Longtime bassist for the metal band Deftones is in a coma after a brutal car wreck Monday in Santa Clara, Calif. Singer Chino confirmed the news but declined to go into details.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003886939

This sucks. I’m praying for Chi and hope he survives this, my heart go out to his family, friends and of course the rest of the guys in the Deftones band.

The Deftones are a fantastic band, I am a fan myself. Although I don’t like a lot of new metal music, the Deftones are one of the best new metal bands around. They make good music. I like ’em.

Kev