"Ohms" is a song by American
alternative metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With r ...
band
Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first five ...
. The song was released as the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release s ...
from the band's ninth studio album ''
Ohms''. The song appears on the album as the tenth and final track. It was nominated for
Best Rock Performance
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at the
64th Grammy Awards
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.
Music video
Deftones released a series of cryptic teasers for a week in mid-August 2020. The teaser campaign ended on August 21, 2020 with the release of the "Ohms" music video; the album's title was also revealed with the video's release. The video was directed by Rafatoon and features the band performing interspersed with scenes of a dystopian world.
Track listing
Charts
Personnel
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Chino Moreno
Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno, June 20, 1973) is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist and contributing guitarist of the metal band Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team Sl ...
– vocals
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Stephen Carpenter
Stephen "Steph" Carpenter ( /ˈstɛfən/ ''STEF-ən''; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and a guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones.
His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings an ...
– guitar
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Sergio Vega – bass
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Frank Delgado – keyboards
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Abe Cunningham
Abraham Benjamin Cunningham (born July 27, 1973) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the alternative metal band Deftones.
Life and career
Abe Cunningham was born in Long Beach, California. When he was young, his family moved ...
– drums
References
External links
Official Music Videoon
YouTube
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2020 songs
2020 singles
Deftones songs
Reprise Records singles
Song recordings produced by Terry Date
Songs written by Chino Moreno
Songs written by Stephen Carpenter
Songs written by Sergio Vega (bassist)
Songs written by Frank Delgado (American musician)
Songs written by Abe Cunningham
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