Deftones "Diamond Eyes" 2024-07-26 Mustard Plug was Michigan's answer

Mustard Plug was Michigan's answer to the third wave of ska of the '90s and were one of the bands who helped hurl Hopeless Records into the punk-rock limelight of the day

and it placed 18th on VH1's Greatest Rock and Roll Albums of All Time countdown

"We usually save the really dark songs for the end of an album

making them dance

and detailed melodies

Deftones "Diamond Eyes" 2024-07-26 Mustard Plug was Michigan's answerDiamond Eyes works the way good records used to; each song carries you a little further away from your crappy day until finally, you've been transported to a place that feels a whole lot better than where you started. There's also a newfound sense of purpose that makes Deftones' sixth album stand out. The band recorded the album after their best friend and bassist Chi Cheng sustained a debilitating brain injury from a car accident in November of 2008.