Editing Deftones (section)

===''Deftones'' (2002–2005)===
{{Main article|Deftones (album)}}
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Deftones began work on their fourth album under the [[working title]] ''Lovers''.<ref name="Kerrang-Jan 3">{{Cite news |author= Sindell, Joshua |date= January 2003 |title= Deftones [interview] |magazine= [[Kerrang!]] }}</ref> Regarding the album's direction, Cheng commented, "We've proven that we can musically go in any direction we want, and we want to get kind of heavy on this one".<ref name="Lovers">{{cite magazine|author=Lash, Jolie |date=March 27, 2002 |title=Deftones Turn It Up on "Lovers" |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/articles/story/5934207/deftones_turn_it_up_on_lovers |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401051343/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deftones/articles/story/5934207/deftones_turn_it_up_on_lovers |archive-date=April 1, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref> Moreno underwent vocal training as a precaution after severely damaging his [[Vocal folds|vocal cords]] on the band's 2001 summer tour.<ref name="Lovers"/> The band converted their rehearsal space in Sacramento into a fully equipped studio and recorded most of the album there at negligible cost. The band brought in Date to assist with production and also received input on musical arrangement from [[Greg Wells]] on several of the album's tracks. The band later added more material at Studio X in Seattle, Washington and at Larrabee Sound Studios. Overall, the album took 12 months and cost roughly $2.5 million to complete.<ref name="Kerrang-May 3">{{Cite news | date=May 2003 | title=Chino For President! | magazine=[[Kerrang!]] | url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/kerrang-may-2003-chino-interviewed/ | access-date=April 12, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423024033/http://www.deftonesworld.com/kerrang-may-2003-chino-interviewed/ | archive-date=April 23, 2016 | df=mdy-all }} ([http://www.deftonesworld.com/images/kerrang_may02.jpg Page 2 scan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107232859/http://www.deftonesworld.com/images/kerrang_may02.jpg |date=November 7, 2007 }})</ref> The band was fined by Maverick for missing deadlines.<ref name="Sacbee-May-2003">{{Cite news | date=May 2003 | title=Worth the wait Sacramento's Deftones celebrate their fourth CD with a show for hometown fans | newspaper=[[The Sacramento Bee]] | url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/sacbee-com-may-2003-deftones-interviewed/ | access-date=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812082044/http://www.deftonesworld.com/sacbee-com-may-2003-deftones-interviewed/ | archive-date=August 12, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In January 2003, Deftones left the studio to perform several one-off shows in Australia and New Zealand as part of the annual [[Big Day Out]] festival.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=YouTube Live: Deftones' Big Day Out |url=https://consequence.net/2008/08/youtube-live-deftones-big-day-out/ |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724103952/https://consequence.net/2008/08/youtube-live-deftones-big-day-out/ |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |date=August 21, 2008}}</ref> Shortly after, the band returned to the studio to finish their fourth album. The self-titled ''[[Deftones (album)|Deftones]]'' was released on May 20, 2003. It entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 2 and sold 167,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine | author= Martins, Todd | date= May 28, 2003 | magazine= Billboard.com | title= Staind, Deftones Rock Billboard Album Chart | url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70875/staind-deftones-rock-billboard-album-chart | access-date= December 12, 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160407132953/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70875/staind-deftones-rock-billboard-album-chart | archive-date= April 7, 2016 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> The album remained in the ''Billboard'' Top 100 for nine weeks, supported by the first single, "[[Minerva (song)|Minerva]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Billboard 200: Deftones&nbsp;– Deftones |work=Chart Listing for the Week of Aug 2, 2003 |publisher=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-08-02/billboard-200 |access-date=December 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110213921/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3050402&cdi=8028646&cid=08%2F02%2F2003 |archive-date=January 10, 2008 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> The band shot a video for the album's second single, "[[Hexagram (song)|Hexagram]]", with fans watching the band play the song in an indoor [[skatepark]] in [[Simi Valley, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Deftones: 'Hexagram' Video Shoot Details Unveiled|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-hexagram-video-shoot-details-unveiled/|website=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=RecCenter|access-date=April 12, 2016|date=August 5, 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423021201/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-hexagram-video-shoot-details-unveiled/|archive-date=April 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Reviews were mainly positive, praising the band for the album's progression and originality in the midst of declining creativity in contemporary metal.<ref>{{cite web |title= Deftones: Deftones (2003): Reviews |url= https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deftones/deftones |website= [[Metacritic]] |access-date= January 2, 2007 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070113014238/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deftones/deftones |archive-date= January 13, 2007 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> Moreno was quoted as saying, "It's all on record. We told motherfuckers not to lump us in with [[nu metal]] because when those bands go down we aren't going to be with them".<ref name="Kerrang-May 3"/> In reviewing ''Deftones'', Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "Hexagram", the album's opener, "hits ''hard''—harder than they ever have, revealing how mushy [[Staind]] is, or how toothless [[Linkin Park]] is". He also went on to say, however, that the album "sticks a little too close to familiar territory".<ref name="DeftonesReview">{{cite web|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |title=Deftones (review)|website= Allmusic |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r641315|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=December 12, 2007}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' similarly called the album "less rewarding than its predecessor, though its peaks rival any in the genre".<ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson | first=Steven | work=[[The A.V. Club]] | publisher=[[The Onion|Onion, Inc]] | date= June 3, 2003 |title= Deftones&nbsp;– Deftones review |url= https://www.avclub.com/content/node/14336 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110193705/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/14336 | archive-date=January 10, 2008 |access-date= January 2, 2008}}</ref>

The band released a compilation album titled ''[[B-Sides & Rarities (Deftones album)|B-Sides & Rarities]]'' on October 4, 2005. The CD includes various [[B-side]]s and [[cover version|covers]] from throughout their career, while the DVD contains behind-the-scenes footage and the band's complete videography up to that point.<ref name="Loftus2005" />