Silent Uproar — This week the Deftones announced a number of new tour dates in support of the recently released, Diamond Eyes. The new dates feature Circa Survive and Baroness as the openers and will take place before the run of dates as part of the BLACKDIAMONDSKY... more info

Metal Injection — Deftones aren't content with just going out with one Atlanta stoner band this year. They have announced a string of Summer dates covering areas that will not be touched by the Fall's BlackDiamondSkye tour with Mastodon and Alice In Chains. ... more info

NME - Festivals — Download Festival went down this past weekend, and NME covered it all. We've got a gallery of the best bits of Download and a blog about what we learnt. NME also has some video interviews and backstage footage, so be sure to watch them below. First ... more info

Thrash Hits — Rage Against The Machine had arguably the toughest headline spot of Download Festival 2010. The night before, AC/DC absolutely smashed Download to pieces, Aerosmith are the final act of the festival, giving them the closing edge. RATM also had to go ... more info

Thrash Hits — Deftones @ Download Festival 2010 photo gallery by Gary Wolstenholme more info

NME — Californian heroes thrill with slew of new material more info

Metalsucks — There remain some people who aren’t convinced that the Deftones are a special band, but if it’s possible to evaluate music subjectively, then few could argue that the post-alt metal quintet at least belongs on the ballot. For one thing, the Defto... more info

ContactMusic — The family of comatose DEFTONES bassist CHI CHENG has been given renewed hope the star will regain consciousness after a doctors' report confirmed he's showing signs of... more info

Culture Bully — Coverage of the Deftones' performance of a pair of songs on the June 4 edition of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." more info

411 Mania — Check out the most recent news for this big fall tour... more info