But Deftones were once undoubtedly rap-metal. White Pony may have transcended the dubious genre by fashioning a truly new form from post-hardcore, industrial, trip-hop, shoegaze, ambient electronics, and synth-pop. It also created a context where Deftones could make an album about sex, drugs, and druggy sex that cemented their reputation as rock’s most unmarketable weirdos. Yet, this was the music that moved millions of units during a prosperous time for the music industry. 'Battle-axe' was featured in the ''Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2'' game.Nu-metal was angry music-some of it sourced from childhood trauma and the despair of rural and suburban America outside the so-called monoculture some of it sourced from the toxic masculinity ingrained in that monoculture. The mournful 'Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event' features a grand piano and a toy piano. 'Lucky You' is a dark trip hop-influenced piece featuring DJ Crook from Moreno's other band, Team Sleep. 'Hexagram', 'When Girls Telephone Boys', and 'Bloody Cape' are extremely heavy songs that make extensive use of the band's low G# tuning. The album had a much different feel from prior efforts, due in part to Frank Delgado leaving his turntables behind and instead playing keyboards and synthesizers. The album itself is quite eclectic, with songs spanning many different genres and ideas. This album sold 167,000 copies in its first week of release in Americaand went on to sell over 500,000 copies in the U.S. The song 'Lovers' does however exist on the UK single for 'Hexagram' as a B-side. Originally to be titled ''Lovers'', singer Chino Moreno decided not to use this title because he thought of it as too obvious to the context of the album. It was released on through Maverick Records. ''Deftones'' is the fourth album by Deftones.

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