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Even Chino Moreno doesn’t know why Stephen Carpenter isn’t touring with Deftones
By Matt Owen published
Carpenter stepped away from touring duties in 2022 and hasn't played any overseas shows since

Stephen Carpenter’s ESP Horizon Custom from the Back to School video has been valued at $55,000
By Jonathan Horsley published
The S-style – which was used on Around the Fur – has been verified by Carpenter himself

“Arresting, unsettling, sometimes unpredictable… nails the Deftones brief”: KHDK Digital Bath review
By Michael Astley-Brown published
This signature stompbox recreates one of Deftones’ dreamiest tones – but is it more than just a one-trick (white) pony?

Stephen Carpenter shares his power chord addiction as Deftones announce new album
By Janelle Borg published
In a candid conversation with Zane Lowe, Stephen Carpenter and Chino Moreno describe how they search for soundscapes instead of songs – while Carpenter reveals his long-lasting guitar tone influences

KHDK dives into a Deftones classic with a signature modulation pedal
By Phil Weller published
Chino Moreno has collaborated with the effects specialist to bottle the track’s hypnotic sounds

Stephen Carpenter reveals when he expects to return to live duties with Deftones
By Janelle Borg published
Carpenter was notably absent from the band's recent shows and had previously talked about anxieties related to touring

Deftones' Stephen Carpenter absent from 50,000-strong San Francisco concert, headlined by System of a Down
By Janelle Borg published
In 2022, the guitarist announced he was sitting out any future international tours and has recently spoken out about touring-related anxiety

“I'm just going to use them as they were built from the factory”: Deftones' Stephen Carpenter admits he prefers amp modeler factory presets to his own tone creations
By Janelle Borg published
Carpenter teases the tones we can expect from Deftones' highly-anticipated upcoming album

Chi Cheng on his final Deftones album – which took almost three years to complete
By Nick Wells published
According to the late Chi Cheng, Saturday Night Wrist was the first time he’d really locked in with the drums

“When Kiesel built me the first one, I was like, ‘Man, this is amazing’”: Kiesel and Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter launch new Vader signature model – a mean, clean headless metal machine that’s “exceptionally difficult to produce”
By Matt Owen published
Carpenter will continue to endorse ESP Guitars alongside the new models, which come in Snow and Shadow variants, as well as seven-string, eight-string and left-hand configurations
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