Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham has confirmed in an interview with Australia's Mixdown that the band's follow-up to 2016's Gore album is currently being mixed for a tentative late 2020 release.
Cunningham explained, “We did things a little bit differently this time. We stretched everything out over the course of a couple of years, rather than blasting through in one go. The process has been mixed with about a year-long break, that we all agreed upon.”
Cunningham added, “Being rested and taking that time off really made us appreciate what we're doing even more. When we're all laughing and smiling and coming up with stuff together, just like when we were 17… it's a beautiful thing.”
The band may be working on the new album with producer Terry Date, who was behind the board for classic Deftones efforts like Around The Fur and White Pony.
Singer Chino Moreno told us that Deftones never go into the studio with a plan: “We never go in with the idea that this is what kind of record we're gonna make, this is what it's gonna sound like. All that stuff would make it way too contrived. I always felt, and I think we always just kind of feel like we just go in and make it happen, and basically what it is is a snapshot of the time that it is we made it in.”
Deftones will embark on a North American headlining tour this summer. The 20-date trek will kick off on July 27th and conclude on September 5th, with support from Gojira and Poppy.