We got immersive with the idea of sharing something completely new with you and went out to contact the girl in the cover of the album. The blank-stare girl that has mesmerized you for the past 20 years just by looking at her The one that paved the way for them to become one of the most important rock bands in history, also getting rid of their ‘nu metal’ label for good.īut, what could we tell you that hasn’t been said about “around the fur” already? Revolvermag made two spectacular pieces about it. It’s about celebrating the 20th anniversary of an album that, in the words of the lead singer Chino Moreno, its Deftones best album. The relationship between a Deftones fan and the band is something medullary, something that makes all the adjetives from the music critiques come across as too used for a love and a devotion that we feel, is unique.īut this post isn’t about that. I dont think it’s necessary to explain – because if I have to explain it, it´s very likely you won’t understand. I suspect mine was a similar experience to a significant number of human beings. Something like when Mia Wallace gets the adrenaline shot that brings her back to life after overdosing.

I remember taking off the plastic envelope, putting it on, with the volumen on max and being blasted away to land on my back over my bed like I had just been shot with a cannon ball.

I had just bought the “around the fur” CD. I remember coming home with my hands sweating. Celebrating the 20th anniversary from Deftones second album deserved a revelation like this: we found the woman you`ve been in love with for two decades without even knowing her name.

Deftones albums covers