“How does an act get tagged ‘the metal Radiohead’? Innovate and challenge at every turn? Inspire a generation with songs that appear to have been given their titles by a cat walking across a caps-locked keyboard? Ditch the tunes? Besides the last – and tunes are still something of an eccentricity in some metal circles – Sacramento’s Deftones live up to the billing. Over 20 years and eight albums, ”
“Eight albums in, Gore is a career-defining effort from Deftones”
“Anyone who's written off Deftones as a '90s nostalgia act within the past decade is doing themselves a disservice. Though they still share stages with the likes of Incubus and other acts of their heyday, the Sacramento, CA crew are often the ones that outperform their counterparts both live and in studio. Gore, in following the beauty/brutality-straddling Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan, is no excep”
“Gore is easily Deftones’ most engaging record since White Pony, filled with carefully crafted hooks disguised as bridges and transition. As with all of their best music, it sounds like the brutal, beautiful result of the band being passionate enough to rip each other’s heads off.”
“Alt-metal veterans rough up their multihued sound”
“Two decades into their career, famed alternative metal band Deftones remind me why I've never really been a Deftones fan.”
“**💭 Thoughts:** *Gore* is Deftones’ eighth studio album, and it is often considered by fans to be their worst. I can certainly agree that it is one of if not the worst album from Deftones, however it is not as bad as everyone says it is. I probably won’t be revisiting a majority of the track list, but there are some songs I love and will return to. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) Prayers/Triangles 🔵🥉 2.) Acid Hologram 🟢 3.) Doomed User 🟡 4.) Geometric Headdress 🔵🥇 5.) Hearts/Wires 🔵🥈 6.) Pittura Infamante 🟡 7.) Xenon 🟡 8.) (L)MIRL 🟡 9.) Gore 🟡 10.) Phantom Bride 🔵 11.) Rubicon 🟢 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable”
“It’s a little repetitive at the beginning but experiments towards the end Favorites: Hearts/Wires, Xenon, Phantom Bride”
“this album is surprisingly solid, i really love a lot of these tracks and not many at all i hate”
