Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter recently gave an extended interview to Ernie Ball about his life as a musician. Carpenter touched on everything from being enamored with Kiss as a kid, to forming Deftones, to his favorite of the Big Four of thrash metal. Carpenter said he loves Metallica, but would have to pick Anthrax as his favorite.
"As a guitar player, I consider myself a rhythm guitar player. All the bands that I've ever liked since the '80s when I really, you know, started thinking about playing music, have always been rhythm-oriented. Of the Big Four, Anthrax was my favorite. I really did love Metallica of course too. But Anthrax was my favorite. And I really specifically loved Scott Ian as a rhythm player. I had zero desire to play a solo. I just wanted to crunch it up."
Deftones will hit the road with Gojira and Vowws later this year at one of the below dates.
4/14 Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4/16 Seattle, WA – WaMu Theatre
4/18 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
4/20 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
4/22 Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan
4/23 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
4/25 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
4/28 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheatre
4/30 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
5/2 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
5/3 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
5/6 Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
5/7 Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium
5/8 Cincinnati, OH – ICON Music Center
5/10 Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
5/11 Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center
5/13 Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
5/14 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
5/15 New York City, NY – Pier 17
5/17 Washington DC – The Anthem
5/18 Philadelphia, PA – The Met
5/19 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
5/21 Laval, QC – Place Bell
5/22 Toronto, ON – Echo Beach
5/24 Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
5/26 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
5/27 Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
5/28 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
