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Stephen Carpenter, Chino Moreno and Abe Cunningham went to the same high school. When Moreno found out Carpenter played guitar, he set up a jam session with Cunningham and the three began playing regularly in Carpenter's garage circa 1988. After playing with several bassists, the band settled on Chi Cheng and recorded a four track demo soon after. The band's debut album, Adrenaline, was October 3, 1995. Initially unsuccessful, extensive touring, word-of-mouth and Internet promotion built the band a dedicated fanbase, as well as helping Adrenaline to sell over 220,000 copies. Adrenaline was certified platinum on September 23, 2008 by the RIAA, in recognition of 1,000,000 units sold. Deftones' second album, Around the Fur was released on October 26, 1997. The album was highly anticipated and propelled the band to fame in the alternative metal scene on the strength of radio and MTV airplay for the singles "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)".[2] Around the Fur sold 43,000 copies in its first week of release, and entered the Billboard 200 at number 29. On June 20, 2000, the band released their third album, White Pony, with the album debuting at number three in the US Billboard chart. Their fourth album. The self-titled Deftones entered the Billboard 200 at number two and sold 167,000 copies in its first week. Deftones released their fifth album Saturday Night Wrist on October 31, 2006. It debuted at number ten in the US Billboard chart with sales of just over 76,000, a significant decrease on the first week sales of their two previous releases. Deftones were working on their upcoming sixth studio album Eros when bassist Cheng was seriously injured in a car accident. As a result of the injuries sustained in the crash, he has remained in a minimally conscious state since that time and Eros was shelved indefinitely. Deftones released their sixth album, Diamond Eyes on May 4, 2010.

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