DEFTONES - PRIVATE MUSIC (Indie Exclusive) (White Vinyl)

Since their inception, Grammy®-winning alt-metal pioneers Deftones have straddled two worlds: one of relentless aggression and another of immersive, atmospheric experimentation. With private music, their seventh studio album, the band continues to defy genre expectations—delivering a record that is both sonically heavy and emotionally expansive.

Picking up where 2010’s acclaimed Diamond Eyes left off, private music finds Deftones blending ferocious riffs with hypnotic layers of shoegaze, psychedelia, and ambient textures. It’s a record that reaffirms their mastery of contrast—balancing explosive force with haunting beauty. Tracks like “milk of the madonna” and “infinite source” showcase a band still evolving, still restless, and still at the top of their game.

Tracklist

Side A:
1.   my mind is a mountain
2.   locked club
3.   ecdysis
4.   infinite source
5.   souvenir
6.   cXz

Side B:
7.   i think about you all the time
8.   milk of the madonna
9.   cut hands
10.  ~metal dream
11. departing the body

RMFN Notes:

"I was worried that Deftones were not capitalizing on their sudden resurgence in fame (thank you Gen Z & TikTok) by releasing an album sooner, but my goodness this was worth the wait. private music is a fantastic album that is leagues ahead their previous release, Ohms. A lot of bands crumble under the hype of an album of this magnitude, but Deftones embraced the pressure & turned it into inspiration. Pound for pound my favorite release of 2025 and a must-have for heavy music lovers." - Chris