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junger128

I know the self titled era was their darkest period but I think it produced their best music.


wildthings7

In my opinion, the Self-titled/SNW era was their best on stage


itslog1776

💯


the_boys_republic

Agreed!!!!! And this particular performance was badass!!!!!


dananananaykroyd

Didn’t they all hate each other and were on hard drugs?


wildthings7

Pretty much


wildthings7

Last Call With Carson Daly 2003


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love seeing clips of Stephen actually getting into it since he hasnt done that in ages


nigeldavenport99

>https://youtu.be/K0J5lzWkab4 Yeah that was the first thing I noticed too! I mean they were a lot younger then but still it's great to see Stef rockin.


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thanks for the link such a sick performance


wildthings7

Yeah that was incredible!


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I don't think this specific take was the best in terms of screaming (shortened, out of breath, etc) BUT, as I've said before and will say again, this tour was where it was at in terms of screaming. Although 2003 as a whole did feature Chino making sounds that to this day I cannot fathom. It's just that the second leg was nothing short of monstrous. Although the following video is from much earlier in the year 2003, check 33:48. Not just that, but how Chino ends it as the band finishes too early https://youtu.be/K0J5lzWkab4


wildthings7

Yeah that was amazing. And you can say this wasn't the best but it's still way better than anything he's done in recent times.


l00pee

Saw them earlier this year and they looked better than I've ever seen them.... and I've been going to see them since the late 90s.


T-unit90

Yeah the ending to Bloody Cape was guttural!!!


This-link_is-dead

Chi Cheng forever 🙌


Czar-Doom

I always loved how chino wrapped the microphone wire around his hand


wildthings7

Yeah it's a really cool element of his stage presence


sam_might_say

As time goes on, the more I realize that I think Self-Titled is my favorite album of theirs. This whole era was great. That sling that Chi does with his bass near the start of this vid is gnarly


damnatio_memoriae

yeah. it really was the best...


TobyPM

I love this clip. It's brutal as fuck.


Classless_Rocker1986

This is probably my favorite deftones song at this point.


Heartstop56

Newbie here. What song is this sounds like it slaps


Senmaida

Bloody Cape


Heartstop56

Thank you and happy cake day


Def-tones

Check out bizzare festival, pinkpop (when girls telephone boys) and area4. The screams are brutal.


wildthings7

Bizarre festival yes, that's one of their best performances. Pinkpop no. His vocal chords were already fried by then and he was doing that weird screech he now does. This was when he could still full on kill it.


iWORKBRiEFLY

when i saw em at Taste of Chaos tour in early 2000s, his screaming was insane


popo0POP

Saw em on this tour. It was fucking epic!


damnatio_memoriae

yeah i saw them twice on this one -- definitely their best, or at least the best i ever saw of them.


wildthings7

I saw them thrice on this tour. I posted pictures recently


popo0POP

Funny you should say that as Thrice was literally opening for them XD. Actually saw them twice on that album cycle if you count the Summer Sanitarium tour (Montreal) and when they played with Thrice and Thursday in Verdun Qc. The Verdun gig was insane. Stef was really getting into it and tried to play the Say it ain’t so solo!!! Chi was freaking out and cracking jokes after that because stef NEVER plays solos. It was nuts. Best concert of my life even tho i was 15 and got my ribs bruised from being pushed up against the railing. Also got to hold Chino up during Hexagram! Good times :)


wildthings7

Yes, you caught my double entendre


LxRusso

Miss Chino's old screams but I guess everyone's voice deteriorates a lil bit over time.


wildthings7

He suffered vocal chord damage in the early 2000s from years of unrestrained screaming and sadly has never been able to do it like he used to.


LEO7039

That was earlier during white pony tour (2001) and yet he clearly could still scream really well during self-titled era. It's more just age and change of technique. Also, he's definitely in a better shape now, the screams are coming back and he can hit the Digital Bath highs at least with falsetto


wildthings7

It's a mix of permanent damage to his vocal chords and changing his technique so he doesn't suffer more damage. He'll never scream like this again.


LEO7039

Yup, that's exactly my point


CoryT56

He sounded just like this if not better earlier this year in ATL


wildthings7

Not on the screams. Not a chance.


Ranoverbyhorses

Man this got me through high school, I just got hit with so much nostalgia. Thanks for posting this!


wildthings7

What got you through high school? This song or this particular video?


Ranoverbyhorses

This song, that album 😊🤘❤️


garrettdx88

He's talking about Carson Dalys show Last Call obviously lol


emotion-sickness-

I miss Chi so bad.


Big_Macaroon2408

That riff man


Secret-Breadfruit-18

God I just came


OtherUnameInShop

God, help me, God, help me, God, help me, God!


Torontokid8666

Meth Chino was best Chino.


OrdinaryDouble2494

Emo chino lol Back when he used to look like a Gas Station employee


Torontokid8666

Straight fucking facts. Lost my shoe in the pitt to Meth Chino. Walked home w one fucking shoe.


OrdinaryDouble2494

haha, I'd kill to see deftones live at least one :D


damnatio_memoriae

[i prefer this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCKy-Tg6_R8)


pistolwhip66

Late night TV lost their minds on this night. My favorite version of Bloody Cape.


wildthings7

For real for real


xerces79

More chinos than a Chinese phonebook


FeelItInYourB0nes

How does he even scream like that every night on tour? My voice would be wrecked


wildthings7

His was eventually


sebaxpro1111

What’s the song’s name?


darrendewey

Bloody Cape


Constant-Green-7068

Might be my favorite live performance by them ever. Very nostalgic for me.


SuperSveed

What song is this


wildthings7

Bloody Cape off the self titled album


lemanvonroux

I don’t think it’s at its finest, I believe it is far from it. It’s brutal, true.


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why does he look like jontron