Diamond Eyes is the title track from Deftones' sixth studio album Diamond Eyes, released in 2010. The Sacramento band built their reputation in the 1990s by mixing alternative metal with shoegaze and dream pop textures, and this song became a fan favourite for that balance of beauty and heaviness. Online, short excerpts circulate in edits and montages where creators want a serious, atmospheric tone rather than a joke sound, which has kept the riff recognisable well beyond rock playlists.