B-Sides & Rarities is a
compilation album by
alternative metal band
Deftones, consisting of a CD and a DVD. The CD compiled previously released and unreleased
B-sides, while the DVD featured multimedia content, including a complete videography. It was released in 2005 by
Maverick Records.
Reception
"B-Sides and Rarities is an overall resounding effort by perhaps the smartest members of the now moribund
Nü-Metal genre", said Ayo Jegede of
Stylus Magazine. He went on to say, "Each of these B-sides and alternates replicates a period in their career, so while the songs themselves may be new, they perfectly encapsulate each album of the band’s catalogue as though they were overarching epochs".[4]