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Private Music

Deftones

Private Music

Tenth studio album from the Sacramento alt. metal band produced by Nick Raskulinecz (The Hold Steady, Korn, Alice In Chains)

ADM rating[?]

8.5

Label
Warner Records
UK Release date
22/08/2025
US Release date
22/08/2025
  1. 10.0 |   NME

    NEW The now viral Sacramento art-metal pioneers reunite with producer Nick Raskulinecz for a direct, soulful and *whisper it* sexy dose of what they do best
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  2. 10.0 |   Kerrang!

    NEW Even in the scheme of one of modern rock’s most consistent and treasured back catalogues, Private Music is in the upper most tier, a record that succeeds where its predecessor didn’t quite. Essentially, then, Ohms walked so that Private Music could run, jump, and soar
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  3. 10.0 |   Dork

    NEW For their tenth album, Deftones sound colossal. Even in its most delicate passages, ‘Private Music’ feels vast, immersive and wholly intentional
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  4. 9.0 |   Clash

    NEW Deftly striking a balance between brutal and graceful, it’s a welcome reminder that Deftones are still more than capable of delivering the goods while showing us something new and vital
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  5. 9.0 |   DIY

    NEW Traversing dark claustrophobia and sprawling soundscapes, beautiful in both is composition and delivery
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  6. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    NEW The band has been so consistent for so long that it’s a touch hard not to damn them with faint praise, but this is another in a long line of very good Deftones LPs, and to that end, it’s well worth anyone’s time
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  7. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    NEW The gravitational pull of Deftones gets stronger every year. Their 10th album shows them fully in control of their heavy, menacing, instantly recognizable sound
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  8. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    NEW It is polished, modern and at times beautiful, but it lacks the focus, energy and spark that fans have come to expect
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