Deftones fans have been waiting patiently for a new album and it appears as if that wait is coming to an end this spring. Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter was at the NAMM convention over the weekend, and in an interview at the ESP Guitar booth, he let the cat out of the bag. You can watch the full interview below.

I'm sitting around waiting for the release of our new record. It comes out April 8th.

This release will be their seventh studio album and first since 2012's Koi No Yokan. The band has a series of dates line up for summer of 2016, including several festival shows. Unfortunately no shows have been announced for the Northeast yet.

Deftones were formed in '88 in Sacremento, California. Tragedy struck the band when original bassist Chi Cheng was in a serious car accident in 2008, he passed away in 2013 from cardiac arrest.

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