Deftones achieve career-best UK chart position with Private Music

Congratulations are in order for Deftones, who’ve achieved their career-best UK chart position with Private Music.

The band’s 5/5-rated masterpiece has landed at Number Two following its release on August 22, beaten only by Wolf Alice’s The Clearing. Private Music’s predecessors Ohms and Gore both hit Number Five, with the Official Charts noting that ‘the American metal pioneers have enjoyed strong UK chart success’ in recent years.

Speaking to Kerrang! about Deftones’ long-term achievements and how the band seem to be bigger than ever, vocalist Chino Moreno said that, “The longevity thing has always been important to us more than just, ‘How big can we get?’

“There’s a lot more people that are expecting things from us now,” he added. “It does add more pressure, which is a good thing – we can’t become complacent.”

Trying to pinpoint exactly why Deftones are where they are, Chino reflected, “I don’t have an explanation of why and how we are. My instinct is to say it’s a lot of luck, but I’ve always gone back to our friendship being the base. I really enjoy making music with them. Stephen doesn’t play like I expect him to play. And that’s what is so awesome. And I’m sure it’s the same for him with me – I don’t play how he would probably want someone to play. He gets mad at Abe sometimes because Abe doesn’t play what he expects over what he writes…”

Catch the band live next year:

Deftones 2026 tour with Denzel Curry and Drug Church

January

29 Paris, FR – Adidas Arena
30 Brussels, BE – Forest National

February

1 Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena
3 Munich, DE – Zenith
5 Lodz, PL – Atlas Arena
6 Berlin, DE – Max-Schmeling-Halle
7 Dortmund, DE – Westfalenhalle
9 Stuttgart, DE – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
10 Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live
12 Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Live
13 Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
14 Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live
16 Dublin, IE – 3Arena
18 Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
20 London, UK – The O2

Get your tickets now.

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