Deftones – ‘Ohms’
Deftones burst onto the scene in 1995 with their debut album ‘Adrenaline’, and have been one of the biggest bands in alternative music ever since. They’re a band that people respect even if they aren’t fans, largely because they’ve always forged their own path and have never allowed themselves to get mired in passing musical trends like a lot of their peers have over the years. Their consistency is pretty much unrivalled; if you asked 100 people to put their eight studio albums in order of preference, you’d likely get every possible answer at least once, depending on what each individual looks for in a Deftones record. So where does ninth album ‘Ohms’ fit in to such an intimidating pantheon? Opener ‘Genesis’ creeps in with a swarming synth that makes way for a soft, delayed guitar line, be...
