When Chino Moreno and his brothers are entering the stage with a smile you know there are good times coming up with the grooving alternative metal of the Deftones. The band is energetic and grooving from the first song ‘Rocket Skates’, especially drummer Abe Cunningham shows his talents. On the guitar is Stef Carpenter who is only looking at his guitar pedal and he bangs his head as a true metalhead. In the meantime he gives us the most grooving and chilling guitar riffs metal is known for. Chino Moreno still has the child in himself when he goes loose on stage. As with his side project Palms he opts for the jam session way to do vocals. That means his vocal lines are a bit different as on the records. No problem, because he is swinging through the set vocally as well moving.
 

With a mixture of old (‘Passenger‘ or ‘Change (in the house of flies)’) and new work (Diamond Eyes or ‘Rosemary’) basically every good song from every record is covered and time is flying by. Four things make this show outstanding; 1) the quality of the songs, 2) The variety in the song material, 3) The tightness of the band and 4) The extra layer in the back courtesy of sampler/keyboarder Frank Delgado. With this base it’s easy for front man Chino Moreno to express his lyrics (screaming or singing) in a natural way. He also takes the time to make contact with the fans. As said before this guy wants have a good time with the fans and nowhere has he felt he’s better as his crowd.
 

As encore they play ‘7 Words’. The venue explodes and everyone feels its 1995 again. After such a lot of years Deftones proved they are still on the rise with a mixture of new and old songs. How many bands still can say that?