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| Music: Deftones |
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| MICHAEL MACLENNAN |
June 08 2006 |
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Thu Jun 8, 7pm, Carling
Academy, Glasgow, £15
0870 771 2000
The Academy transforms itself into a rock venue this weekend as two of America's finest bands visit. They may be oversexed, overpaid and over here, but I'd happily give both acts my flat, offshore savings account and harem of Brazilian lingerie models just to catch a few minutes of each show.
Such self-sacrifice still wouldn't be enough to get a ticket for transcendental avant-rock geniuses Tool, whose Sunday performance has sold out. However, there's time to drop everything you're doing - now, dammit! - and race over to witness the much anticipated comeback of Deftones.
Though nu-metal was basically seen as a misogynistic bozofest populated by jocks who had more strings on their guitars than brain cells, certain bands managed to transcend the genre. Deftones was one such group. The ethereal sensuality displayed in singer Chino Moreno's vocals was more reminiscent of Morrissey or Robert Smith than the broken-down-cement-mixer grunts that were the style of the time, and they washed over the jarring hardcore riffs of guitarist Stephen Carpenter to epic effect.
The band's potential was most beautifully realised in 2000's White Pony, an increased maturity meaning their sound had an enticing, icy depth owed as much to Depeche Mode and Mogwai as it had to their metal background.
Their self-titled 2003 follow-up was a disappointment, but the time afforded for reflection in the run-up to this summer's new album bodes well, so what better time to pay tribute?
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