White Pony received widespread acclaim by critics, garnering an aggregate rating of 72 on Metacritic. Several reviewers praised Moreno's increasing lyrical sophistication and the group's sonic experimentation. [35] Deftones, Run the Jewels and Greg Puciato appear on covers of new Revolver issue". Revolver. July 30, 2020 . Retrieved September 9, 2020. Diver, Mike (January 7, 2015). "Deftones: The Complete Guide". Crash Magazine . Retrieved June 3, 2016.

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There's a lot of different references for White Pony. One of them is a cocaine reference and there's a lot of stuff... have you ever heard stuff like in dream books that if you dream about a white pony, then you're having a sexual dream? There's a lot of stuff that kinda goes around it. And there's an old song [that goes], ' Ride the white horse.' That's obviously a drug-reference song." White pony also refers to high grade pure heroin. Heroin is sometimes referred to as “horse”, the uncut white heroin is “white pony” [30] Release [ edit ] Guzman, Isaac (July 30, 2000). "The Bleaker Side of Metal". LA Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Diver, Mike (2010). "Review of Deftones - White Pony". BBC. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018 . Retrieved October 1, 2020.

Albums [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications a b Powers, Ann (July 6, 2000). "Deftones: White Pony". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007 . Retrieved May 20, 2012. Weingarten, Christopher R (May 4, 2010). "How Deftones turned dark times into 'Diamond Eyes', most uplifting album yet". Revolver. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023 . Retrieved June 3, 2023. ...the washed-out ebb and flow that made 2000's White Pony an alt-metal revelation. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved March 2, 2021.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. [31] The 100 best albums of the 21st century". The Guardian. September 13, 2019 . Retrieved January 29, 2022. a b c d e f g h "Deftones - White Pony (album review 18)". Sputnikmusic. February 27, 2005 . Retrieved February 24, 2016.

After a break from touring, the band spent four months in the studio writing and recording White Pony with producer Terry Date, the longest amount of time they had dedicated to an album thus far. [9] Frontman Chino Moreno explained that the majority of this time was spent trying to write songs, and that the writing of "Change (In the House of Flies)" was the turning point where the band began working as a unit. [9] Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). "The Deftones". The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. Barnes & Noble. p.58. ISBN 0-7607-4218-9. A British album certifications – Deftones – White Pony". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 26, 2021. Offiziellecharts.de – Deftones – White Pony" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 28, 2021.