White Pony

This article is about the studio album by Deftones. For the 1999 film, see White Pony (film).

White Pony
A grey background with an animated white pony pictured in a running motion positioned in the bottom right.
Original CD release cover art
Studio album by
Deftones
ReleasedJune 20, 2000
RecordedAugust–December 1999
Studio
Genre
Length48:52
LabelMaverick
Producer
Deftones chronology
Around the Fur
(1997) 		White Pony
(2000) 		Deftones
(2003)
Singles from White Pony
  1. "Change (In the House of Flies)"
    Released: May 16, 2000
  2. "Back to School (Mini Maggit)"
    Released: October 2000

White Pony is the third studio album by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released on June 20, 2000, through Maverick Records. It was produced by Terry Date, who produced the band's first two albums, Adrenaline (1995) and Around the Fur (1997). Recording sessions took place between August and December 1999 at Larrabee Sound Studios in West Hollywood and The Plant Recording Studios in Sausalito, California.

The album marked a significant growth in the band's sound, incorporating influences from post-hardcore, trip hop, shoegaze, progressive rock, and post-rock into the alternative metal sound which they had become known for.[1][2] White Pony was also the first recording 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 was also the first Deftones album on which Chino Moreno began to contribute rhythm guitar parts.

Upon its release and retrospectively, the album was met with critical acclaim, and is regarded by fans and critics alike as one of the band's most mature outings at that point.[3][4][5][6] 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". The album received a 20th anniversary reissue, packaged with Black Stallion, a companion remix album of White Pony, in December 2020.[7][8]

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  2. ^ Dick, Jonathan (May 3, 2016). "Deftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'". NPR. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Udo, Tommy (2002). Brave Nu World. Sanctuary Publishing. pp. 112–123, 236. ISBN 1-86074-415-X.
  4. ^ McIver, Joel (2002). "Deftones". Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Omnibus Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-7119-9209-6.
  5. ^ Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). "The Deftones". The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. Barnes & Noble. p. 58. ISBN 0-7607-4218-9.
  6. ^ Christie, Ian (2003). "Virtual Ozzy & Metal's Digital Rebound". Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. HarperCollins. p. 329. ISBN 0-380-81127-8.
  7. ^ Yoo, Noah (October 30, 2020). "Deftones Announce White Pony Remix Album Black Stallion, Share Purity Ring Remix: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Exposito, Suzy (June 20, 2020). "Deftones Announce Upcoming 'White Pony' Remix LP 'Black Stallion'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 30, 2020.