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Deftones’ Long-Awaited Album Eros Reportedly Leaks After 18 Years

After being shelved for 18 years following bassist Chi Cheng's 2008 car crash and subsequent passing, Deftones' unreleased album "Eros" has reportedly leaked online. Fans have eagerly awaited the album, which was put on hold after Cheng

·Jun 23, 2026·via Stereogum
Deftones’ Long-Awaited Album Eros Reportedly Leaks After 18 Years

In 2008, Deftones were working on an album called Eros when a car crash put bassist Chi Cheng into a coma. The album was put on pause, and Cheng died five years later. Fans have long clamored to hear the material, but when answering fan-submitted questions last year for The Guardian , frontman Chino Moreno said Eros was mostly unfinished and would likely never come out:

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_Originally reported by [Stereogum](https://stereogum.com/2503135/deftones-shelved-album-eros-reportedly-leaks-after-18-years/news/)._

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