Ohms
by Deftones
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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 196 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 13 out of 196
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  1. ZzzGggg
    Jun 19, 2023
    9
    Рад, что они выпустили этот альбом. Он слушается цельно и оставляет только наилучшие впечатления. Spell of Mathematics для меня кульминация тут, но и остальные треки гармонично вписываются. Любимые Deftones не разочаровали, купил дискРад, что они выпустили этот альбом. Он слушается цельно и оставляет только наилучшие впечатления. Spell of Mathematics для меня кульминация тут, но и остальные треки гармонично вписываются. Любимые Deftones не разочаровали, купил диск
  2. teryaki
    Jul 17, 2022
    10
    One of my favorite albums of all time, I'm not a fan of metal but I absolutely love this album.
  3. Ffaj
    Apr 13, 2022
    9
    Лучший альбом со времён "Saturday Night Wrist". Здесь есть всё, за что многие полюбили Deftones: абразивное звучание, шугейз, пост-метал, настоящая альтернатива. Deftones всё ещё молодцы, "Ohms" – отличный альбом.
  4. tonalshift
    Jul 4, 2022
    10
    Incredible from these guys. I have been listening since 2003 and each album continues to show how well they can evolve. This record has a bit of everything from heavy, aggressive riffs in Radiant City, Urantia, Genesis, and The Link is Dead, to more atmospheric tracks that allow Chino to really shine, such as Ceremony, Error, and the title track Ohms.
  5. Deftones
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    Ohms is nothing new or experimental. Ohms is years and years of Deftones refined. More polished but don't take that the wrong way. Ohms will bang you in the head and remind us all why Deftones are still at the top of the game.
  6. Apaatheticray
    Dec 15, 2021
    9
    Deftones never disappoints. Btw my favourite tracks are radiant city and error.
  7. Golbez
    Apr 14, 2021
    10
    This album as an album is fantastic, it even builds up to these incredible heights and doesn’t want to let you go, then unfortunately the album ends. Its one of the rare albums that you can repeat over from song one, a true masterpiece at a time when we need them the most. I won’t compare it to White Pony because these songs stand out one their own.
  8. IndianaParkWars
    Dec 27, 2020
    8
    10/12
    I've always liked Deftones and I'm glad to see their comeback. I love alternative metal and nu metal, so it's great to hear that style have a strong comeback. I also enjoy the shoegaze and industrial elements present that give a great feel across the whole album. The album definitely feel cohesive and linear from track to track, as if in one whole atmosphere, under the same filter.    10/12
    I've always liked Deftones and I'm glad to see their comeback. I love alternative metal and nu metal, so it's great to hear that style have a strong comeback. I also enjoy the shoegaze and industrial elements present that give a great feel across the whole album. The album definitely feel cohesive and linear from track to track, as if in one whole atmosphere, under the same filter.

    The only thing that I suppose I didn't like was that I didn't pick out many tracks that stood out. Everything felt better to me as a whole album. However, the one that I liked most if I had to choose was "The Spell of Mathematics".
    Regardless, I love their style, love his voice, and love the relaxed aggressive energy they bring out in their music.

