Hey Giant Bomb! 
What a week. As well as Bank Holiday, awesome weather (sometimes) and some truly breathtaking releases (Batman, Shadow Complex) this week also saw one of my all time favorite bands return to the capital for a one night only warm-up gig in preparation for the Reading Festival. The Deftones.
 
Anyone who was at the Kentish Town Forum on Thursday night witnessed something I haven't seen in many, many years. I saw the band play, like never before, like they actually wanted to be there, like they actually enjoyed being a band again. Maybe it was unfortunate that this rejuvenation may have its cause in the very serious medical state of the bass player Chi Cheng, who was involved in a serious car accident last year.
 
Each time I come out of a Deftones gig I am sure it's my last. A few years back they refused to be interviewed by a magazine due to the fact they couldn't stand to be around each other, a few hours later I witness a visibly pissed of Chino launch an out of tune guitar off stage at the beginning of a song missing Chi's head by Inches. Compare that image with footage taken of Thursdays show,