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Title: Deftones - Early Demos 1992-1994
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1992-1994, Metal, Alternative Metal Rap Metal, Sacramento, California 8/26
Condition: New (BC) | Members: Chino M (73' - ), Stephen C (70' - ), Chi C (70' - 13'), Abe C (73' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: As a teenager, Stephen Carpenter was struck by a car while skateboarding and spent months recovering. Money from the eventual settlement helped him buy music gear, indirectly helping fuel the band that became Deftones.

2. Studio Lore: These early demos capture Deftones before Adrenaline, when their sound leaned much harder into funk, rap, hardcore, and groove metal before the dreamy textures of their later records emerged.

3. Fun Fact: Stephen Carpenter came up with the name “Deftones” by combining the hip-hop slang “def” with the old-school “-tones” naming style used by vocal groups, perfectly reflecting the band's early collision of rap culture and heavy music.