Editing Deftones (section)

===''Saturday Night Wrist'' (2006–2007)===
{{Main article|Saturday Night Wrist}}

[[File:Deftones live.jpg|thumb|right|Deftones performing live in [[Glasgow]], June 2006]]

Rather than work with Date, their producer for many years, Deftones decided to record with [[Bob Ezrin]] on their fifth studio album. Cunningham said that while the group enjoyed working with Date, "at this point, we just needed to change things up [...] And this is definitely a different style. Working with him [Ezrin] is just putting us fucking upside down. He's cracking the whip".<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6821924/deftones?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple3 |title= Deftones Go Upside Down |date= January 10, 2005 |access-date= April 29, 2007 |author= Leroy, Dan |magazine= Rolling Stone |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051025111327/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6821924/deftones?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple3 |archive-date= October 25, 2005 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> After recording all the instrumental parts for the record, Moreno decided to record his vocals separately, and finished recording the album with former [[Far (band)|Far]] guitarist [[Shaun Lopez]] as producer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Begrand|first1=Adrien|title=Deftones: Saturday Night Wrist|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/deftones-saturday-night-wrist/|website=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=April 22, 2016|date=November 6, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513205250/http://www.popmatters.com/review/deftones-saturday-night-wrist/|archive-date=May 13, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to an interview with Abe Cunningham, there were tensions involved with the recording of ''Saturday Night Wrist'' that were related to the band members' personal lives. Cunningham compared the process to “pulling teeth.”<ref>{{cite web|title="It Was Making Us Suck": Deftones Drummer Abe Cunningham Talks Strife, Label Love, AND BAD Cover Songs|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/04/28/it-was-us-making-it-suck-deftones-drummer-talks-strife-label-love-and-bad-cover-songs/|publisher=Metal Sucks|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=April 28, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415171737/http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/04/28/it-was-us-making-it-suck-deftones-drummer-talks-strife-label-love-and-bad-cover-songs/|archive-date=April 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The band released the album, titled ''[[Saturday Night Wrist]]'', on October 31, 2006. It debuted at No. 10 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' chart with sales of just over 76,000,<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Hasty, Katie|title='Montana' Zooms By Manilow For Second Week At No.&nbsp;1|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56725/montana-zooms-by-manilow-for-second-week-at-no-1|date=November 8, 2006|access-date=December 12, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133257/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56725/montana-zooms-by-manilow-for-second-week-at-no-1|archive-date=September 29, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> a significant decrease in the first-week sales of their two previous releases. The album's first single, "[[Hole in the Earth]]", was released on September 12, 2006.<ref name="hole">{{cite magazine|title=Deftones Fall Into 'Hole'|url=http://www.spin.com/2006/09/deftones-fall-hole/|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=September 13, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425062142/http://www.spin.com/2006/09/deftones-fall-hole/|archive-date=April 25, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The single was featured in the video game ''[[Saints Row 2]]'' and as downloadable content for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] versions of ''[[Guitar Hero 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Faylor|first1=Chris|title=New Guitar Hero 3 DLC Packs Deftones and Thrice; Free Dropkick Murphys Songs in Mid-March|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/51643/new-guitar-hero-3-dlc|publisher=Shacknews Limited|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=March 6, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411101846/http://www.shacknews.com/article/51643/new-guitar-hero-3-dlc|archive-date=April 11, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Blabbermouth.net]] wrote that Deftones "have rallied to create one of the strongest discs in the band's repertoire".<ref>{{cite news |date=2006 |title=Deftones: 'Saturday Night Wrist' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/saturday-night-wrist/ |url-status=live |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812220307/https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/saturday-night-wrist/ |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref> "[[Mein (song)|Mein]]" was the album's second single, which was released on March 9, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mein - Single by Deftones|url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/mein-single/218409542|website=[[iTunes]]|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=April 24, 2016|date=March 9, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604205248/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/mein-single/id218409542|archive-date=June 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Collaborations on the record include [[Annie Hardy]] from [[Giant Drag]] on the song "Pink Cellphone" and [[Serj Tankian]] from [[System of a Down]] on the track "Mein".

Deftones spent the majority of 2006 and 2007 touring around the world in support of the album, performing in North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Australia. The band also performed on such tours as [[Taste of Chaos]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Taste of Chaos Featuring Deftones, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu: Tour Dates Announced |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/taste-of-chaos-featuring-deftones-as-i-lay-dying-atreyu-tour-dates-announced/ |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101132931/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/taste-of-chaos-featuring-deftones-as-i-lay-dying-atreyu-tour-dates-announced |archive-date=November 1, 2017 |date=December 1, 2005 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Family Values Tour 2006|Family Values Tour]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Corey |title=Korn resurrect Family Values Tour with Deftones, Stone Sour |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1528963/korn-resurrect-family-values-tour-with-deftones-stone-sour/ |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025034/http://www.mtv.com/news/1528963/korn-resurrect-family-values-tour-with-deftones-stone-sour/ |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |date=April 18, 2006}}</ref> and the [[Australian Soundwave Festival|Soundwave Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Suicidal Tendencies Confirmed For Australia's Soundwave Festival |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/suicidal-tendencies-confirmed-for-australia-s-soundwave-festival/ |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308190421/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/suicidal-tendencies-confirmed-for-australia-s-soundwave-festival/ |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |date=January 10, 2007}}</ref>