Around The Fur (EXPLICIT) (CD)

Most aggro-metal bands of the late-1990s (Korn, Limp Bizkit, etc.) made it on the strength of their rage-filled music, but none added as much melody to the agitated proceedings as the Deftones did. While their music takes many an explosive twist and turn, singer Chino Moreno's admiration of certain '80s new wave/alt-rockers (namely the Cure and Depeche Mode) adds an extra dimension to the band's wall of sound.

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• Release Date: October 28, 1997
• Label: Maverick
• UPC: 093624681021
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106412979
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #4318 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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Deftones: Chino (vocals); Stef (guitar); Chi (bass); Abe (drums).

Additional personnel: Max Cavalera (vocals, guitar); Annalyn Cunningham (background vocals).

Recorded at Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington.

AROUND THE FUR, the follow-up to Deftones' passionate, aggressive ADRENALINE, sees the California quartet expanding on the sheer rage of their earlier work, adding new, more sinister shades to their already extreme sound. The opening "My Own Summer (Shove It)," serves as an introduction to the album's sonic theme: sinewy guitars and eerie whispers alternate with fast, violent crunch. Sepultura's Max Cavallero contributes guitar and vocals to "Headup," while "MX" finds singer Chino trading off vocal lines with Annalynn Cunningham, (wife of Deftones' drummer Abe) in an acerbic take on the rock star mentality.

Vocal acrobat Moreno attacks a variety of styles: his breathy, psychotic recitations sound downright industrial, while the album's calmer, more brooding moments show his gift for haunting melody. Behind him, guitarist Stephen Carpenter's heavy wall of sound is astoundingly muscular, yet inspiringly agile. When Deftones' hellish fury hits full tilt, as it always does on this album, Moreno's voice erupts into screams which are best described as otherworldly, transforming this intense musical firestorm into a hurtling juggernaut of aggression.

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