Deftones forever." No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal writes, "RIP Chi Cheng the man with a beautiful soul." Cheng co-founded Deftones in the late 1980s with Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham.

Beloved alt-metal group Deftones and their fans will mourn this weekend as bassist Chi Cheng has passed away at 42. The bassist fell into a coma back in 2008 after a severe car crash.

Deftones bassist Chi Cheng dead at 42, four years after car accident that left him comatose Despite spending years comatose, he had recently shown some signs of improvement, said Cheng's hometown ...

After being involved in a severe car crash last year, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has been released from intensive care. As previously reported, Cheng went into a coma following a traffic accident ...

Alternative metal bassist Chi Cheng of the Deftones has died, four years after a car accident left him a coma. Cheng died on Saturday after being brought to a hospital emergency room, according to a ...

Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who suffered from a serious car accident in 2008, has passed away at 42. A statement from his family (via Billboard) reads:Our dearest Family, This is the hardest thing ...

R.I.P Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng. Very sweet and talented guy. Head injury from car accident. Everyone please wear seatbelt and live. — Tom Morello (@tmorello) April 14, 2013 ...

Handout photo The Deftones in a promo shot for their 2006 release, Saturday Night Wrist, the last album bassist Chi Cheng (second from right) would record with the alt-metal band before being ...

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 ...

Latest News DEFTONES Drummer Says Chi Cheng's Passing In 2013 "Was A Relief" Greg Kennelty May 11, 2016 ...

In early November of this year, Chi Cheng of Deftones was involved in a serious car accident and has remained in a coma since the incident. In a post on their myspace blog, Deftones gave an update ...

A new spoken word album from Chi Cheng, the Deftones bassist who died in 2013 after five years in a semi-comatose state following a 2008 car accident, arrives in early 2021.