After a break from touring, the band spent four months in the studio writing and recording White Pony with the … See more

Stylistically, White Pony combines the band's standard alternative metal sound, influenced by bands such as Tool, Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, and Pink Floyd, with the layered atmospherics of the Cure, specifically … See more

"White pony" is street slang for cocaine. However, there are other meanings for the album name, including a sexual reference, as explained by Moreno:
"There's a lot of different references for White Pony… See more

Upon release, White Pony debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 below Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again, selling 178,000 copies in its first week.
White Pony is Deftones' highest-selling album to d… See more

White Pony received generally positive reviews from critics, garnering an aggregate rating of 72/100 on Metacritic. Several reviewers praised Moreno's increasing lyrical sophistication and the group's son… See more

• Sigur, Matthew (June 17, 2020). "The Oral History of Deftones' 'White Pony' at 20". The Ringer. Retrieved October 4, 2023. See more