Deftones Saturday Night Wrist [PA]

3.5 stars out of 5 --"[I]t's as dark as the Deftones have ever gotten, with sludgy stoner-rock bumping against prog-metal chops and scorched-earth atmospherics...."
3 stars out of 5 -- "[H]aunting soundscapes full of ominously chiming guitars, crashing percussion, and frontman Chino Moreno's alternately melodic and guttural singing."
"[The album] boasts some of the Deftones' best out-and-out metal tunes to date; 'Rats! Rats! Rats!' in particular is every bit as urgent an unsettling as its title implies..."
"Veering from caustic Tomahawk-esque extremes to deep-space, hyper-concussive lullabies, Saturday NIGHT WRIST proves yet again that Deftones have a corner on the transcendent-metal market."
Included in Alternative Press's "10 Essential Albums Of 2006" -- "[A]n album that's both epic and understated..."
"Saturday NIGHT WRIST continues to set Deftones apart from any musical scenes and styles..."
Ranked #14 in Kerrang's "20 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "Sticking faithfully to their trademark sound while craftily expanding their sonic palate..."