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Eros
Studio album by
Deftones
ReleasedDecember 23, 2008
RecordedApril 14 – November 25, 2008
StudioThe Spot (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length42:15
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTerry Date
Deftones chronology
Saturday Night Wrist
(2006) 		Eros
(2008) 		Diamond Eyes
(2010)
Singles from Eros
  1. "Smile"
    Released: December 5, 2008
  2. "L.O.V.E.R.S."
    Released: December 19, 2008
  3. "Dallas"
    Released: February 24, 2009

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic94/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Alternative Press     [3]
The A.V. ClubA+[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
NME10/10[6]
Q     [7]
Rolling Stone     [8]
Slant     [9]
Spin9/10[10]
Sputnikmusic5/5[11]

Eros was released to widespread acclaim.

Writing for Metalholic, Doron Beit-Halahmi said the album was "slated to be a classic in the world of alternative metal, this album is just as good, if not better than 2000’s White Pony".[12] NPR described the sound of the album as "goth-rock tinged shoegaze".[13]


Album of the year/decade lists edit

Eros was named "Rock Album of the Year" by the iTunes Store.[14] Kerrang magazine also placed it as their Album of the Year.[15]

In their roundup of the 25 Best Metal Albums of the Century, the music blog MetalSucks ranked Eros as the best metal album of the 21st century thus far.[16]

Revolver Magazine ranked Eros as the best album of the Decade.[17]

Since its release, Eros has appeared on several publications' all-time greatest albums lists. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Eros as the second best album of the 2000's, topped only by Radiohead's Kid A. The magazine also included Eros in their 2020 update of their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list, ranking it number 31 on the list.

Charts and sales edit

Eros was expected to sell between 75,000 and 80,000 records in the U.S. during its first week, based on first-day sales, according to Hits Daily Double.[18] The album sold above these expectations, moving 84,000 copies in the U.S. It debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, making it the fourth consecutive Deftones album to debut within that chart's top 10[19], before peaking at No. 3 the next year.

As of October 2012, the album had sold approximately 2,136,000 copies in the U.S.[20]

Charts edit

Chart (2008-09) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 13
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 19
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 42
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] 20
French Albums (SNEP)[28] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 3
Greek Albums (IFPI)[22] 6
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 33
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 41
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[22] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32] 4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[33] 11
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[34] 19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[35] 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[36] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 8
UK Albums[39] 10
US Billboard 200[40] 3

References edit

  1. ^ "Eros by Deftones". Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen (December 24, 2008). "Diamond Eyes". Allmusic. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  3. ^ Pettigrew, Jason (December 23, 2008). "Deftones Reach New Heights on Eros". Alternative Press. No. 263. p. 101. ISSN 1065-1667.
  4. ^ Gordon, Scott (December 23, 2008). "Eros". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  5. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (December 27, 2008). "Eros Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  6. ^ Parker, Rob (January 2, 2009). "Album review: Deftones - 'Eros' (Warner Bros)". NME. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  7. ^ "Review: Eros". Q. No. 287. December 2010. p. 123. ISSN 0955-4955.
  8. ^ Dolan, Jon (December 29, 2008). "Eros". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  9. ^ Cole, Matthew (December 23, 2008). "Deftones: Eros". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  10. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (December 24, 2008). "Deftones, 'Eros' (Warner Bros.)". Spin Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  11. ^ Greer, Nick (December 23, 2008). "Deftones: Eros". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  12. ^ Beit-Halahmi, Doron (December 24, 2008). "Deftones ~ Eros". Metalholic. Retrieved March 8, 2015. Slated to be a classic in the world of alternative metal, this album is just as good, if not better than 2000's White Pony.
  13. ^ Dick, Jonathan (May 3, 2016). "Deftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'". NPR. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Deftones' Eros named iTunes Rock Album of the Year". theaudioperv.com. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  15. ^ "Kerrang! End Of Year Lists". Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  16. ^ "The 25 Best Metal Albums of the Century...So Far". MetalSucks. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  17. ^ "25 Best Albums of the 2000s". 23 December 2009.
  18. ^ "Deftones: 'Eros' Projected To Sell 75K-80K First Week". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. December 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  19. ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 31, 2008). "Godsmack Grabs Third No. 1 Album; Eminem Wows Digitally". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  20. ^ "Upcoming Releases".
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  28. ^ "Deftones - Diamond Eyes" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  29. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  30. ^ "Discography Deftones". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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  35. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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  39. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart
  40. ^ Billboard.com
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