Deftones began recording their new album in summer 2019, which vocalist Chino Moreno said at the time was a relaxing and purposefully slow process. The band recently wrapped up the first round of mixing with producer Terry Date, and even teased some music briefly on an Instagram live video.
Deftones were supposed to release the new album this summer alongside their tour with Poppy and Gojira, though that's in question now that the tour has been postponed. Moreno tells Apple Music's Zane Lowe (via Revolver) that he's not sure releasing an album without a tour around it makes sense.
"We started the record last summer and we, I mean, even before that we were taking our time and just doing at our leisure. We just started the mixing process a couple of months back. It worked out as far as doing it remote. Our producer, Terry Date, who’s doing the record, he’s in Seattle. As a band, we’re all spread out anyways.
"Usually it would be a little more expedited had we all been able to be in the same room at the same time, but it’s working out and he just finished his first full round of mixing the whole record and now it’s going back to little things and particular things on each song. So we’re using the time, trying to at least, by still working on the record and there’s no rush obviously for us to get out and do anything. So we’re just taking our time with it.
"We haven’t really discussed it too deeply other than we plan on it coming out this summer. It’s not looking like we’re going to be able to get out there this summer to support it. So does it make sense to put it out when you can’t support it? Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know."
As far as how the music will sound, Moreno once compared it to the experimental nature of Deftones' breakout record White Pony. So that's exciting.
