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Deftones shredded their way into the hearts and minds of their hardcore fans in Nottingham’s Rock City, which really lived up to its name for this spectacular.
Queuing outside in their droves, the freezing fog did little to put off the great nucleus of Deftones fans, and the excitement alone was enough to warm and flush the coldest of them.
Rock City was incredibly full for support band, Coheed and Cambria and they were an awesome appetiser for what was to come, with behemoth tunes like Delirium Trigger, World of Lines and Welcome Home they nearly brought the house down.
After a Download set that didn’t quite hit the lofty heights of Coheed, the crowd seemed momentarily perplexed as they left, a vast void overtook them and all were unsure what was to come next. Seconds later though, it all became clear and the atmosphere reached its nexus as Deftones and Chino burst out from the shadows. The energy was overwhelming.
They were absolutely on stellar form, losing none of their ferocious live energy after a short hiatus away from the stage. They actually looked and sounded the best they’ve ever been.
They’ve played Rock City several times before, but this was without question the best show in this venue- they were up for it and it was frenzied. They were feeding off each other and the crowd were feeding off their thrashing sounds. It was a vicious, awe inspiring cycle.
Minerva and Beauty School were insanely good and Chino was bouncing around like a buck in spring, jumping about and playing up to the crowd. The man couldn’t stand still and he didn’t miss a note even as he invaded the crowd making it up onto the Rock City balcony to sing with the fans from there.
Deftones were in the crooks of their set and doing the business, but they didn’t play anything of Saturday Night Wrist which was a real bummer to most in attendance.
However, it didn’t affect the overall quality of their set, and everyone left buzzing from the gig, knowing they’d witnessed something incredible.