Solo Artist
Holds writing credit on 109 of 109 tracks
All 109 of their studio tracks are credited to the band, and 107 carry no writer from outside it. The two exceptions are on Saturday Night Wrist.
Across all 109 tracks: how many Deftones wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 109 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 109 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Moreno | 1988-present | 99% |
50% |
80% |
100% |
| Stephen Carpenter | 1988-present | 50% |
100% |
80% |
100% |
| Abe Cunningham | 1988-1990, 1993-present | 50% |
100% |
80% |
100% |
| Frank Delgado | 1999-present | 40% |
81% |
61% |
81% |
| Chi Cheng Died April 13, 2013 | 1990-2008 (died April 13, 2013) | 39% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
| Sergio Vega Former | 2009-2021 | 10% |
39% |
29% |
50% |
| Fred Sablan | 2022-present | 0% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
| Dominic Garcia Former | 1988-1991 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| John Taylor Former | 1991-1993 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Deftones's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Deftones sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
All ten studio albums. The live albums, the covers compilation and the unreleased Eros sit outside this catalogue.
Maverick / Warner
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Reprise / Warner
Reprise / Warner
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Deftones109 tracks
65Camillo Moreno, 65 tracks
TD53Terry Date, 53 tracks
NR33Nick Raskulinecz, 33 tracks
BE12Bob Ezrin, 12 tracks
MH11Matt Hyde, 11 tracks
1Max Cavalera, 1 track
SW1Scott Weiland, 1 track on Stone Temple Pilots's page
MJ1Maynard James Keenan, 1 track on Tool's page
RO1Rey Osburn, 1 track
ST1Serj Tankian, 1 track on System of a Down's page
SL1Shaun Lopez, 1 track
AH1Annie Hardy, 1 track
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. TD Terry Date · NR Nick Raskulinecz · BE Bob Ezrin · MH Matt Hyde
Data Insight
Every one of their 109 studio tracks is written by the band, and 107 carry nobody from outside. Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham are on all 109. The credit is the whole band on every song, which almost nothing else in this catalogue manages across thirty years and three bass players.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
The whole band on every song, for ten albums, with two exceptions in thirty years.
The Story
Deftones formed in Sacramento in 1988 and have made ten albums over thirty years, from the nu metal of Adrenaline to the shoegaze-heavy records that followed White Pony. Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham have been on all of them.