[.ca] Adrenaline

From Amazon.co.uk:
Call it what you want: emo-core, alternative, sneaker metal...the Deftones seemed the most unlikely quartet to come out on Madonna's Maverick Records. The music is agro, abrasive, and damn near primal from the disc's first few seconds. Tool-like whisperings of front-man Chino Moreno can bring the mood from disconcerting to downright dangerous in seconds. Heavy, chunky guitar riffs, mad raps, and testy tempo changes make this a must-have for fans of whisper-to-a-primal-scream alterna-rock. Killer tracks: "Bored" and "7 Words". --Denise Sheppard

emocore?:
eww...this cd is amazing but deftones is everything but emo...not emo! METAL. This is definately one of their best.

The Greatest Metal Album of the 90s:
The Deftones are a band who go against the grain,constantly evolve and sound like no other band around.They have been placed in a genre with bands like Korn,Slipknot, Linkin Park etc....this is,to me, a great injustice to a band whos music is far more layered,deep and innovative than all these bands. 'Adrenaline', although i love the other three emensely, is still my favourite Deftones album. The raw aggression of this record is breath taking.Songs like 'seven words','engine no. nine" and "nosebleed" are moshpit classics. The band also illustrate their differences from other "nu-metal",(i hate calling the Deftones this), bands with songs that are as atmospheric,dark and moody as they are aggressive. Songs like "Firreal" and 'Root' indicate the way in which the Deftones were to evolve in the next few records they released. The hidden track 'Fist" , is in my opinion of the most beautiful songs around. Adrenaline is the best album in its genre period. 1.Bored 8/10- the most radio friendly song on the album,great none the less. 2.Minus Blindfold- 9/10 awesome song,Stef displaying song real skills on the guitar. 3.One Weak-9/10 great song, Chinos voice shines on this track 4.Nosebleed-9/10- aggresion,power,anguish, what more can i say? 5.Root- 9/10 -another great song,very infectious chorus,great ending 6.Nosebleed-7/10-probably my least favourite song on the album but decent none the less 7.Seven Words- 10/10-What can i say? you want song to mosh to, here it is,a pure adrenaline rush 8.-Birthmark-10/10- My favourite song on the album ,very melodic at the start bulids up to one of the greatest finales with Stef banging out a superd riff 9-Engine no nine-8/10- another great song oozing raw power 10-Firreal-10/10-a pointer of things to come,and great illustration of what this band is about, atomosphere,power and melody Fist-10/10- beautiful!!!!!

Emo-core? No, this is metal. Deftones: Adrenaline review:
This is metal. I don't get why some of the reviews call it emo? It isn't, this is real metal at its best. It is raw and unfiltered. It sounds very hard though! Note: This is a debut and not a lot of bands sound the same after their debut CD. So take that warning when you buy this CD!

EMOtional Hardcore:
WWOOWW... this is pretty awesome. The thing with deftones is that they dont really have a set genre... In my opinion they sound EMo CORE... they borrow styles from Tool, Weezer, Fugazi, and the later Bad Brains. They even have a little punk influence as well. You can't really label this band nu metal. WOW just because they have heavy riffs and some what slow beats they're automatically labeled nu metal. Thats really not the case. and whatever label it what you want. But this CD is very very amazing. Chino's vocals sound the most pure in this album. every deftones cd pretty much rocks. GET THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!

Downright Awesome:
This cd is perfect and downright scary in it's own weird way. It just amazes me how well they made this album. This music just puts me in such a euphoria state of being. Yet it's very aggresive and hard it just sets you in the mood for the unknown. That's how amazing this cd is you don't know which way it's coming at you cuz it's all good!

• Bored
• Minus Blindfold
• One Weak
• Nosebleed
• Lifter
• Root
• 7 Words
• Birthmark
• Engine Number 9
• Fireal