White Pony

CMJ (1/08/01, p.24) - Included in CMJ's "Best Loud Rock Albums" of 2000.
Rolling Stone (7/20/00, p.139) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...a classic alternative-rock album, as gentle and catchy as it is dark....trading nuance for studio-generated crescendoes..."
Q Magazine (7/00, pp.112-4) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Their most adventurous and assured album to date....Best appreciated if your 16, covered in spots and not scared of falling off your skateboard...a welcome addition to 2000's modern-metal canon."
Alternative Press (7/00, p.97) - 5 out of 5 - "...Explores rock's sonic possibilities from the head and the gut, without diluting the intention or diminishing its essence....WHITE PONY is invigorating."
Melody Maker (6/27/00, p.76) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A very good album....Deftones will always be the most rewarding of the current nu-metal crop..."
NME (6/17/00, p.40) - 8 out of 10 - "...Regarded as the biggest American rock album to be released this year....it's a good job they've made a great album....And it sounds like Foreigner."
Entertainment Weekly (7/7/00, p.130) - "...Their brutality will burn its way into your memory banks." - Rating: B+
CMJ (6/19/00, p.3) - "...More influenced by new wave than new metal....[the album] is a masterwork of fluctuating dynamics..."