Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Gore (Deftones album)" in English language version.
Effects man Frank Delgado buffers everything with clever sonic touches -- experimental traces of mood that haven't been this exciting since 1999's groundbreaking White Pony -- like on the hazy swirl of the aptly named "Acid Hologram" and the uncomfortably tense "Geometric Headdress.
Gore is an amalgamation of the darker vibes of 2012's Koi No Yokan and the tight, experimental arrangements of 2010's Diamond Eyes.
And although there is something quaint about "Gore" — flashbacks to turn-of-the-century post-metal, before rock all but vanished from relevance — it nonetheless sounds timelessly vital.
There, and all over Gore, marks experimental-rock gospel: having something to grab onto helps especially when you're going far out.
