Around the Fur is the second studio album by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released on October 28, 1997, through Maverick Records. The songs "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1999, and then Platinum in 2011. Deftones had gathered inspiration from their own internal issues and personal incidents, as the four bandmates rented an apartment in Southern Seattle while they were writing and recording the album. Frontman Chino Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter recall the band often drank and partied frequently, recalling bassist Chi Cheng and Carpenter smoking marijuana frequently and writing riffs together; the two later included their voicemail of them smoking out of a bong as a hidden track between "MX" and "Damone".
It was the second album to feature Frank Delgado under additional personnel; he would later join the band as an official member in 1999. The song "Headup" featured additional vocals by Max Cavalera of Sepultura and Soulfly.
Album cover
The album cover was shot by the photographer Rick Kosick during a late-night party in Seattle near where the band was recording. Upon seeing the candid photo of a woman, the band decided that they wanted to use it as the album cover. Kosick was unsure who the woman was, so the band had to track her down to obtain permission, which she eventually granted. The woman appearing on the cover is Lisa M. Hughes, a friend of Stephen Carpenter. Hughes spoke publicly about the cover for the first time during the album's 20th anniversary in 2017. Moreno has since expressed his dislike of the cover, calling it "horrible", one of the reasons being that it insinuated infidelity of the band members who were married.