No matter how long I've known it to be true, it never ceases to amaze me that a band as deeply strange and abrasive as System Of A Down ever infiltrated the mainstream as much as they did in the early 2000s. Culturally, "Chop Suey!" is closer to "Mr. Brightside" than it is to most metal songs, and that is still a wild concept to digest.
Almost four decades into their career, Deftones might be as big as they've ever been. Sure, they were hitmakers of the CD era, but these days they're selling out Madison Square Garden, running their own highly successful (and surprisingly well-programmed) music festival, and - most importantly? - they're massive on TikTok. Despite all of the buzz, though, the band has taken its sweet time dropping new music.