There’s a lot of stuff on this record that people are going to question me about, and I can just remove myself from it. Once I did that I was able to sing about anything I wanted to, I could be a lot more general. I took myself completely out of it and wrote about other things. I made up a lot of story lines and some dialogue, even. Bassist Chi Cheng explained, "We didn't feel like we had anything to lose, so we made the record we wanted to make." Moreno did not have an overall lyrical theme in mind, but made a conscious decision to bring an element of fantasy into his lyrics, explaining, "I basically didn’t sing about myself on this record. ĭespite being pressured to release the album sooner, the band decided to take their time making the album. Frontman Chino Moreno explained that the majority of this time was spent trying to write songs, and that the writing of "Change (In the House of Flies)" was the turning point where the band began working as a unit. Īfter a break from touring, the band spent four months in the studio writing and recording White Pony with producer Terry Date, the longest amount of time they had dedicated to an album thus far. The album received a 20th anniversary reissue, packaged with Black Stallion, a companion remix album of White Pony, in December 2020. The album includes two successful singles (" Change (In the House of Flies)" and " Back to School (Mini Maggit)"), the promotional single " Digital Bath," as well as the 2001 Grammy Award-winning track for Best Metal Performance, " Elite". White Pony is Deftones' highest-selling album to date, and it became their first platinum record certified by the RIAA on July 17, 2002. Upon its release and retrospectively, the album was met with critical acclaim, and is generally regarded by fans and critics alike as one of their most mature outings up to that point. It was also the first Deftones record which Chino Moreno began to contribute rhythm guitar parts. White Pony was also the first album to feature Frank Delgado as a full-time member of the band on turntables and synthesizer Delgado had previously worked with the band as a featured guest on their first two albums, producing sound effects on some songs. It marked a significant growth in the band's sound and is considered a turning point in their history in terms of experimentation, employing an increasingly experimental rock sound and incorporating influences from post-hardcore, trip hop, shoegaze, progressive rock, and post-rock into the alternative metal sound for which they had become known. Recording sessions took place between August and December 1999 at Larrabee Sound Studios in West Hollywood and The Plant Recording Studios in Sausalito, California. It was produced by Terry Date, who produced the band's first two albums, Adrenaline (1995) and Around the Fur (1997). Black Stallion includes remixes of each of the individual 11 tracks from the original White Pony album by different artists including DJ Shadow, Robert Smith, Squarepusher and Mike Shinoda.White Pony is the third studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones, released on June 20, 2000, through Maverick Records. Black Stallion is an album of newly commissioned remixes (all done in 2020) of the 11 tracks on the original release of White Pony. White Pony (20th Anniversary Edition) is now being re-issued with Black Stallion as the bonus disc. Twenty years later, Deftones hand-picked a diverse and brilliant collection of artists, including DJ Shadow, to make that idea a reality. Inspired by DJ Shadow's Entroducing., Deftones had the idea to have DJ Shadow reimagine the entire White Pony album, and call it Black Stallion. In the 20 years since release, the album has continued to grow in stature and influence. The band also won the 2001 Grammy for Best Metal Performance for the song "Elite." Fueled by the successful singles "Change (In the House of Flies)" and "Digital Bath," the album is the band's highest selling album and is certified platinum by the RIAA. On June 20, 2000, Deftones released their third studio album, White Pony, which was immediately acclaimed as a masterpiece by fans and critics alike. Here's to Shutting Up: 20th Anniversary Reissue Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash: Deluxe Edition White Blood Cells: 20th Anniversary Edition įillmore East 1970 Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Edition įUTURE PAST STEVE EARLE - LIMITED EDITION COLOR PRESSINGS.ALL THEM WITCHES - LIMITED EDITION COLOR PRESSINGS.ONLINE GIFT CARDS - REDEEMABLE ON ONLINE PURCHASES ONLY.