Adrenaline

by Deftones

Overview

Adrenaline is an appropriate title for this, Deftones' debut album, as all ten tracks explode with repressed energy. Unlike many of their contemporaries, Deftones are very controlled even in the midst of chaos. The musical attack is precise and well organized without sounding mechanical or soulless. Simply put, this music is the product of a good old-fashioned band, with every element of the music fitting together nicely. One of the practical ways in which this expresses itself is the way that Deftones groove, a skill that most nu-metal bands have somehow managed to lose along the way. Throw Abe Cunningham's surprisingly sophisticated drumming into the mix, and you have a band that possesses a far greater degree of nuance than most others that work in the genre. If there is a weakness to Adrenaline, it is that there is a bit of sameness in Chino Moreno's whispered vocal melodies, which drags the record down a bit. On later albums, the band's progressive tendencies become more developed, but the more straight-ahead material on Adrenaline does not disappoint. A promising debut. ~ Daniel Gioffre

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/1995
Label:	Maverick / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624605423
Rank:	932

Tracks

1. Bored
2. Minus Blindfold
3. One Weak
4. Nosebleed
5. Lifter
6. Root
7. 7 Words
8. Birthmark
9. Engine No. 9
10. Fireal
11. Fist

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Deftones   Primary Artist
Chi Cheng   Bass,Vocals
Stephen Carpenter   Guitar
Chino Moreno   Vocals
Abe Cunningham   Drums

Technical Credits

Abe Cunninghan   Composer
Terry Date   Engineer,Producer,Mixing
Chi Cheng   Composer
Ulrich Wild   Engineer
Stephen Carpenter   Composer
Chino Moreno   Composer
Deftones   Composer,Producer
Abe Cunningham   Beats,Composer
Kim Biggs   Design,Art Direction
Rick Kosick   Photography
Victor Bracke   Photography
Julia Carroll   Photography
Camilo Moreno   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering