Although initially rooted in metal, Deftones have always claimed diverse influences from groups of various genres, with their musical style diversifying over their career. The music critic Johnny Loftus wrote, "Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century metal movement [. It was also noted that "there is a bit of sameness in Chino Moreno's whispered vocal melodies, which drags the record down a bit". s Around the Fur was far more successful, peaking at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, and at number 29 on the Billboard 200. The band's legacy has been compared to alternative rock group Radiohead, with some dubbing Deftones "The Radiohead of metal".

Chino Moreno Says New Deftones Album is a Little Bit Meshuggah, a Little Bit Depeche Mode – OC Weekly". Whilst both bands were responsible for shifting metal’s aesthetics, Korn dealt purely in nihilism, pain and brutality. Ohms, Deftones’ ninth album, was released in 2020 with the eponymous single “Ohms” and the single “Genesis”.Stephen Thomas Erlewine's retrospective review noted that "while they don't have catchy riffs or a fully developed sound, Around the Fur suggests they're about to come into their own". The melancholy "Teenager", for example, was a departure in style and mood, a " love song", according to Moreno. Moreno announced in May that the album Eros, shelved in 2008 after Cheng's accident, was now more likely to be released following his death. One release is certified gold by the RIAA in recognition of shipments exceeding 500,000 copies, and three are certified platinum for exceeding one million copies. Asked about their connection with bands such as Korn, the singer stated that their commonality came down to only the shared influence of Faith No More, especially the percussive approach to vocals by Mike Patton.

In March 2022, it was announced that bassist Sergio Vega left the band in early 2021, with Vega claiming he was never an official member of the band and was just a contracted bassist for his tenure. Deftones in harmony once more: The experimental rock band, whose tour stops in Wichita on Wednesday, have hashed out their differences. The following month, it was announced that Fred Sablan joined the band as Vega's touring replacement. In 2023, Moreno reflected, "It was definitely that time where we were still trying to keep all that long distance [.Moreno himself described his lyrics as ambiguous and sometimes impersonal, saying: "I like to be ambiguous when writing to a certain extent, and throwing something so brash [as Chi's accident] against that and playing with it. In late February 2015, just after the band had finished the new album's drum tracks, Moreno told Rolling Stone that Deftones had written 16 songs during the album's sessions. Deftones also previously reported that they intended to record a new album either in late 2014 or early 2015.

The reissue was packaged alongside Black Stallion, a companion remix album featuring artists including Mike Shinoda, DJ Shadow and the Cure's Robert Smith. We'd been playing most of those songs for quite a while, and we were just so happy to be making a record that we didn't really think a whole lot about making the songs better". The album was originally released as an 11-track edition beginning with "Feiticeira" and ending with "Pink Maggit", and featuring gray cover art. Around the Fur went on to reach RIAA gold status on June 24, 1999, and platinum status on June 7, 2011.Teaming up with bands Mastodon and Alice in Chains, Deftones went on tour in the fall of 2010 in the United States and Canada.

The band converted their rehearsal space in Sacramento into a fully equipped studio and recorded most of the album there at negligible cost. Ohms stings like a butterfly and floats like a bee, switching between the blissful and the bristling, frequently within the space of the same song.While commercially successful and a fan favorite, the band have vociferously objected to its publication. It was produced by Deftones and Terry Date, who would go on to produce the band's next three albums. It was also later featured as downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Guitar Hero 3. The single was featured in the video game Saints Row, which was released in August 2006, shortly before the full release of Saturday Night Wrist. Giving the feeling off that it is raw and it is emotional, but it's not just connected with our personal story.