Deftones have announced the following two Californian headlining “BlackDiamondSkye Tour” off-date shows for October:

October 13th Bakersfield, CA – Stramler Park
October 14th Modesto, CA – Modesto Hall

Deftones are set to release their new single “You’ve Seen The Butcher” to radio on September 14th. A video for the track is also in the works with more details currently pending. Meanwhile, the bands recently filmed video for their track “Sextape“, which was shot with the direction team of Zak Forrest and Chad Liebenguth (Foxy Shazam, Fang Island), will serve as the bands next single internationally.

Deftones frontman Chino Moreno recently joined the Bad Rabbits (Irepress) in the studio to guest on a new track from their forthcoming album. Footage of the collaboration can be found below:

Audio samples from the music featured on the upcoming video game “nail’d” have been made available over at the game’s Myspace. As previously reported, members of Arkaea, Deftones, Hatebreed, Static-X, DevilDriver and more all teamed up to create exclusive music for the game.

The third episode of the four part Chi Cheng web series which chronicles his 2008 accident and his ongoing road to recovery can be found online below. As previously reported, the series leads up to the forthcoming free benefit show being thrown for Cheng at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA on August 14th.

P.O.D., Brian “Head” Welch, Living Sacrifice, The Chariot, Secret And Whisper and more will all be taking part in the show, along with live demos from the Metal Mulisha and more. Further details can be found at www.oneloveforchi.com.

Deftones have chosen their track “Sextape” to serve as their next single and will soon be filming a video for it with the direction team of Zak Forrest and Chad Liebenguth (Foxy Shazam, Fang Island). More details are expected in the coming weeks.

Friends and family of ailing Deftones bassist Chi Cheng have begun a series of webisodes documenting his 2008 accident and the aftermath of it. The first two chapters of the four part series have been posted online and can be seen below. The series leads up to the forthcoming free benefit show being thrown for Cheng at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA on August 14th.

P.O.D., Brian “Head” Welch, Living Sacrifice, The Chariot, Secret And Whisper and more will all be taking part in the show, along with live demos from the Metal Mulisha and more. Further details can be found at www.oneloveforchi.com.

The Deftones have made a number of alterations to their summer headlining tour. Here’s how their schedule now runs:

With Circa Survive:

August 06th Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre
August 07th Fresno, CA – Woodward Park
August 08th Sacramento, CA – Memorial Auditorium
August 10th Reno, NV – Knitting Factory

Deftones only:

August 11th Medford, OR – Medford Armory

With Baroness:

August 12th Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
August 14th Salt Lake City, UT – Rail Event Center
August 18th Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Pavilion
August 19th Tulsa, OK – Brady Theatre
August 20th Little Rock, AR – Robinson Center Music Hall
August 21st San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
August 22nd New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
August 24th Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
August 25th Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
August 27th Orlando, FL – House of Blues
August 28th Augusta, GA – Jessye Norman Amphitheatre
August 29th Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
August 31st Louisville, KY – Expo 5
September 01st Richmond, VA – National
September 02nd Norfolk, VA – Norva
September 03rd Charlotte, NC – Fillmore

Deftones only:

September 04th Jacksonville, NC – Noon To Moon Festival
September 05th Charleston, SC – The Music Farm

With This Will Destroy You:

September 07th Knoxville, TN – Valarium
September 08th Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
September 10th Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
September 11th Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theater
September 12th Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
September 13th Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
September 14th Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues