If things go ahead as hoped, Deftones at Dublin’s 3Arena next summer is sure to go down as one of the shows of the year. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to the show, which takes place on June 6th and features Gojira in support, simply Like our Facebook page here and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: Which Duran Duran song did Deftones cover for their 2005 compilation B-Sides & Rarities?
Starting their fourth decade together as a cohesive unit, the critical darlings of alternative metal, Deftones, have created one of their finest albums to date with Ohms. Re-entering the studio with producer Terry Date (who was behind the desk for their first four studio releases, not to mention the shelved project Eros), the band come out with all guns blazing, rejuvenated, motivated, and at the top of their game. Their most accomplished release since 2000’s White Pony, Ohms offers much by way of depth. For the first time in a long time, the band focus on pure song writing as opposed to…
Well, well, well. What about this for a line-up. Across June 13-14 2010, Sunstroke 2020 will take over Punchestown Racecourse for one of the strongest Irish festival bills in recent memory. Taking place over three stages, the inaugural festival will feature sets from Faith No More (pictured; playing one of their first shows in four years), Deftones, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Killing Joke, Refused, Helmet and more. See the full line-up below. Sunstroke festival originally ran from 1993 to 1995. Early bird tickets go on sale on Tuesday, December 3rd at 9am, priced €129.50 for weekend tickets and €159.50 for…
Having last played the city back in 2006, Deftones have announced they will play Dublin’s Vicar Street on May 9 and 10. Posting on their Facebook page, the Sacramento alternative metal five-piece band said they were “finally returning” after “many years”. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 9am priced €50.00. Back in April, Deftones released their eighth studio album, Gore. Stream it below.
If you’ll allow me to make a quite large generalization, supergroups are by and large quite awful. To be fair there is some gold in those hills; bands like CSNY, Cream and Bad Company are a testament to that fact. But any type of music where the self-aggrandizing Scott Weiland fest Velvet Revolver are considered to be one of the better acts, leaves little to be desired. This leaves us with Palms, a four piece made up of metal icons Chino Moreno of Deftones and Jeff Caxide, Aaron Harris and Bryant Clifford Meyer of ISIS. This, on paper, is a…