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Deftones' Stephen Carpenter absent from 50,000-strong San Francisco concert, headlined by System of a Down
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
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
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”
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
10 late ‘90s nu metal albums that don’t suck
Big shorts, seven-string guitars, hip-hop beats and a full workout of the quiet/loud dynamic guaranteed
Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter is now playing Kiesel guitars – but will continue endorsing ESP at the same time
The Deftones guitarist’s new model lineup begs the question: are dual-brand endorsement deals the future for signature artists?
Live Review: Good Things Festival, Melbourne 02/12/22
“This edition offered one of the best festival experiences we’ve had in years”
Watch Willow Smith wield a Jackson V to spontaneously riff Deftones’ My Own Summer (Shove It)
The guitar star swapped out her prized Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent signature for a Pro KVTMG King V in order to salute one of her biggest inspirations mid-gig
