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Universal acclaim- based on 74 Ratings

  • Summary: Bob Erzin (Jane's Addiction) produced the alt-metal band's fifth album. System Of A Down vocalist Serj Tankian guests.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Saturday Night Wrist proves yet again that Deftones have a corner on the transcendental-metal market. [Dec 2006, p.192]
  2. Wrist is yet another excellent record from mainstream hard rock's only real hope.
  3. Boasts some of the Deftones' best out-and-out metal tunes to date. [3 Nov 2006, p.76]
  4. 60
    A record that feels massive without tipping into bombast. [Nov 2006, p.106]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 44
  2. Negative: 2 out of 44
  1. ColinD
    10
    Truely a amazing work of artistic structure and brilliance. This entire record is playing at my funeral when my time is done.
  2. CL
    8
    Much, much tighter than their last experimental album (which had some wonderful moments, but was unfocused). "Hole in the Earth" has been deemed extremely heavy but I've seen Brit Rock bands deliver just as much noise - which is convenient considering Chino takes on Bono's voice. "Rapture" is a by-the-numbers metal song (save for a brief moment in ambience). "Beware" is a beautiful anthem complete with layers of cricket noise, and "Cherry Waves" finds the band trying to sing in the middle of violent storm in the middle of the lonely ocean. "Mein" proves Chino had Radiohead's song "Where I End and You Begin" on repeat, and "Xerces" does plenty of mystified shoegazing. Really disjointed, but furthering Deftones's range with a large handful of fantastic moments. Expand
  3. DaveH
    7
    I'm surprised by 2 things. That this album got such high ratings and that most deftones fans view White Pony as their best album. IMO, their best album is Around The Fur and it's not even debatable. That said, this is a good album although it takes a few listens through to really get it. Better than the S/T for sure. Expand
  4. BrunoP
    1
    Missing White Pony...Saturday Night Wrist is just disappointing.

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