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Ian Pearson and Gavin Blair created the animations for the music video and went on to co-create ReBoot. Watch the episode here.

Highly recommended book if you’re a fan of Uncle Al and Ministry.

Just for fun: if you had to choose a single song that best represents Deftones to someone who has never heard them before, which one would you pick?

Please be respectful of everyone’s choices. There’s no wrong answer here. I’m curious to see what everyone considers the best introduction to the band.

For me, I’d probably go with “Diamond Eyes.” I feel like it captures a lot of what makes Deftones interesting to me: the combination of shoegaze-like atmosphere with those heavy, almost Meshuggah-esque riffs.

I initially considered “Hearts/Wires,” but I think its melancholic and softer sound might give a newcomer the impression that this is representative of all of Deftones’ music. “Diamond Eyes” feels like it gives a better sense of their balance between heaviness, atmosphere, melody, and aggression.

What would you pick?

Rest In Peace. Full article here.

UPDATE: People seem to be triggered by the “best known” part of the caption, which both amuses and confuses me. Since we’re in the Mask subreddit, I’m talking in the context of our favourite Big Head universe. I guess it’s one of those terms that makes sense in my head but doesn’t translate well to others. Either way, apologies for the confusion! 🙏🏻

Found this on Instagram. Taken from Archie #114, Nov 1960.

Read it here.

As a devoted Slipknot fan since 1999, I've watched this band go through countless changes over the years. Lineup changes are nothing new in the music industry, and sometimes they're simply unavoidable.

But lately, I've found myself genuinely disappointed by how some of those departures have been handled.

Joey. Chris. Craig. Jay. And now Sid.

What bothers me isn't simply that members have left. It's the lack of transparency surrounding it. Why delete the band updates? Why the secrecy? Why leave the fans who have supported this band for decades trying to piece together what actually happened?

We call ourselves Maggots. We've been there through the music, the masks, the madness and everything in between. I think we deserve a little more honesty.

So this fan art is my own interpretation of what's happening behind the curtains.

Clown is the Puppet Master, standing behind the table with his scissors, deciding which strings stay attached and which ones get cut. The members who have been ousted now lie lifeless on the table, while Corey, Jim and Mick remain suspended by their strings.

And Paul... well, Paul has always been there.

The question is: who gets cut next?

Corey? Jim? Mick?

Nobody knows.

All we can do is wait... and bleed.

Story and Art by me.

This marks one of the last performances of the Mark II lineup before Blackmore left the band a few weeks after the recording of this concert. At least the performance was terrific...for the most part.

If you don’t know what Animal Soccer World is all about, watch this.

Fan art by me.

I kinda wish it includes The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1931) and The Shadow out of Time (1935) as well.