Album is No 1 on Billboard Top 200

Deftones have bowed at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 with their critically lauded new album Ohms. This marks the sixth consecutive Top 10 debut and fourth Top 5 entry from the GRAMMY Award-winning Sacramento band comprised of Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, and Sergio Vega.

Ohms captures No. 1 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart, No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums Chart, No. 1 on the Tastemakers Chart, No. 2 on the Top Rock Albums Chart, and No. 3 on the Top ALT Albums Chart. Ohms eclipsed first-week sales of 49K total units and an impressive 13K vinyl units.

Last month, the quintet introduced a charitable fundraiser called Adopt-a-Dot. The innovative philanthropic initiative enables fans to donate and become a part of the Ohms album by having a chance to adopt one or more of the 12,995 pixels that comprise the LP cover-art (designed by Frank Maddocks). Adopt-a-Dot has raised over $108,000 to benefit the UC Davis Children’s Hospital and Crew Nation to fund lifesaving research and pediatric services, as well as support the music industry’s vital crew members, whose livelihoods have been impacted by COVID-19.

Formed in Sacramento, CA during 1988, multi-platinum GRAMMY Award-winning Deftones are an influential alternative presence with ten million records sold worldwide as of 2020. The quintet’s career spans three platinum albums — Adrenaline [1995], Around The Fur [1997], and White Pony [2000] — as well as a 2001 GRAMMY Award, a gold album Deftones [2003], and countless critical plaudits. Following the success of Diamond Eyes [2010] and Koi No Yokan [2012], Gorelanded at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 in 2016, moving over 71K units first-week and marking their highest chart position in 13 years.

Not to mention, they curated, launched, presented, and headlined their own festival, Dia De Los Deftones, in 2018. Selling out both installments to date, the eclectic lineups hosted everyone from Future and CHVRCHES to Gojira and Megan Thee Stallion.

In 2020, Deftones continue their trailblazing arc as an alternative leader with their ninth full-length album, Ohms. Upon release, it bowed at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200, marking their fourth Top 5 debut and sixth Top 10. They also celebrate 20 years of White Pony with the companion remix album Black Stallion to close out the year.