Diamond Eyes - Deftones
Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Sputnikmusic
    100
    Diamond Eyes is wild and serene, and I can honestly say its Deftones' best album to date.
  2. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    94
    Diamond Eyes is full of layers and dimensions, making it an auditory treat that listeners will want to continue to indulge themselves in. This is an album you can blast from my car stereo and then later dissect through headphones.

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 86 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
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  1. FuriousDave
    10
    People tend to attach memories and emotions to music. That's why, when you here that old song, you think of 'that summer', when life was fantastic, your girl was a personal favour from God to you, and your only complaint had something to do with the temperature of your beer.

    What sets this record apart from other contenders to my first review is not the fact that it was made in the absence of their comatose bassist and good friend, or that they scrapped all their previous work, and started fresh with stand in bassist Sergio Vega, all in less than 2 years. No. What set this album apart are the emotions that come with it. Deftones open a new door with every song you listen to on this album. Not a single melody sounds generic or bland. The album is a mixture of edgy, almost-metal, to chilled, shoegazing, cruising-the-streets ballads. While tracks like Diamond Eyes and Rocket Skates unleash the hard, pounding aggression of the band, you get the likes of 976-Evil, Sextape and Prince, to crack open the beer and put your feet up to. Listen to this rock album, and you wonâ    … Full Review »
  2. forestville
    10
    The album is absolutely perfect, is the new generation of metal. The instrument sounds are impeccable and unique, but what I love this album and Deftones are their amazing and innovative lyrics. An example would be "Sextape" is what we would consider the ballad of the album and talks about the desire to feel "the sound of ocean waves", figuratively obviously, there's the song "This Place Is Death" more that sexual, refers to love, the feeling of reciprocity with another person. Creates a dense atmosphere that serves a farewell without lowering the bar with a less harsh guitars and harmonicas, a battery that sustains the rhythm on the toms and a pretty melodic voice. This album is one of the best of 2010, do not hesitate to have it.… Full Review »
  3. Scamp4553
    10
    It's a no-brainer that The Deftones are the best band of not just modern rock, but in music itself. If you thought that Saturday Night Wrist was their most diverse offering to date, think again, because Diamond Eyes extends the band's capabilities even more than what most people thought White Pony did to Around the Fur. The crushing 8-string guitar riffs of Stephen Carpenter, the melodic whisper-to-scream vocals of Chino Moreno, the unique sampling of Frank Delgado, the promising bass lines of Sergio Vega (who joined as a replacement of comatose Chi Cheng), and the complex drumming of Abe Cunningham combine to create an album more cathartic than anything else in their discography, and the entire face of rock. Diamond Eyes is a perfect record in every sense of the word.… Full Review »
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