Deftones have created a distinct sound by crossing raging metal with dreamy alt-rock. The band's loudest moments are built from the kind of lunging, flailing syncopation pioneered by rap-metal weirdos Faith No More, while their quietest passages seem kissed by The Cure's gothic rock jangle. Another key player is Hum, whose space-rock fuzz haunts Deftones' landmark White Pony.