Editing Around the Fur (section)

==Background==
''Around the Fur'' has been described as [[alternative metal]],<ref name="allmusic-review1" /><ref name="mxdwn">{{cite web |last=Velez |first=Austin |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2015/02/12/news/deftones-will-perform-around-the-fur-in-its-entirety-for-amnesia-rockfest/ |title=Deftones Will Perform Around The Fur In Its Entirety For Amnesia Rockfest |website=mxdwn.com |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="diffuse">{{cite web|last=Reyes-Kulkani|first=Saby|url=https://diffuser.fm/18-years-ago-deftones-leave-nu-metal-in-the-dust-with-around-the-fur/|title=8 Years Ago: Deftones Leave Nu Metal in the Dust with 'Around the Fur'|website=[[Townsquare Media|Diffuser]]|date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> [[nu metal]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Distefano |first=Alex |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-10-greatest-nu-metal-albums-7363642 |title=The 10 Greatest Nu-Metal Albums |newspaper=[[LA Weekly]] |date=September 10, 2016 |access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time|title=The 50 best nu metal albums of all time|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=April 2, 2022}}</ref> and [[post-hardcore]].<ref name="Metalsucks">{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2009/06/22/11-deftones-white-pony/|last=Neilstein|first=Vince|title=21 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY… SO FAR|website=[[MetalSucks]]|date=June 22, 2009|access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref> Guitarist [[Stephen Carpenter]] has since reflected, "We didn't really pay much attention to that. I remember when these subgenre names didn't exist. It was just [[Heavy metal music|metal]]. So I don't think we made a decision to step away [from nu metal] – we've never paid attention to what anyone else was doing. We just did what we thought was right, and tried to make a killer album."<ref name="makingof">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/deftones-how-we-made-around-the-fur|title=Deftones: How we made Around The Fur|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=June 26, 2019|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> The producer [[Terry Date]] stated that the band wanted to become "more sophisticated" with ''Around the Fur''.<ref name="makingof"/> Lyrically, much of the album addresses topics such as juvenile perception, [[existential angst]], sex, romance, violence, the death of loved ones, and break-ups.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.revolvermag.com/music/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-deftones-around-fur|last=Bienstock|first=Richard|title=8 things you didn't know about Deftones' Around the Fur|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref>

Recording took place between April 1997 and June 1997 at Studio Litho in Seattle, which was owned by [[Stone Gossard]] of [[Pearl Jam]]. At that time, Pearl Jam were working on their fifth studio album ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'', and had to use a different studio.<ref name="jul12">''Kerrang!'' (656). July 12, 1997.</ref> The band had gathered inspiration off of their own internal issues and personal incidents, as the four of them rented an apartment in Southern Seattle whilst they were writing and recording the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Emma|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/drugs-death-and-dark-days-chino-moreno-s-history-of-deftones|title=Drugs, Death And Dark Days: Chino Moreno's History Of Deftones|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=September 17, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref> The singer [[Chino Moreno]] and Carpenter recall the band often drank and partied frequently, even recalling random moments of writing where the bassist [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]] and Carpenter would smoke marijuana frequently and write riffs together; the two later included their voicemail of them smoking out of a bong as a hidden track between "MX" and "Damone".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/deftones-wild-times-youthful-confidence-behind-classic-around-fur|title=Deftones on Wild Times, Youthful Confidence Behind Classic 'Around the Fur'|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref>

It was the second album to feature [[Frank Delgado (American musician)|Frank Delgado]] under additional personnel; he eventually joined the band officially in 1999. The song "Headup" featured additional vocals by [[Max Cavalera]] of [[Soulfly]].

The album cover was shot by the photographer [[Rick Kosick]] during a late-night party in Seattle where the band was recording. Upon seeing the candid photo of a woman, the band decided that they wanted to use it as the album cover. Kosick was unsure who the woman was, so the band had to find and track her down to obtain permission to use the photo, which she eventually granted.<ref name=revolver>Bennet, J. ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''. September 2007. Pg. 122</ref> The woman appearing on the cover is Lisa M. Hughes, a friend of Stephen Carpenter.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/what-the-girl-from-the-cover-of-around-the-fur-looks-like-now/|title=What The Girl From The Cover Of Around The Fur Looks Like Now|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> Hughes spoke publicly about the cover for the first time during the album's 20th anniversary in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|url= https://metalinjection.net/around-the-interwebs/woman-on-deftones-around-the-fur-cover-interviewed-20-years-later|title=Woman On DEFTONES' Around The Fur Cover Interviewed 20 Years Later|website=Metal Injection|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gajardo|first=Luc|url=https://pousta.com/chick-around-the-fur/|title=What ever happened to the chick on the cover of Around The Fur? We found her and interviewed her|website=POUSTA|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> Moreno has since expressed his dislike of the cover, calling it "horrible".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/03/23/news/deftones-speak-past-struggles-drugs-clashes-stef-album-art/|title=Deftones Speak Of Past Struggles With Drugs, Clashes With Stef, Album Art & More {{!}} Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More|website=Theprp.com|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref>