Chi Cheng joined to play bass, and the band recorded a four-track demo soon afterwards. When Cunningham left Deftones to join Phallucy, another band from Sacramento, Garcia switched to drums. They recruited bassist Dominic Garcia some time after, and the band became a four-piece. When Moreno found out that Carpenter played guitar, he set up a jam session with Cunningham, who played drums, and the three began playing regularly in Carpenter's garage around 1988.
Carpenter was a fan of heavy metal, and Moreno was interested in hardcore punk bands such as Bad Brains and post-punk and new wave bands such as Depeche Mode and the Cure. McClatchy High School in Sacramento and remained friends through the city's skateboarding scene. McClatchy High School in Sacramento.Ĭarpenter, Cunningham and Chino Moreno were childhood friends. Ĭarpenter, Moreno and Cunningham began playing together while attending C.
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A long-circulated myth alleged that the driver paid Carpenter a cash settlement that allowed the band to purchase equipment, but Abe Cunningham commented in a 2007 interview that the story about the settlement was false. Confined to a wheelchair for several months, he began teaching himself guitar by playing along to songs by thrash metal bands such as Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, and Metallica. When Stephen Carpenter was 15 years old, he was hit by a car while skateboarding.
During their first five years, the band's lineup changed several times, but stabilized in 1993 when Cunningham rejoined after his departure in 1990 by this time, Chi Cheng was bassist. They were formed by Chino Moreno (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Stephen Carpenter (lead guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). Deftones are an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988.