{"id":99900,"date":"2025-08-10T19:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=99900"},"modified":"2025-08-10T19:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:20:47","slug":"deftones-milk-of-the-madonna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/deftones-milk-of-the-madonna\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear Deftones&#8217; New Single &#8211; &#8216;milk of the madonna&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just under two weeks until the release of\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/deftones-private-music\/\">&#8216;private music,&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0<\/em> <strong>Deftones\u00a0<\/strong>have shared the album&#8217;s second single &#8211; <em>&#8216;milk of the madonna&#8217;<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It sees the Sacramento, California quintet deliver an explosive-but-layered track that is sure to get fans excited. With its sharp guitars, bold percussion and Chino Moreno&#8217;s distinctive, towering vocals. Its lyrics evoke intense, almost apocalyptic imagery with religious symbolism and natural forces.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;private music&#8217;<\/em> will be released on Friday, August 22nd, through <strong>Reprise\/Warner Records<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/deftones.lnk.to\/PrivateMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-order\u00a0<em>\u2018private music\u2019\u00a0<\/em>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"deftones - milk of the madonna [official audio]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDnKIryNPgQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Deftones<\/b> will be back in the UK and Ireland in early 2026. The six-date run will follow shows in mainland Europe. Support comes from <b>Denzel Curry<\/b> and <b>Drug Church<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-99579\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deftones-UKEU-Tour-2026-640x800.webp\" alt=\"Deftones UK:EU Tour 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deftones-UKEU-Tour-2026-640x800.webp 640w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deftones-UKEU-Tour-2026-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deftones-UKEU-Tour-2026-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deftones-UKEU-Tour-2026-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deftones-UKEU-Tour-2026.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nFebruary<br \/>\n12th BP Pulse Live, Birmingham<br \/>\n13th OVO Hydro, Glasgow<br \/>\n14th Co-Op Live, Manchester<br \/>\n16th 3Arena, Dublin<br \/>\n18th Utilita Arena, Cardiff<br \/>\n20th The O2, London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><em>&#8216;milk of the madonna&#8217;<\/em> Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>bloody rain floods these streets \/ came falling to the earth<br \/>\nrun away a thunder hangs above me like an eye<br \/>\nholy ghost | i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\nholy spirit | i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\nblows a wind it fills and quakes the houses from above<br \/>\nwide awake burning out the foxes from the vines<br \/>\nholy ghost | i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\nholy spirit | i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\na display tongues of fire against the night<br \/>\nthe display ignites your mind<br \/>\nfeel the waves crash against the concrete from below<br \/>\na new wine intoxicates you slowly out of time<br \/>\nholy ghost | i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\nholy spirit | i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\na display tongues of fire against the night<br \/>\nthe display ignites your mind<br \/>\nholy ghost | i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\nholy spirit | i\u2019m on fire\u2026 i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\nholy ghost (save save save me) i\u2019m on fire<br \/>\nholy spirit | i\u2019m on fire\u2026 i\u2019m on fire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento group&#8217;s tenth album will be released later this month. 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