    ALBUM ARTWORK: The artwork is nice. It's a cool pixelated and checkerboard style with a detailed drawing of eyes over it. It's all monochrome, which is nice as it adds to the industrial and atmospheric texture of the album. The cover is nothing particularly striking but I do like it.
    Artwork review: 8/12    … Expand
  9. SuperWooper
    Dec 17, 2020
    7
    It has flashes throughout the album that remind me of the high points of 'White Pony,' but doesn't quite live up to it in terms of a full album. Still very decent though.
  10. Marco2020
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    As far the only 90’s numetal group that constantly evolve. The album is perfect - best musician craftmanship and very well produced (with the old friend)
  11. RafaJime
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    One of the best rock albums of the year. Maturity has bode well for this band and it shows with the creation of their most complete album to date.
  12. YoungSinatraIV
    Nov 2, 2020
    10
    Deftones man. This album easily competes with White Pony. Every listen it’s get better and better. Songs like Genesis, The Spell Of Mathematics, and Radiant City have choruses that give you a floating into space feeling. The lyrics in just about every song are cryptic and so well done. It’s honestly mind boggling how 20+ years into their career they can make a masterpiece album likeDeftones man. This album easily competes with White Pony. Every listen it’s get better and better. Songs like Genesis, The Spell Of Mathematics, and Radiant City have choruses that give you a floating into space feeling. The lyrics in just about every song are cryptic and so well done. It’s honestly mind boggling how 20+ years into their career they can make a masterpiece album like this. This is why I think Deftones is ONE of the the best rock bands ever. Longevity is everything.… Expand
  13. Pompeji
    Nov 2, 2020
    10
    Masterful performance, raw, emotional, devastating, its deftones at its finest .
  14. cucko0
    Oct 30, 2020
    9
    This album easily proves that Deftones is still able to make good music. It is a typical Deftones album : it has some pretty songs, some heavy songs and the combination of both. The production is good and the album itself is better than Gore in all aspects. Their bassist and turntablist did an amazing job, better than expected. Now you can really feel their input on those songs.
    Fav.    This album easily proves that Deftones is still able to make good music. It is a typical Deftones album : it has some pretty songs, some heavy songs and the combination of both. The production is good and the album itself is better than Gore in all aspects. Their bassist and turntablist did an amazing job, better than expected. Now you can really feel their input on those songs.
    Fav. Tracks : Ceremony, Urantia, Radiant City and Error.    … Expand
  15. Ivasivir
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    a masterpiece, new sounds with the same essence of deftones
    The best album they've released in a long time
  16. kantoochris7
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    This is the best post-2006 Deftones record and it's practically not even close. This is one of the best records the band has ever made, it's at least in their top 3. If you enjoy Deftones' music, if only just for the popular albums like Around the Fur and White Pony, you will probably enjoy this record as well.
  17. musikman91307
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    One of their best projects in years, and an upscale in production makes this for an other worldly experience. Deftones stands as one of the most unique and sexual sounds ever to exist.
  18. Jeffrey84
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Going to have to give this more time but it might be as good as white pony. This is a fantastic record.
  19. ViceAVersa
    Oct 2, 2020
    7
    Though not as good as their old albums, it comes fully close to the old sound Terry Date has provided Deftones in the good old days of their discography. Sure, it was a slow burner for me, but amazing none the less as the more I listen, the greater it becomes.
  20. Pumpkins2222
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    They done it again!! Fantastic...gets better with multiple listens! Wish there had been a slow track but otherwise this is a step up from Gore with all the band's talents clear and present!
  21. 1488
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
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  22. je117
    Sep 29, 2020
    7
    Ohms is a pretty good album in some senses. It nicely mixes key aspects of previous Deftones efforts. It has Koi No Yokan’s elegance, Diamond Eyes’ riffing, Gore’s experimentation, SNW’s oddness and Self-Titled’s brutality and melancholy.

    Keyboardist/Sampler Frank Delgado is out front and centre, and his blade-runner inspired synths are a welcome addition to Deftones’ sound. He is at    Ohms is a pretty good album in some senses. It nicely mixes key aspects of previous Deftones efforts. It has Koi No Yokan’s elegance, Diamond Eyes’ riffing, Gore’s experimentation, SNW’s oddness and Self-Titled’s brutality and melancholy.

    Keyboardist/Sampler Frank Delgado is out front and centre, and his blade-runner inspired synths are a welcome addition to Deftones’ sound. He is at his most impressive on Genesis.

    I was pleased that Chino Moreno has increased his use of vocal harmonies, which are very beautiful and ear-catching, especially in tracks like Ceremony and Urantia. His vocal performances are great for the most part. Like on Koi No Yokan, he straddles the line of over the top on some tracks (Genesis’ chorus), but it is undeniable that he is a master at work. His lyrics, on the other hand, I found to be at times pretentious, melodramatic and too on-the-nose (“I believe your love beholds the sacred key to life” on The Spell of Mathematics, “we’re turning time inside out” on Genesis). I did like them better at times (I found his resignation to his powerlessness over his feelings for this other person on Radiant City to be poignant), but I didn’t appreciate how thematically it seems to be more or less the same romantically-frustrated, sexually-preoccupied angst concerning his significant other that we have been hearing since ’95. Headless felt a particularly lazy take on this subject matter. At least it ends on a positive note with him reaffirming his dedication to his relationship on Ohms.

