Deftones Honor Chi Cheng With Unreleased Track 'Smile' One year ago today (April 13), Deftones said goodbye to bassist Chi Cheng, who passed away after a 2008 car accident left him mostly in a ...

Cheng, a co-founder of the nu-metal band along with vocalist Chino Moreno, had been in a semi-conscious state since a 2008 car accident. By Billboard Staff Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who has been ...

Now, with the song 'Smile,' fans can hear one of the last Deftones recordings with Cheng on bass. The tune features sweeping atmospherics and haunting vocals by Moreno. R.I.P. Chi Cheng.

One year after the death of Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, the group’s frontman Chino Moreno has honored Cheng’s memory by releasing “Smile,” one of the last songs the group recorded with him.

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

To mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of former bassist Chi Cheng, who died after lapsing into an extended coma following a car accident, Deftones have released a new track. The track is ...

Deftones member Chi Cheng is out of his coma and making the first steps towards recovery. The bassist has been in a coma since a car crash in Santa Clara, California last November. The band ...

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 ...

The last time we heard from the camp of tragically injured Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, he was set to leave the hospital after three years of on-the-clock care. Cheng was in there after a horrific ...

Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has been released from intensive care after being involved in a car crash last November. The bassist was in a coma following the incident on November 3 last year in ...

Last Saturday, April 13, we lost a great bass player and awesome guy, Deftones' own Chi Cheng. Go hang with his family in Stockton,... This weekend, we reported on the tragic passing of Deftones ...

Chi Ling Dai Cheng (July 15, 1970 – April 13, 2013) was an American musician and poet, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the American alternative metal band Deftones.