Deftones felt excitement and nervousness releasing their debut Adrenaline, thrilled to hold physical copies but unaware of the album's lasting impact. The band did not anticipate that people would still listen decades later or that they would still be together. Current work carries more confidence alongside familiar nerves. Creative output reflects a built-in dichotomy of chaos and peace, with earlier records capturing more turbulence and the new material reflecting a calmer, invigorated period. The pandemic halted touring and personal expression, deepening appreciation for music as a vital outlet to process both positive and negative emotions.
I was very excited that we were about to put out a real record, on a real record label. I was a little scared as well we were this new band, putting ourselves out there. The label sent us physical copies of Adrenaline when it came out I think we even got cassettes back then. It was so exciting to open it up and have something tangible to hold. But we had no sense of the longevity it would enjoy.
There's something to be said for both, and our music has that dichotomy built into its DNA a lot of our songs have that yin and yang within them. There's a lot more peace than chaos in our lives at the moment, and I'm happy it's that way. A lot of our earlier records were made when life was more crazy, and we were able to capture that.
The pandemic was really difficult for everybody, but as someone who was spoilt by having this outlet my whole adult life, to be able to tour and play shows and express myself I really came to a dead stop during Covid. It really affected me. Making music to be able to express emotions, good and bad has definitely been a gift.
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