    Stephen Carpenter’s guitar tone is probably the most brutal it has ever been, and it sounds amazing. The shrill rattle and deep fizz on Error is a standout. Sonically, he sounds great throughout the whole album. From a writing perspective, the harmonic riffs on The Spell of Mathematics is probably his most impressive. At other times it feels as if the riff-writing well is running dry. Ceremony, Error and Headless all feature sections where pretty much just one chord is repeated. Ohms starts out as almost a carbon copy of Hole in the Earth, before descending into monotony. The riffs on Pompeji are about as cliched metal as you can get. Generally these sections are alleviated by the quality of his tone of other members filling the space, but Stephen's emotive chords have always been alongside Chino's voice a key ingredient for Deftones' sound and when he sounds uninspired the tracks undeniably suffer.

    Abe Cunningham’s drumming is up to his usual standards but there are no tracks where he really steals the show as he often has done on past efforts (e.g. Rocket Skates, Mein, pretty much all of White Pony). The closest he gets is probably his frantic 16th note hi hat playing on This Link is Dead. His 16-bar, solo-esque moment to shine in The Spell of Mathematics was a little underwhelming: he didn’t really groove out with a wild mixture of rhythms as I expected him to.

    Bassist Sergio Vega does a solid job. He is largely drowned out by Stephen’s distorted 9-string, but at times when Stephen holds a single chord Sergio will fill the space quite skillfully with melodic playing.

    For me the standout track is The Spell of Mathematics which feels like a murky sequel to Kimdracula, and is despite some imperfections a classic Deftones track we have not seen the likes of in some time. Others I particularly enjoyed were Urantia, Error and Headless. There were no tracks that I really didn’t care for, but I had mixed feelings about the rest of them and found a few to be quite mediocre, like Ceremony, Genesis and This Link is Dead. I felt overall that what Ohms lacks is hooky material. Sure Deftones have come with some new tricks like Blade Runner synths, 9-string guitars and seagulls, but at times these feel like superficial additions to make up for the fact that many of the melodies and riffs are just not that interesting or emotive. Of course as a Deftones album it’s still very solid and well-crafted, and as my favourite band I hold them to a very high standard, but I think Ohms is probably their least impressive outing to date.    … Expand
  23. LucienAlejandro
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Deftones kickoff another decade with yet another amazing album. 2000's White Pony, and 2010's Diamond Eyes, and now 2020's Ohms. Ohms feels like a culmination of Deftones's entire discography and then pushes their boundaries further. Ohms immediately pulls you in with it's opening track Genesis. The soothing, yet spooky synth and slow guitars hook and wrap you in for a whole 50 seconds before the rest of the band comes rushing in with powerful guitars, drums, and bass and off they go. Ceremony and Urantia is the closest one can say is textbook Deftones, . And that's not a bad thing at all. Deftones signature sound is classic, unmistakable and really damn good. But these two tracks just feel more grandiose and of a larger scale. Error harkens back to the Nu-Metal scene. The chunky groovy guitars and headbanging beat is makes you wanna mosh like it's 1999. It's like Adrenaline, all grown up. The Spell of Mathematics is easily one of the bands best songs. Classic Deftones sound but the the boundaries are pushed further. It's dark, moody, and dystopian, but gorgeous. A tremendous track that ends with finger snapping that is such an odd choice to end the song with, but it just works. Pompeji is simply put beautiful and powerful, like a storm out at sea. Deftones have always been able to blend their serene beautiful soundscapes and crushing guitars, bass and drums with Chino's voice that can go from soothing croon to blood chilling screams. The synth intro to This Link is Dead belongs in a Blade Runner movie. And Chino's pen game is on point throughout the whole album but especially on this song about a relationship gone sour. Radiant City feels like a rollercoaster or joyride. High thrills followed periods of calm only to rev up again just as you're feeling comfortable. Things slow down a pace with Headless. Some might say that this is the low point of the album, and I'd be inclined to agree. However this low point would still be a high mark on any band or artist's record. And if it is a low point it seems to be so by design as the penultimate song slows things down to bring in the closing track Ohms. On its own the song seems like quite the departure from what we expect from Deftones. But it is a pleasant departure and in context of the whole album makes complete sense as it is in my opinion a perfect closing track to the album. An album that is, for the most part, dark, moody and dystopian but Ohms closes the album leaving you feeling uplifted and hopeful. If I have any complaints about the album it is that I simply want more of it. Despite that only two songs, Ceremony and Radiant City, are under 4 minutes, the songs and album feel like they go back quickly and leave you wanting more. Another thing that is not necessarily a complaint, but rather something that just isn't on the album, is a "gentle" or "soft" song. Instead almost every track on this album has parts that sound like Sextape, or Digital Bath, but there's no song that is specifically dedicated to that particular aspect of the bands repertoire. I wish there was because they are so damn good at making those types of songs, but the album is in no way ruined by lacking it. Ohms is one of Deftones best albums, which is saying a lot considering every album the band has released has been fantastic. They did not disappoint and in fact exceeded their already high standards.

