DEFTONES: SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST

DEFTONES: SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST

SCORE: 100/100

(January 7, 2025)

A thematically dark and instrumentally blissful record, 'Saturday Night Wrist' is an even more triumphant return to consistency than their previous, self-titled effort. The album is instantly captivating - hooking a listener in and shaking them before letting loose into blissful and lush melodies, the album is everything that makes all of the the soft, light, dark, and heavy stylistic elements of the bands' albums come together as one gorgeous record.

Soft & serene one moment and dark and anguishing the next, 'Saturday Night Wrist' is a stunning portrait of the band as a whole while being deeply rooted into Chino's ongoing struggles with drugs & marriage. His personality and feelings spill out into every song, with the album feeling like a dark and gloomy glimpse into the mind and the darkest corners of the soul, the album manages to be sultry & sexy while being dark and sorrowful at the same time.

The sound of Deftones is something you just won't find from any other artists. They make music that makes a listener want to close their eyes and escape to the worlds painted within the complex and deep soundscapes of the album - and every project of theirs is something that will leave you stunned and looking for even more of their work. This album feeds more into the melodic sounds found on some of their previous albums - making it one of their most exhilarating and electrifying albums by a longshot.

The songs somehow manage to shock and electrify - even if you've heard a ton of Deftones' work before - nothing can quite be compared to the fire that this album sparks from the moment it starts. I wasn't sure if this would grab me as much since I have listened to so much of their work lately; but I couldn't get enough from the moment I turned the album on.

No album compares to this one, and no album has the atmosphere that this one does. It's an album that will completely engulf you and leave you shocked from the musical prowess you are hearing - and it's a truly gorgeous album that shimmers like no other; even in its grittiest & darkest moments.

It truly feels like a project that can not be done justice with just a review - and it's an absolute necessity in the rock genre as a whole - not just metal, but the entirety of the genre of rock. There are some moments that are weaker than others, but it doesn't drag the album as a whole down one bit.

Compared to their other albums there is less heaviness to this one - but it replaces the all-heavy sound of 'Around the Fur' with a melodic and artistic album that turns out beautifully and uses its heavy moments wisely and sparingly; but when they are used, they hit as hard as they possibly can. There is no room for anything on this album - it does it all and then some, and there are almost no dull moments to be found. It's a deeply consistent and personal album that will leave a mark in your mind and keep you coming back, and it's one of the bands' most gorgeous, almost sparkly efforts.


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