White Pony will always remain Deftones’ defining statement, but Koi No Yokan is another valiant attempt to better it – a genuinely thrilling return.
This fit and lean version of Deftones have turned negativity into vibrant positivity and channelled it into their cohesive and textured seventh full-length, Koi No Yokan – a record that will forever sit high upon Deftones’ burgeoning list of impressive achievements
A stomach-turning twist through corridors of riffs, around every corner another punishing progression or triumphant refrain.
Their seventh album continues where 2010's Diamond Eyes left off, bonding streamlined mosh-pit daggers with floaty space-station distress calls.
Koi No Yokan is a resounding success and proves there is a lot of life left in Deftones yet.
Truth-be-told, Koi No Yokan is all the more remarkable for feeling like a vibrant recombination of the Sacramento veterans' defining elements rather than a retread of past glories.
With Koi No Yokan the band have not only delivered on their promises, but exceeded them so, whilst remaining one of the most engaging but remarkable heavy bands of our times.
It seems the Deftones are getting soft—in a good way.
It’s a shotgun blast of cranked guitars, bruising hardcore and canyon-sized choruses, and it’s mesmerising.
It’s an adventurous, seductive and plush exploration of the depths of progressive and popular metal.
Koi No Yokan could be both their most traditionally metal and their most melodic record to date.
It does serve as an excellent point of entry for a new generation of fans, while reminding the complacent rest of us how the character of Sacramento’s finest continues to endure.
There’s definitely something welcoming about Koi No Yokan‘s comparative purity, in the band’s understanding of how little they need.
When you listen the new album, everything's there already. Laid out on a plate there's no sense of interpretation, what you hear is what you get.
Deftones make a lighter and more ethereal left turn with their latest album, much like they did with Saturday Night Wrist in 2006, but the end result is nowhere near as experimental or expansive, unfortunately. Though much of the songwriting is enjoyable here, for this most part, this album feels like Deftones are playing it a little safe.
Huge high points, but not many memorable moments overall. A bunch of low end slop that doesn't really strike a chord throughout. Overall a good listen regardless
Beautiful heaviness = This album
REVIEW REPOST #014. I repost my old reviews, which got no attention, with updated thoughts. Posted this review a year ago but I'm posting it again.
This album took a while to grow on me. But once it grew, IT GREW.
And yeah, now it's one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. Just an absolute masterpiece that DOESN'T get old, and has the most fantastic of riffs, vocals, and song ideas ever. The album also runs incredibly, with every track transitioning ... read more
So yesterday I thought to myself: "Bar, You fuckin idiot, You should listen to some more Deftones, Considering the fact that White Pony is one of your favorite metal albums", And fuck me I was absolutely right! So at first I wanted to listen to Saturday Night Wrist because the woman on the cover is fine as hell, But no, I'm not a shallow bitch. I've heard plenty of good things about this record, And I've heard Rosemary before which is a fantastic song, So I thought I might as well ... read more
Deftones can be a one-trick pony for me. Which isn't a bad thing to have that one signature sound you can coast off of forever. But since I don't LOVEEE that sound, I run into measuring up the more average releases to the cream of the crop. And this is where I shrug at what I'm listening to. It's soooo boring and sleepy. Deftones at their most raw state offered explosive and spiraling rhythms that showed talent. With cleaner production, it feels so damn dated. As in many aging rock bands in the ... read more
love the whole vibe of this album, still like white pony better but this is still really good :3
favorite songs: leather, entombed, tempest, rosemary
least favorite: none :D
1 | Swerve City 2:44 | 93 |
2 | Romantic Dreams 4:38 | 88 |
3 | Leathers 4:08 | 92 |
4 | Poltergeist 3:31 | 89 |
5 | Entombed 4:59 | 95 |
6 | Graphic Nature 4:31 | 83 |
7 | Tempest 6:05 | 92 |
8 | Gauze 4:41 | 90 |
9 | Rosemary 6:53 | 96 |
10 | Goon Squad 5:39 | 87 |
11 | What Happened to You? 3:53 | 87 |