At the time of Cheng's car accident in November 2008, Deftones were wrapping up work on a new album called 'Eros.' With Cheng in a coma, the band decided not to release the disc, and it has remained ...

Deftones bassist Chi Cheng passed away in April of this year, despite spending several years languishing in a vegetative state after a 2008 vehicular accident. The band continued to perform with ...

The music world has lost one of its most talented performers as Deftones bassist Chi Cheng sadly passed away Saturday (April 13) at the age of 42. Cheng had been in a coma following a serious auto ...

Chi Cheng, bassist of the iconic Sacramento metal band Deftones, died Saturday from complications of having been in a coma since a 2008 car accident. Cheng was 42. His mother wrote on the One Love for ...

After more than three years in a coma, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng is beginning to show signs of improvement, Loudwire.com reports. Cheng has been conscious or semi-conscious since November 2008, when ...

Deftones bassist Chi Cheng passed away in 2013 after a car accident left him in a coma in 2008. The album Deftones were working on at the time, Eros, was indefinitely shelved, and with it Cheng’s ...

SACRAMENTO, April 14 (UPI) -- The Deftones have debuted previously unreleased song "Smile" in honor of late bassist Chi Cheng. Cheng was the Deftones' original bassist, and had been with the band ...

The hard rock and metal community reacted to the death of Deftones bassist Chi Cheng over the weekend. By Ryan J. Downey The hard rock and metal community reacted to the death of Deftones bassist Chi ...

Chi Cheng, bassist for nu-metal pioneers the Deftones, died early Saturday morning at the age of 42. Cheng had been seriously injured in a car accident in 2008; he fell into a coma and never fully ...

SACRAMENTO, April 14 (UPI) -- Chi Cheng, the bassist for the Sacramento rock band Deftones, died after being in a coma-like state since 2008, his mother said. He was 42. A statement posted by Cheng's ...

(Note: Saturday evening, while many of our music writers were scurrying about Coachella, we were very sad to learn about Chi. Under normal circumstances we would have posted details and appreciation ...