Gore

[Cullision]

I heard Tempest on the radio while I was standing in line at subway once, it was intense.

[rainnyx4]

It's funny that people complain about DE and KNY being radio friendly when Be Quiet and Drive and Dai the Flu were on ATF. Feature just as radio friendly melodies as anything found on those other two albums.

Also, I got into this band back in 95 when a friend gave me a mixtape with 7 Words on it and I prefer DE and KNY to S/T and Gore any day of the week.

[Poltergeist]

Maybe radio friendly is the wrong term, but Chino definitely writes more upbeat, poppy stuff this decade than he did in the 90's and 00's. Diamond Eyes, Sextape, Butcher, Swerve City, Romantic Dreams, Xenon chorus, Crosses, etc. Poppy doesn't automatically mean bad, btw. Crosses is poppy as all get out and I think it's the best album he's released this decade. The really ironic part is that Change, one of their darker, creepier songs IMO, just happens to be their single biggest radio hit. Go figure.

when is the last time anyone here heard 'change' on the radio? it's been at least 12 years for me. they played it in 2000, & a bit in 2001 & then it was over forever. same with minerva, diamond eyes, ystb, etc. radio refuses to make any deftones song a mainstay. some singles do ok for 6 months at most, then basically never played again

I hear Deftones on the radio quite regularly. KUPD here in Phoenix plays "Change" and "Swerve City" all the time, and I've heard "Prayers/Triangles" a handful of times too. They once had a Dracula segment or something and they played "Kimdracula" lol

[Inkblades]

Does anyone think any song will be nominated for a grammy or album?

Not a shot in hell. If it didn't happen for DE and KNY, it's not gonna happen for Gore.

[cvthedrv]

Does anyone think any song will be nominated for a grammy or album?

Not a shot in hell. If it didn't happen for DE and KNY, it's not gonna happen for Gore.

im thinking intantly on phantom bride, it has a legend on it, a very poppy radio friendly vibe and some balad idea on it, it's not their best song on gore but i think is very possible.

[LG95]

Rubicon is still my jam. Fucking love that song.

[pinata89]

Rubicon is still my jam. Fucking love that song.

This song only makes sense If you listen to the album from start to finish. It has such a finality to it, and I can't decide if it's a sad or happy ending...very bittersweet, for me. Regardless, epic ending!

[ANattyRat]

Rubicon is still my jam. Fucking love that song.

This song only makes sense If you listen to the album from start to finish. It has such a finality to it, and I can't decide if it's a sad or happy ending...very bittersweet, for me. Regardless, epic ending!

That's exactly it, I can't even tell whether it's happy or sad. Or both.

(L)MIRL has become...not necessarily my favourite, but whenever I listen to it, I have to replay it a few times. The first half definitely, it's just...wonderful. I really hope they play it live.

[N0S3BLEED976]

(L)MIRL has become...not necessarily my favourite, but whenever I listen to it, I have to replay it a few times. The first half definitely, it's just...wonderful. I really hope they play it live.

[jciraheta]

am i the only one who absolutly in  love with  phantom bride , but not for the solo, its for chino in the verses ,

it has a such melancholic tone its amazing , or sad, i think chino stole the show in that song, pd.orry or my english 

[Reichward]

Absolutely in love is big words, but yes, it's kind of cool.


The solo is far from unique anyway.

[Braincleaner]

Both the verses and the chorus really do it for me. Also props to Sergio for those basslines on the verse.

[beansandcornbread]

am i the only one who absolutly in  love with  phantom bride , but not for the solo, its for chino in the verses ,

it has a such melancholic tone its amazing , or sad, i think chino stole the show in that song, pd.orry or my english 

Love it as well, but I'm an 80's kid.  The solo fits perfect.  Not overplayed and fits the tone of the song very well.

[the7thsaga]

Finally listened to it front to back for the first time yesterday. There are things that bug me about it, but overall, I really like it.

The engineering is pretty inconsistent, and I'm not really a fan of some of the drum samples/sound replacement they did on the drums. On the other hand, this is kind of cool, because every song has a unique personality and sonic character.

The guitar tone is wonderful sounding IMO - probably the best sounding 8 string tone they've had, but the mix is a shade too guitar dominant at times. With Adrenaline through SNW I felt like the mixes worked for the material, but now that they've stopped coasting on a certain guitar tone / riff style combo, I think the last three albums would have benefit from having a louder, more natural drum sound.

Chino is actually singing within his range and the vocal production sounds pretty good, but I'm not a fan of the obvious distortion they use when he screams, because it accentuates the overtones in his screado sms and actually makes his voice sound weaker than it would without it.

The song structures are by far the most interesting and adventurous they've ever had, although sometimes I feel the mix kind of dilutes the impact of some of the big transitions in the songs.  Still, they were definitely inspired during the writing sessions for Gore, and rode a wave quite unlike any they previously had. I would love to hear the b-sides from this album, and hope they release them via singles or something, although given we still haven't heard the unreleased track from DE, it seems unlikely that this will happen in the future.

[nicklav]

I'd like an album with Steph taking the lead on songwriting. I really like Gore, but man do I miss Steph's creativity.

[sooniletugo]

"Blank featured vile creatures collapse at your angles"

Anyone else think the lyrics and chino's delivery on Geometric Headdress are fantastic. The whole song has such a cool vibe.

[ANattyRat]

"Blank featured vile creatures collapse at your angles"

Anyone else think the lyrics and chino's delivery on Geometric Headdress are fantastic. The whole song has such a cool vibe.

Man, the lyrics on this album are my favourite in a very long time. Geometric Headdress is by far my favourite on the album, lyrically and in terms of vocal melody.

[N0S3BLEED976]

"Blank featured vile creatures collapse at your angles"

Anyone else think the lyrics and chino's delivery on Geometric Headdress are fantastic. The whole song has such a cool vibe.

Man, the lyrics on this album are my favourite in a very long time. Geometric Headdress is by far my favourite on the album, lyrically and in terms of vocal melody.

"Ornate Headdress, my temptress" has to be one of the coolest lines on the album. Also love the cathartic ending. "Right here in your prism walls we will stay" *duuuunnn*

[Penicks]

absolutely hate how chino sings that, yuck yuck yuck

[from_musings]

i really like the echo effect on the "words" when chino sings "and our hearts they collapse, at the words" after 1 min or so. That whole shift between those parts is awesome. frank's synths during the song is pretty damn sweet too. great song