White Pony: The groundbreaking album that changed Deftones forever
White Pony was the point where Deftones made their definitive leap forward – we look back on the impact one album had on a generation
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Hey Tommy Vext: just because you’ve never seen racism, it doesn’t mean it’s not there
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