Deftones
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• Formed in 1988, the band was founded by Chino Moreno (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Stephen Carpenter (lead guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion) and Dominic Garcia (bass)
• During the group's first five years, the band's lineup changed several times, but stabilized in 1993 when Cunningham rejoined the group after his departure in 1990
• Cunningham replaced John Taylor, who had replaced Garcia after he had switched to drums in 1990, and the bassist role had been filled by Chi Cheng
• The lineup remained stable for fifteen years, with the exception of keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado being added in 1999
• In 2008, Cheng was involved in an automobile accident that ended his stint with Deftones and eventually took his life in 2013
• He has been replaced by Sergio Vega
• The band is known as one of the most experimental groups to have come from the alternative metal music scene
• Deftones have released eight albums since their inception
• After the lineup settled in 1993, the band secured a recording contract with Maverick Records, and subsequently released their debut album, Adrenaline, in 1995
• Promoting the album by touring exhaustively with other bands in the scene, Deftones managed to gain a dedicated fan base through word of mouth