![]() But its melodic potential rewards in repeat listens. Gore is a slight step back from Koi No Yokan in the immediate gratification department. Other notable highlights include the disorienting Xenon, which mixes funky guitar squalls and gurgling electronics and the dynamic album closer Rubicon. It’s a moody miasma of psychedelic classic rock and Cure-esque atmosphere. This helps set the tone for a slight departure resulting in the album’s high point– Phantom Bride, a gorgeous dark ballad featuring a ripping, evocative lead from Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell. Deftones have always eschewed guitar solos and overly fancy fretwork, relying on guitarist Stephen Carpenter’s punishing riffs (and Moreno’s occasional post-punk flourish) to do the heavy lifting. That last influence is a telling and interesting development. Click here for my Deftones SXSW 2016 Concert Reviewīut if there’s any decade Gore pulls from the most, it’s the 80’s, revisiting genres as diverse as thrash (the brooding if slightly uneven Doomed User), Goth (the deeply textured stunner Hearts/Wires) and Pittura Infamante, which features harmonized guitar lines straight out of the NWOBHM. Acid Hologram is a 90’a alt-rock throwback, revisiting past influences like Hum and Smashing Pumpkins with its satisfying over-saturated guitar riff, melodic bass-line and melancholy flavor.
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