Deftones announce new album “Private Music” with lead single “My Mind Is a Mountain”

Deftones have officially announced their first studio album in nearly five years. Titled “Private Music”, the record is set for release on August 22nd via Reprise/Warner Records and is already making waves with the unveiling of its lead single, “My Mind Is a Mountain”.

The band had been teasing new material in recent weeks, including a cryptic countdown and a debut performance of the new single at their massive show at London’s Crystal Palace Park. Now, the veil is lifted: “Private Music” was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who previously worked with the band on fan-favorites “Diamond Eyes” and “Koi No Yokan”. Recording took place across Malibu, Joshua Tree, and Nashville — a journey that clearly fed into the band’s creative process.

“My Mind Is a Mountain” leans into expansive, dreamlike atmospheres, with a hypnotic pulse and the unmistakable emotional weight of Deftones. The song marks a bold step forward while still carrying the DNA that’s made the band a genre-defying force since the ’90s.

Last spring, frontman Chino Moreno hinted in interviews that the band had tapped into a renewed energy during the writing sessions, describing the process as creatively invigorating. He noted how natural collaboration within the group led to some of their most inspired material in years.

1. my mind is a mountain
2. locked club
3. ecdysis
4. infinite
5. source souvenir
6. cXz
7. i think about you all the time
8. milk of the madonna
9. cut hands
10. ~metal dream
11. departing the body

Deftones European Tour 2026
w/ Denzel Curry & Drug Church:

January 29, 2025: Adidas Arena, Paris, France
January 30, 2025: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
February 1, 2025: Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany
February 3, 2025: Zenith, Munich, Germany
February 5, 2025: Atlas Arena, Lodz, Poland
February 6, 2025: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
February 7, 2025: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
February 9, 2025: Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
February 10, 2025: AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
February 12, 2025: BP Pulse Live, Birmingham, UK
February 13, 2025: OVO Hydro, Glasgow, UK
February 14, 2025: Co-Op Live, Manchester, UK
February 16, 2025: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
February 18, 2025: Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK
February 20, 2025: The O2, London, UK