WHAT THEY SAID
“Every Record Of Ours Since ‘White Pony’ Has Leaked,” * Stephen Carpenter said on The Dr. Greenthumb podcast. The Deftones guitarist addressed the long-running leak problem that’s plagued the band for over two decades, including the unreleased Eros album and Ohms demos *†.
THE DETAILS
- Carpenter confirmed that leaked material from both Eros sessions and Ohms demos has been circulating online *†
- The guitarist admitted he uses YouTube to listen to the leaked recordings himself: “They’ve been on YouTube though for a long time, that’s how I listen to them” *
- Every Deftones album since 2000’s White Pony has leaked ahead of release, making this a persistent issue spanning seven albums *
- Eros remains officially unreleased — the shelved 2008 album recorded after bassist Chi Cheng’s car accident *
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Carpenter’s casual acceptance suggests Deftones have given up fighting leaks and learned to live with them as part of the release cycle.