Album Rating: 5.0

agreed



this one really picks up at Leathers, but the first two songs set the tone

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

yea

Album Rating: 4.0

As a standalone song, Hole in the Earth is better, but this works as a better opener.

Album Rating: 5.0

yea i would maybe even say the same for Diamond Eyes, but I know you probably aren't with me there

Album Rating: 4.0

Ugh the DE title track is like their most boring song

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

i love the title track for diamond eyes and its one of my favorites off the album, idk why it gets so much hate

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah I really like it too, should've been a bond theme song

Album Rating: 4.0

Ugggggghhhhjhhhhkkjhllgfsdlosgkdglj

Album Rating: 5.0

SHOULD'VE BEEN A BOND THEME SONG

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

that wouldve been fucking awesome

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I can see it as a bond song.

Paper Mario rulezz, almost beats metroid but metroid is too badass and it's the best game ever so samus kills mario, the end.

Album Rating: 4.5

Wrote three paragraphs of a review for this and I'm not too fond of what I came up with. It's basically like, "Deftones continues to rule...and...um...not as much as they did on White Pony and Diamond Eyes though."



Deviant was supposed to review it he's uncharacteristically late.

Album Rating: 5.0

I always enjoy Dev's take on the deftones... i thought about reviewing this but then yea

Album Rating: 4.0

I knew the staff review would be "this is cool but not as cool as diamond poo"

Album Rating: 5.0

this is better than DE

Album Rating: 4.5

This is as far as I got, enjoy:

Album Rating: 4.0

Love u Blake



Except when you talk about SNW

Album Rating: 4.5

"This album falls just shy of White Pony and Diamond Eyes, but it doesn’t need to capture lightning in a bottle for a third time to be a standout release."



Koi No Yokan. It’s a Japanese statement used to express the knowledge one has that he or she is going to fall in love with another person. It doesn’t mean love at first sight; it simply implies that such feelings are inevitable in the future. For many avid Deftones fans, this term will ring true regarding their opinion of this record. It doesn’t necessarily incite love at first listen like its immediate predecessor, Diamond Eyes. Instead, it sparks an interest with fluid, captivating progressions and underlying brutality. Eventually, Koi No Yokan ensnares us all, leaving us in a trance brought on by the record’s raw passion and energy. The more you listen, the more it seems that love is indeed imminent.



Crafting such an album doesn’t occur by accident, and that’s why Koi No Yokan had to be made by Deftones. After more than a decade of refining its art, the band finds itself making subtle improvements and variations upon successful formulas from the past. There’s a little Diamond Eyes, a substantial amount of Saturday Night Wrist, and an even larger helping of White Pony, all being expanded upon in a fashion that is neither redundant nor alienating to loyal followers. It is easily the most melodic album the band has ever written, and it accomplishes such a feat without sacrificing any punch. There are no scream-alongs like ‘CMND/CTRL’ or ‘Elite’, but Deftones have always been at the top of their game when they balance melody with heavy aggression – and Koi No Yokan spends the majority of its time doing exactly that.

Album Rating: 4.5

"Deviant was supposed to review it he's uncharacteristically late."



Yeah, where's Dev been at lately?