Recorded at Larabee Sound in West Hollywood and The Plant in Sausalito with producer Terry Date between August and December 1999, White Pony cost more money and occupied more time than any Deftones record previously. Their mission into the void launched on June 20th, 2000, with the release of their groundbreaking third LP, White Pony. However, rather than be keep following the path of the genre of the moment, Deftones were about to execute a slingshot maneuver, using nu metal’s commercial gravity to propel them into deep space.
One of the genre’s most forward-thinking devotees, a cadre of Sacramento upstarts known as Deftones seemed hot on their tails, thanks to the success of the singles “My Own Summer (Shove It)” and “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” from their 1997 album Around the Fur. It’s juggernaut acts, like Korn and Limp Bizkit, were ubiquitous. It’s then-novel mixture of alternative rock choruses, heavy metal riffs tuned lower than ever before, and hip-hop verses and rhythms had been on a half-decade growth streak. This week, we celebrate 20 years of Deftones’ White Pony. Gimme a Reason takes classic albums celebrating major anniversaries and breaks down song by song the reasons we still love them so many years later.
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