Deftones - Koi No Yokan (Full Album)

Koi No Yokan is the seventh studio album by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released on November 12, 2012, by Reprise Records.[3][4] Its title is a phrase from the Japanese language "恋の予感", translating to "premonition of love".[5][6]

Koi No Yokan was met with widespread acclaim from critics upon its release, and debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200, selling over 65,000 copies in its first week of sales. According to Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold over 200,000 copies to date in the United States.

Background
Band frontman Chino Moreno characterized the album as "dynamic" with a full range of noise, noting an increased contribution of ideas by bassist Sergio Vega compared to their previous record, Diamond Eyes.[7]

A major change in the recording process came with the use of the Fractal Audio Systems Axe-Fx preamp/effects processor, which creates the sound of multiple outboard amps and pedals and allowed for different tones. Vega said the group was able to "bring Fractal into hotel rooms and run it into software and record ideas and flesh them out later". The group tracked guitar, bass and vocals, then recorded drums and replaced the guitar, bass and vocals. Vega confirmed that "everything was organic".[8]

Composition
Described as having an "alternative metal vibe",[9] the music incorporates experimental elements from the band's previous albums Saturday Night Wrist (2006) and Diamond Eyes (2010),[10] incorporating elements from metal (including doom metal and groove metal), alternative rock, shoegaze, dream pop, hardcore punk, post-rock, and prog rock.[5][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][3]

Release
On September 19, 2012, the band released the song "Leathers" as a promotional single via a free download on their website.[19][20][21][22] On October 8, 2012, "Leathers" was released as the album's first single.[23] "Leathers" was also released as a limited-edition cassingle with "Rosemary" as the B-side.[24]

On October 3, 2012, the song "Tempest" premiered on PureVolume for streaming.[25] "Tempest" was released as a single on October 9, 2012.[26]

Koi No Yokan was released on vinyl in four versions: a standard retail version pressed on 140-gram black vinyl (3,000 units), a direct-to-consumer version on 180-gram black vinyl with foil-stamped numbered jackets (1,000 units), an international edition pressed on 180-gram vinyl and an exclusive edition sold through Hot Topic retailers pressed on 140-gram clear-colored vinyl (1,500 units).[27]

This was also the first album released through HDtracks.[28]

Tour
The band launched a tour on October 9, 2012, which ended on November 21 in Los Angeles. The band played at venues with capacities between 1,000 and 4,000 with the goal being to allow fans to experience the music before the album was released.[2

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chino Moreno; all music is composed by Deftones

No. Title Length
1. "Swerve City" 2:44
2. "Romantic Dreams" 4:38
3. "Leathers" 4:08
4. "Poltergeist" 3:31
5. "Entombed" 4:59
6. "Graphic Nature" 4:32
7. "Tempest" 6:05
8. "Gauze" 4:41
9. "Rosemary" 6:53
10. "Goon Squad" 5:40
11. "What Happened to You?" 3:53
Total length: 51:50
Personnel
Adapted from the CD liner notes.[44]

Deftones

Abe Cunningham − drums
Stephen Carpenter − guitar
Frank Delgado − samples, keyboards
Chino Moreno − vocals, guitar
Sergio Vega − bass
Technical

Nick Raskulinecz − production
Matt Hyde − production, engineering
Steve Olmon − engineering
Rich Costey − mixing
Eric Isip − mixing
Ted Jensen − mastering
Chris Kasych − protools mix engineering
Frank Maddocks − art direction, package design
Futura − photography
13th Witness − band photograph