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| Length = 41:15 | Label = Reprise | Producer = Nick Raskulinecz | Last album = ''Saturday Night Wrist'' (2006) | This album = ''Diamond Eyes'' (2010) | Next album = ''Covers (2011) | Misc = }} ''Diamond Eyes'' is the sixth album by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released worldwide on May 4, 2010 through Reprise Records. An album tentatively titled ''Eros'' was originally intended to be their sixth full-length release and follow up to ''Saturday Night Wrist'' (2006), but was not released due to bassist Chi Cheng entering a coma after a serious car accident that occurred in November 2008, eventually resulting in his 2013 death. The release of ''Eros'' was put on hold in favor of ''Diamond Eyes'' in June 2009. Former Quicksand bass player, Sergio Vega is featured on the album in substitution for Cheng. ''Diamond Eyes'' was a critical and commercial success; obtaining a normalized score of 78 on review aggregator Metacritic, while achieving top 20 chartings on the ''Billboard'' 200, German Albums Chart and many other European charts. It was the band's highest charting album on the ''Billboard'' 200 since their album, ''Deftones''. ''Diamond Eyes'' debuted at number 6, while previous album ''Saturday Night Wrist'' debuted at number 10. ==Background== Deftones started writing for their follow-up to 2006's ''Saturday Night Wrist'' in early 2007. The band was dissatisfied with the lengthy writing and recording process of ''Saturday Night Wrist'', and wanted to release a quick follow-up record in the same manner as earlier albums released by Deftones. Earlier records such as 1995's ''Adrenaline'' and 1997's ''Around the Fur'' were recorded without the digital audio program Pro Tools. Instead, they were recorded as just a band "in the room with just our instruments, no other distractions" according to front-man Chino Moreno. The band recorded and completed their Terry Date produced album, tentatively titled ''Eros'', in 2008, and was expected to be released in early 2009. In November 2008, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng was seriously injured in an automobile accident, leaving him in a coma and putting the release of ''Eros'' on hold. Unsure of if or when Cheng would recover and be able to play in the band again, Deftones started playing various shows and festivals starting in early 2009 with Sergio Vega, former bassist of post-hardcore band Quicksand. Vega had previously filled in for Cheng during tours in 1999, and is a close friend of the band. At this point, Deftones were not sure if they wanted to break up or continue writing and performing music. In June 2009, Deftones decided to indefinitely put the release of ''Eros'' on hold and start writing a brand new album with Sergio Vega. The band still hopes to release ''Eros'' at some point, but Deftones wanted to wait until Cheng was no longer in a semi-conscious state, and they did not feel that it represented who they were as artists or as people at the time. Deftones wanted to make an optimistic record, as opposed to the dark and angry album they just finished. ''Diamond Eyes'' was recorded in two months with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Stone Sour, Alice In Chains). Deftones avoided using Pro Tools on the album in favor of writing songs together as a band and practicing them "a million times 'til they were perfect" in order to achieve a more raw and "personable" sound.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diamond Eyes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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