Deftones: Adrenaline

LP Record Adrenaline is the debut studio album by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released on 3 October 1995 by Maverick Records. After forming in 1988, the band recorded a demo tape titled "Lunchbox" and circulated it around the local music scene. A copy of the tape was given to Maverick Records A&R representative Mark Kates, who signed the band. The band began recording the Adrenaline album in 1995 with producer Terry Date at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California. The album's musical style is rooted in alternative metal, but also incorporates elements of heavy metal, hardcore punk and noise rock.