After months of talking about it, it seems we've got a rough timetable for new Deftones music! The band recently put up some digital signage (which was shared to their Instagram) that teases Private Music alongside the Roman numerals X.VII.MMXXV. Given the sign was shown in the UK, it seems safe to bet this is European formatting for the date and Deftones are teasing a July 10 release of something. Stay tuned!
All we know so far is that the new record was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters). Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter noted in a 2024 interview with B-Real's The Dr. Greenthumb show, it'll be a mix of Koi No Yokan and Ohms. Funny that Carpenter omits Deftones' 2016 album Gore, though I'm sure a lot of people are super stoked about that.
"I feel this one sounds like a continuation of Ohms and Koi, that's what I would say… I tell you what, I think when you hear it, like all of our records, you will hear our sound," said Carpenter. "You'll hear us. But I think you're going to hear things on this one that you never heard on any of them. So…"
Carpenter later commented on if vocalist Chino Moreno rapped on the record, remaining mysterious about the whole thing: "He's really good at flipping up what he does, like, he always changes what he does, [while] still doing what he does. It's actually pretty dope."
In the meantime, Deftones has the following dates lined up for 2025 thus far.
7/2 Roskilde, GEN Roskilde Festival
7/3 Werchter, BEL Rock Werchter
7/4 Aaras, FRA Main Square Festival
8/22 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
8/24 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
8/25 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
8/27 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
8/29 Minneapolis, MN Target Center (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
8/30 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
9/1 Buffalo, NY Key Bank Center (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
9/3 Toronto, ON Rogers Stadium (w/ System Of A Down, Polyphia & Wisp)
9/5 Toronto, ON Rogers Stadium (w/ System Of A Down, Polyphia & Wisp)
9/7 Quebec City, QC Centre Videotron (w/ Phantogram & The Barbarians Of California)
9/8 Montreal, QC Bell Centre (w/ IDLES & The Barbarians Of California)
9/10 Cleveland, OH Rocket Arena (w/ IDLES & The Barbarians Of California)
9/11 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena (w/ IDLES & The Barbarians Of California)
9/13 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center (w/ IDLES & The Barbarians Of California)
9/15 Denver, CO Ball Arena (w/ IDLES & The Barbarians Of California)
9/17 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center (w/ IDLES & The Barbarians Of California)
9/19 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees
9/20 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life
10/3 Sacramento, CA Aftershock
