy album like "'White Pony"', where the lyrics are less, "'This is my life and this is what we"'re going through."' It helps take us away from reality. I don"'t like listening to people"'s problems - I like music. Music has been smothered with that complaining since the early-"'90s. It gets old. Instead of going to the opposite side of the spectrum and listening to Black Eyed Peas, which is just straight silly, I choose to listen to more instrumental music. ""I do very little singing about myself on this record. I love songs where I can totally take myself out of being human. I can sing about really odd things, and they don"'t necessarily have to pertain to me at all. It paints a picture. Those are the kind of lyrics I grew up with - like The Cure. Really visual images and no storytelling.""