Deftones pen new album for bassist

Deftones have reportedly dedicated their new album to their bassist.

Chi Cheng, who was severely injured in a car accident, has been in a coma since November.

Before Cheng's accident, the band completed the album Eros but instead opted to put the record on hold and record new songs to cope with their friend's absence.

Singer Chino Moreno told Kerrang!: "To see your brother in that condition... I can't even find the words to explain how it feels. I've spent the last 20 years of my life right next to him. Every little thing we do, I'm used to doing with Chi by my side. Now, when I look over, he's not there.

"At the moment, he's still in a coma. It's a weird stage. When someone's in a state like that, he's still here with us but yet he's not. He's in limbo. It's been pretty tough. I miss my friend. I want him to come back. I hope he comes back soon."

He added: "I know that, deep down, Chi would be proud of us and, in a big way, we're doing this [new album] for him. We're trying to do the best we can for him, for us, and for the situation, and that's to bury our heads in music. If anything positive can come out of this, then working on this music has really brought the rest of us guys very, very close."