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Koi No Yokan

Deftones

Koi No Yokan

The Sacramento alt metal outfit, still without bassist Chi Cheng, with a 7th studio release named after a Japanese phrase for love at first sight

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8.1

Label
Reprise
UK Release date
12/11/2012
US Release date
13/11/2012
  1. 10.0 |   The Irish Times

    A genuinely thrilling return
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  2. 9.7 |   AltSounds

    Can be added to the list of the band’s most accomplished releases as well as undoubtedly one of the decade’s greatest rock albums
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  3. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    A record that will forever sit high upon Deftones’ burgeoning list of impressive achievements
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  4. 9.0 |   BBC

    It stands, monolithic, as a testament to the power and tenacity of human spirit ... As such, it transcends the boundaries and expectations of its genre
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  5. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Koi No Yokan is Deftones coming to terms with their own strengths, taking everything that’s gone before, then refining and polishing it to an impossible sheen
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  6. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Koi No Yokan is all the more remarkable for feeling like a vibrant recombination of the Sacramento veterans' defining elements rather than a retread of past glories
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  7. 8.0 |   DIY

    With Koi No Yokan the band have not only delivered on their promises, but exceeded them so, whilst remaining one of the most engaging but remarkable heavy bands of our times
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  8. 8.0 |   NME

    It’s a shotgun blast of cranked guitars, bruising hardcore and canyon-sized choruses, and it’s mesmerising
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  9. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    It further solidifies the band's status as far and away the most long-lasting and consistent act of the maligned subgenre from which they came
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  10. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It seems the Deftones are getting soft—in a good way
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  11. 8.0 |   All Music

    Even though it's a trick they've been pulling off for over 15 years now, it's one that remains, as always, impressive
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  12. 7.5 |   Paste Magazine

    The tone always grinds while keeping a distance; it’s background music with surprises
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  13. 7.0 |   Spin

    Riffs are either stacked in aggressive spirals or stretched atop entire verses like bodies on beds
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  14. 5.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Incredibly tepid and uncharacteristically dull, Koi No Yokan sees Deftones forget what has made them a household name
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