Private Music (stylized in all lowercase) is the tenth studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones. It was released on August 22, 2025, through Reprise and Warner Records. It was preceded by two singles, "My Mind Is a Mountain" and "Milk of the Madonna". The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who previously worked on the band's albums Diamond Eyes (2010) and Koi No Yokan (2012). In addition to group members Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado and Chino Moreno, Deftones' touring bassist Fred Sablan appears on the album, making it the first since former bassist Sergio Vega's departure in 2021. The band's first studio album since 2020's Ohms, Private Music marks the longest release gap between two Deftones albums. Personnel Stephen Carpenter – guitar, production Abe Cunningham – drums, production Chino Moreno – vocals, guitar, production Frank Delgado – keyboards, samples, production Additional contributors Fred Sablan – bass Nick Raskulinecz – production, engineering, recording Rich Costey – mixing Howie Weinberg – mastering Will Borza – mastering Nathan Yarborough – engineering Clemente Ruiz – additional engineering on "Ecdysis" User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.