Deftones Band • Page 194

Ohms is fucking brilliant. I almost exclusively see it slandered nowadays and then I revisit it, again and again, and find it still as raw and weighty and groovy and pretty as ever, all that dirt heaviness and washed-out melody crushed together as to be inseparable.

A gorgeously imperfect record, and a much more singular piece than the copy-and-paste reviews from the time portray.

 

Who is slandering Ohms

 

Only Deftones album I regularly see people talk shit about is Gore. Ohms on the other hand, I've only ever seen well deserved praise for the most part.

 

I've seen it all over the place in the last couple of years, and much more along the lines of the visceral ‘this SUUCCKS/IS SHIT’ that Gore got, rather than an indifferent shrug of the shoulders.

 

Yeah I've seen a fair amount of hate for Ohms.

 

Deftones have never made a slander worthy album.

 

Say it louder!

 

Pretty incredible achievement for 9 straight albums.

 

Some of the negative Diamond Eyes talk in here makes my blood pressure rise but otherwise, yeah, I only really see hate for Gore. Agree that even the worst albums are good

 

I think DE is still my favorite post-Chi album.

 

So, when do we get new music?

 

Next year. Hopefully early.

 

I'm sure with their TikTok boom there are people who are doing "hot takes" for engagement purposes, but thankfully I don't see that at all. Love Ohms, I should listen to it soon. DE isn't my favorite, but I'm far from a hater.

 

Probably my all time favourite band. No bad albums, very hard to put them in order even. Can't wait for whatever they decide to release next.

 

Cant wait to see them next year with Mars Volta. Haven't seen either of these bands live since 2022.

 

@Micah511 What's the album cover in your avatar? I know I could Google it but I'm more interested to hear about it.

 

Yeah I genuinely don’t understand the Ohms hate. I dug it when it came out and I still dig it now

 

Ohms still feels incredibly fresh

 

Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant. It's progmetal with chunky, angular riffs, no harsh vocals and soaring vocals in the vein of Leprous, Haken, etc. It's surprisingly uplifting lyrically for the genre, and when it came out in the summer of 2020 it was a big "light during hard times" album for me, and I've been obsessed with the band ever since. You'll know right out of the gate with the opener if it's for you. That album is their most straightforward, and they put out another this year, Charcoal Grace (my AOTY) that is a little more progressive, less straightforward, and darker overall, with it revolving around a concept of a family split by different ideologies on how to handle COVID as a society.

 

Thanks. I'll make a note to check it out soon.

 

If you like it, come join us in the progmetal thread!

 

Haven’t seen either of them live ever and they’re two of my favorite bands, I’m so excited

 

One thing I particularly dig about Ohms are the moments when you can feel the tempo wavering, which is so rare in amongst the lifelessly gridded recordings of today. My favourite example is the last chorus of Radiant City where the tempo keeps inching forward, desperately pressing on for something before it finally pulls back again on the bookending riff. You only get that if you're not tethered to a click.

 

Caligula’s Horse is a dope band, seconding this rec

 

I feel like I am literally the only person here who has anything approaching negative takes on DE and I still think it’s a really strong record and understand why it resonates so much with some fans.