Stretch your auditory senses beyond the distortion, and you'll hear one of the most glorious guitar hooks ever written. As demonstrated by the ever-cool Captain Kirk Douglas in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIgMCLVuZI
"Only Deftones have mastered the art of making beautiful heavy music. Others can do one or the other, but not the two together." Couldn't have put it better, Mr/s YouTube Commenter.
A school-time favorite that got me through (funnily enough) many exam nights. The vocalist is none other than the man who gave us Bittersweet Symphony.
Keenan's masterful arrangement takes the listener to a place that is simultaneously dark and groovy. Carina Round and Juliette Commagere provide the haunting background vocals.