“You want action?” Chino screams in the way only he can, marrying it with the musical unpredictability that Deftones have spent the best part of three decades making their own, and delivering a fresh assuredness within the carefully crafted tension between brutality and fragility. Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like D.C. ‘Genesis’ jumps from atmospheric synth to dense riffs, while ‘This Link Is Dead’ follows ‘Pompeji’’s eerie, seagull-sampling outro with a frank energy the group haven’t displayed in some time. Although on the surface the most aligned to their turn-of-the-century sound, ‘Ohms’ is filled with the twisted flourishes and unexpected juxtapositions that have guided the band’s lengthy career. A masterclass in grandiose ferocity, the album harks back to the urgency of their early days and collides with the expansive melodies that underpinned much of their more recent output. With both Date and a newfound unity in place, ‘Ohms’ sees Deftones further solidify the fragile relationship between heaviness and beauty.
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