Suzy Exposito, music reporter for the LA Times, joins us to unpack the story and innovative musical style of Deftones, a band from Sacramento that never stopped evolving, through genres, trends, and even tragedy. Just don’t call them nü-metal.

Find Suzy Exposito’s writing at the Los Angeles Times and follow her on Twitter at @HexPositive.

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