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Deftones<\/a><\/strong> guitarist Stephen Carpenter<\/strong> missed the band’s show at The Metro in Chicago and their appearance at Lollapalooza earlier this year. Deftones<\/a><\/strong> explained that Carpenter<\/strong> had come down with a “sudden illness” at the time and wasn’t able to play. Then Carpenter<\/strong> missed Deftones<\/a><\/strong>‘ co-headlining show with System Of A Down<\/a><\/strong> at the Golden Gate Park Polo Field in San Francisco, CA about two weeks later, and Deftones<\/a><\/strong> didn’t explain why.<\/p>\n Amidst the absences came an interview with Rock Feed<\/em> where Carpenter<\/strong> explained his anxieties over travel at length<\/a>, which echoed his Sol Invicto<\/strong> bandmate Richie Londres<\/strong>‘ comments<\/a> earlier in the year regarding Carpenter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n “Consider how narrowly avoiding death by islamists at the Bataclan might effect you? Consider the last 4 years we’ve all been through, how that might effect your choices today? Considered the effect of losing your best friend to a car accident. Consider Boeing? Whatever it might be, after touring for 30+ years I think anyones got a right to make their own choices and not be slandered by their own people so to speak.”<\/p>\n Now according to Sol Invicto<\/strong> Instagram account, Carpenter<\/strong> is feeling better about things and will rejoin Deftones<\/a><\/strong> at their Dia De Los Deftones festival held on November 2. Check out that full lineup here<\/a>.<\/p>\n He wrote: “Thank you for all your kind words, feeling good and excited for you all to hear the new Sol Invicto<\/strong> record Loosely Aware<\/em> See you all at DDLD!”<\/p>\n