Adrenaline (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Adrenaline
Type = studio
Artist = Deftones


Released = October 3, 1995
Recorded = July - August 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington
Genre = Nu metal [Essi Berelian's "Rough Guide to Heavy Metal", p. 95, "This still stands as one of the best examples of nu-metal"] , alternative metal [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll]
Length = 47:08
Label = Maverick/Warner Bros. (9 46054-2)
Producer = Terry Date, Deftones
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9eabqj3uojja link]
Last album = "(Like) Linus" (1993)
This album = "Adrenaline" (1995)
Next album = "Around the Fur" (1997)

"Adrenaline" is Deftones' debut album, released in 1995 through Maverick Records. The hidden track on the CD, "Fist", was produced by Ross Robinson. "Bored" and "7 Words" were released as singles. It's accredited as the second album to be produced as part of the nu metal movement, with Korn's self-titled debut being the first. The album's cover art depicts a baby aspirator. "Engine No. 9" has been covered by Korn Live, and Suicide Silence.

Track listing

All tracks written by Deftones.
# "Bored" – 4:06
# "Minus Blindfold" – 4:04
# "One Weak" – 4:29
# "Nosebleed" – 4:26
# "Lifter" – 4:43
# "Root" – 3:41
# "7 Words" – 3:43
# "Birthmark" – 4:18
# "Engine No. 9" – 3:25
# "Fireal" – 6:36
# "Fist" – 3:35

Personnel

Band members

*Stephen Carpenter – guitars
*Chi Cheng – bass, backing vocals
*Abe Cunningham – drums
*Chino Moreno – vocals

Other personnel

*Kim Biggs – art direction
*Victor Bracke – cover photo
*Julia Carro – additional photography
*Terry Date – production, recording, mixing
*Ted Jensen – mastering
*Rick Kosick – additional photography
*Ross Robinson - production on the hidden track "Fist" ["Adrenaline" (1994) liner notes. Maverick Recording Company.]
*Michelle Shuman – photography
*Tom Smurdy – second assistant
*Ulrich Wild – recording

Chart positions

Album - "Billboard" (North America)

References