Deftones review – bat screeches, unfettered aggro and posh moshing

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe US alt-metallers turn up the experimental static, shoegaze sludge and nu-metal roars to max for a showpiece gig that shows why they deserve reverenceIt’s possible that the Southbank Centre in London has never heard such a colossal roar as when Sacramento alt-metallers Deftones walk on stage at Robert Smith’s Meltdown. It’s also probably the first time that Chino Moreno’s baggy-trousered band has played in a concert hall where their fans ...

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