GRAMMY-winning nu metal pioneers Deftones' sophomore album, 1997's Around The Fur, was a career-defining sonic step forward from their debut album, Adrenaline, as well as the album that propelled them to the forefront of the then-budding genre.
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In commemoration of the album's 20th anniversary, Revolver has put together a mini-documentary featuring interviews with lead singer Chino Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter about the album's writing and recording process, and what it was like working with GRAMMY-nominated producer Terry Date.
The band has been dubbed "the Radiohead of metal" by critics for the breadth of their sonic experimentation within the genre, but Around The Fur found them at a stage where they were still feeling out their sound and their songwriting process — a phase Moreno points to as potentially the band in its purest form.
"That's my favorite record," Moreno said. "I was probably angrier than I've ever been in my life, but I was probably happier than I ever was in my life. … Some of the saddest parts of that record are really sad. Some of the angry parts of that record — I don't know if I can ever be that angry again. ... There's good in that. I'm kind of happy because I don't want to be that person anymore. It's a time capsule."
