Deftones Offer Free Download of “Leathers”

The Deftones have released a new song, “Leathers” as a free download for a limited time. “Leathers” is the first track released from the band’s seventh studio album Koi No Yokan, which is slated to be released on November 13th. Deftones frontman, Chino Moreno recently told Noisecreep, “We were coming out of a tough time, obviously, and our goal was to kind of rebuild what we created over all the years. I felt like we had to prove ourselves. We’d taken so much time between records, had some inner turmoil and our records were starting to get pieced together versus really being created together, so for us it was a chance to get back to basics.”

The Sacramento band recorded the album with new bassist, Sergio Vega, after original bassist Chi Cheng was seriously injured in a car accident in Santa Clara, CA in 2008. Cheng has been in a “minimally conscious” state since the accident occurred and family members have noted signs of improvement this year. Band members have noted that the incident fueled much of their desire to rebuild and became quite prolific when writing the album. The Deftones will play a couple of festivals late September before embarking on a short fall tour in support of Koi No Yokan.

Download Leathers here!

Koi No Yokan Tracklisting:
Poltergeist
Romantic Dreams
Leathers
Swerve City
Entombed
Graphic Nature
Tempest
Guaze
Rosemary
Goon Squad
What Happened To You?
 
Deftones US Tour Dates:
 
9/22/2012 – Irvine, CA – Epicenter Festival
9/23/2012 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
 
Headline Tour:
10/9/2012 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre
10/10/2012 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
10/12/2012 – Portland, OR – Roseland Ballroom
10/13/2012 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
10/14/2012 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
10/16/2012 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
10/17/2012 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
10/19/2012 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/20/2012 – Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s
10/21/2012 – Columbia, MO – Blue Note
10/23/2012 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
10/24/2012 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/26/2012 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
10/28/2012 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
10/29/2012 – Boston, MA – HOB Boston
10/30/2012 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
11/14/2012 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom*
11/15/2012 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Gardens*
11/17/2012 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee*
11/18/2012 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues*