High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! White Pony is the third studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones. Released June 20, 2000, it marked a significant growth in the band`s sound, incorporating New Wave, dream pop, trip hop, and shoegaze influences with the alternative metal edge the group had become known for and is considered a turning point for the band, for taking their sound away from the nu metal genre in pro of a more experimental sound. To this end, it is generally regarded by fans and critics alike as their most mature outing and is also their highest-selling album to date. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 17, 2002.