Adrenaline (album)

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Adrenaline is the debut album by Deftones, released in 1995 through Maverick Records. The hidden track on the album, "Fist", was produced by Ross Robinson while the rest of album is produced by Terry Date. It was originally titled Communion and some promotional copies did get out, before Adrenaline became the name of choice. "Bored" and "7 Words" were released as singles. The album's cover art depicts a baby aspirator. The song "Engine No. 9" has been covered by Korn, Live, and Suicide Silence.

Track listing

All tracks written by Deftones.

1. "Bored" – 4:06
2. "Minus Blindfold" – 4:04
3. "One Weak" – 4:29
4. "Nosebleed" – 4:26
5. "Lifter" – 4:43
6. "Root" – 3:41
7. "7 Words" – 3:43
8. "Birthmark" – 4:18
9. "Engine No. 9" – 3:25
10. "Fireal" – 6:36
11. "Fist" (hidden track) – 3:35

Personnel

Deftones

• Stephen Carpenter – guitars
• Chi Cheng – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Abe Cunningham – drums
• Chino Moreno – vocals

Production

• Kim Biggs – art direction
• Victor Bracke – cover photo
• Julia Carro – additional photography
• Terry Date – production, recording, mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Rick Kosick – additional photography
• Ross Robinson - production on the hidden track "Fist"
• Michelle Shuman – photography
• Tom Smurdy – second assistant
• Ulrich Wild – recording

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	Heatseekers	23

References

General

• Essi Berelian's "Rough Guide to Heavy Metal", p. 95, "This still stands as one of the best examples of nu-metal"

Specific