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Battle Of The Bands – Deftones vs Bullet For My Valentine

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When we genuinely adore a band, it’s essential to stand by them! In this series, we’ll pit two bands against one another. Use the comments section to champion your favorite and proudly show your allegiance! Engage with others’ opinions, share fascinating facts, and recount your experiences with the bands. Now, put on your war paint and prepare for battle!

Deftones – Change (In The House Of Flies) (All Rights Are Retained By Deftones)
Bullet For My Valentine – Tears Don’t Fall (All Rights Are Retained By Bullet For My Valentine)

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16 responses to “Battle Of The Bands – Deftones vs Bullet For My Valentine”

  1. Kit avatar
    Kit

    The mighty Deaftones

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    1. Kit avatar
      Kit

      Deftones, ya I am showing my age.

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      1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
        Fox Reviews Rock

        🤣🤣🤣

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    2. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Haha not my personal cup of tea

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  2. Mike avatar
    Mike

    In a smoky, neon-lit joint where the air’s thick with sweat and the ghosts of riffs past, the Battle of the Bands kicks up dust between Deftones and Bullet for My Valentine. The stage creaks like an old ship, and the crowd’s a sea of swaying souls, hungry for a sound to drown their sorrows.

    Deftones slink in first, all brooding and bruised, like a poet who’s seen too many midnights. Their sound’s a slow burn, a cocktail of jagged edges and velvet dreams—Chino’s voice cuts through like a switchblade slicing fog, weaving beauty into chaos. Songs like Change (In the House of Flies) or My Own Summer don’t just play; they haunt, pulling you into a trance where the world’s a little softer, a little crueler. They’re not here to pummel; they’re here to make you feel the weight of your own heart, heavy as a busted piano in a rain-soaked alley.

    Bullet for My Valentine storms in next, all fire and fury, like a gang of heartbroken outlaws swinging chains. Their sound’s a blitzkrieg of metalcore precision—screams that shred your eardrums, riffs that hit like a fist through drywall. Tracks like Tears Don’t Fall or Your Betrayal are anthems for the scorned, built on galloping drums and solos that wail like a banshee in love. They don’t let you breathe; they grab you by the throat and demand you scream along, every note a spark off a live wire.

    The crowd’s split, half lost in Deftones’ hypnotic haze, half thrashing to Bullet’s relentless charge. It’s a clash of souls—one band’s a whisper in the dark, the other a howl at the moon. Deftones weave a spell, pulling you deep into their world of shadows and shimmer, but it’s a slow dance, and some in the room crave blood. Bullet delivers that raw, immediate catharsis, their energy a Molotov cocktail tossed into the pit, igniting every restless heart.

    In this dive bar brawl of sound, it’s about who leaves the deeper scar. Deftones cut to the bone with their moody, layered artistry, but Bullet’s got the edge for sheer visceral impact, their aggression a lifeline for the crowd’s pent-up rage. On a night like this, where the air’s electric and the floor’s shaking, Bullet for My Valentine’s unrelenting fury just barely steals the crown. They’re the spark that sets the place ablaze, while Deftones linger like smoke you can’t shake come morning.

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  3. RasmaSandra avatar
    RasmaSandra

    Deftons and with their music they certainly were not deaf lol

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  4. Lina Valkema avatar
    Lina Valkema

    Deftones all the way! Their new album is killer

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Their new album is my favourite work by them for sure

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  5. NEERAJ SINGH avatar
    NEERAJ SINGH

    Very nice 👍

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  6. shadowartshealing avatar
    shadowartshealing

    def the defs :}

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      What is your fav album by them? I just don’t get them I think tbh

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      1. shadowartshealing avatar
        shadowartshealing

        i’m not that big of a fan either…just prefer them over bullet. i think white pony was the album i liked

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        1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
          Fox Reviews Rock

          I’ll have to give that one another go then 😁🤘

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  7. lyndhurstlaura avatar
    lyndhurstlaura

    ‘Change’ does it for me. 🙂

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      I can see why people like it 🙂

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