Which One Are You? Here’s Every Type of Deftones Fan

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Eternal Suburban Teenagers

As long as there are suburbs, there will be teenagers who hate living in them. Nobody understands them and nobody ever will, apart from Deftones, whose music is eternally teenage because it is sad, angry, and horny all at the same time. Until they ride out of town in a fast car with their crush in the passenger seat and the local bully’s head mounted on the grille, they will pass the time loitering in parks; booting up the PS5 at whoever’s parents are away; engaging in pyromania; and, when they’re old enough, get