    10/10    … Expand
  24. charlesxx
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    There are no fillers, all the songs are bangers on their own and still need each other on the album so it works, the title track even sounds better once you hear the whole 9 tracks before you get there, every band from now on should take a few notes from this, Deftones have made their best album, glad to say so far.
  25. ObscureNis
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    An absolute masterclass in alternative metal. Sludgy, sensual, brutal, thoughtful.
  26. Cdeane31
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    I seriously cannot get enough of this album. It literally oozes and screams everything wonderful about deftones. As someone who started listening to deftones in middle school soon after adrenaline came out. I going to hesitantly, but confidently say that I think that this is their greatest album to date.
  27. Kmk890
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    One of the most solid and atmospheric adventures this band has ever delivered. It soars and then pummels you into the asphalt. Yet still flourishing with the trademark sensual soundscapes and vocals that Chino, Abe, Frank, Sergio, and Stef are known for. Beautiful 10 cuts that are worth your time . Far above and beyond their previous effort, Gore.
  28. SMLiberator
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    Deftones were already revolutionizing the genre 20 years ago, to a point where this late in their career they could just keep it safe and stick to repeating the style that made them big and still maintain a pretty solid fan base - but it seems like they just can't keep from reinventing themselves.

    'Ohms' is as much a grower as it is an instant hit, simply because there's just so much to    Deftones were already revolutionizing the genre 20 years ago, to a point where this late in their career they could just keep it safe and stick to repeating the style that made them big and still maintain a pretty solid fan base - but it seems like they just can't keep from reinventing themselves.

    'Ohms' is as much a grower as it is an instant hit, simply because there's just so much to listen for. The songs seem pretty complex structurally instead of just a bunch of instantly recognizable hooks which will stay in your head for a week but grow tiring quickly after that. There's a lot to sink in, but its all just obviously good. Huge kudos to everyone in the band, this might be the best work from every one of them yet.    … Expand
  29. JLuis_001
    Sep 27, 2020
    7
    I'm not really sure about my feelings towards this album.
    I think I probably have to give it another review tomorrow, but overall I'm not at all surprised by the outcome.
    While it is true that contains the solid sound that has cemented the band's legacy, the songs themselves seemed somewhat generic and similar to each other. There are good atmospheric moments in some tracks like    I'm not really sure about my feelings towards this album.
    I think I probably have to give it another review tomorrow, but overall I'm not at all surprised by the outcome.

    While it is true that contains the solid sound that has cemented the band's legacy, the songs themselves seemed somewhat generic and similar to each other.

    There are good atmospheric moments in some tracks like Genesis, the song that opens the album and that up to now I think is the best song on the album alongside Ohms, the song that gives the album its title and is also the track that closes it.

    Like I said, I'm not really convinced, the album didn't disappoint me, but it didn't give me great moments either.

    It's understandable that a band with the history of the Deftones is not going to experiment at this point in their career, but let's just say that settling is not in my expectations.
    It may sound arrogant but frankly the album didn't seem like anything special to me.

    It was fine but nothing more.

    Notable Tracks

    > Genesis
    > Pompeji
    > This Link is Dead
    > Headless
    > Ohms    … Expand
  30. KingKen
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    Complex and layered. Creative and mysterious. Not easy to digest....which is a good thing.
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Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
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  1. No Ripcord
    Oct 23, 2020
    70
    Is Ohms the return to form that meets expectations? Well, yes, even if the tunes haven't changed so much as the vastly-superior production has (with producer Terry Date back into the fold). But it also reinforces the fact that Deftones have stuck to a back-to-basics formula through all these years; the only difference now being that everyone else is taking notice.
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  2. Uncut
    Oct 16, 2020
    80
    It's at times crushingly heavy, but there's a cerebral knottiness to the arrangements, and Chino Moreno's vocal boasts a windswept melancholy harking back to the new romantics. [Dec 2020, p.29]
  3. Paste Magazine
    Oct 1, 2020
    80
    Arguably, Ohms is at first blush nothing new for Deftones. What it is is an engrossing refinement of what they’ve become over years of risk-taking and experimentation.
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