Deftones’ new album is due out in early 2016

Deftones have given a much-needed update on their new album, which was initially slated for a November release.

Speaking from Aftershock Festival, California, drummer Abe Cunningham and keyboardist Frank Delgado confirmed the follow-up to ‘Koi No Yokan’ is being mixed right now.

Delgado told Morning Blaze (as reported by Upset): “It’s going to come out in the new year…We had some dates that were already kind of tentative.” He also confirmed they’d been allowed to take their time on the record, “for the first time ever.”

Cunningham added: “It’s being mixed now. It started being mixed a couple weeks back. They’re actually going tomorrow to go down and listen to mixes and do things and… We’re mixing and we still are in the process of album title, artwork, song titles. We haven’t even got there yet, but the music’s done.”

Back in May, Cunningham told DIY: “We really never have a plan, for better or worse - and we’re still here today so I guess we’re doing okay - but in terms of concept records and stuff, we kinda just go in and see what comes out. It’s all very reactionary. No one ever goes in with full songs; it’s never been that way. It’s about us feeding off each other’s ideas.”

A new Deftones album is due out in early 2016 via Reprise Records.