Deftones "Diamond Eyes" 2024-07-26 HEAD ABOVE WATER was written

HEAD ABOVE WATER was written while coming out of the darkness surrounding her 2014 Lyme Disease diagnosis

And Vitalogy continued the band's explosive success that began with their debut record Ten in 1991

making them dance

Trent Reznor took a job at a local recording studio and employed unused studio time to develop his own material

Deftones "Diamond Eyes" 2024-07-26 HEAD ABOVE WATER was writtenDiamond Eyes works the way good records used to; each song carries you a little further away from your crappy day until finally, you've been transported to a place that feels a whole lot better than where you started. There's also a newfound sense of purpose that makes Deftones' sixth album stand out. The band recorded the album after their best friend and bassist Chi Cheng sustained a debilitating brain injury from a car accident in November of 2008.