After suffering a car accident in November 2008, the Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has shown signs of recovering from his three and a half year coma.

Since 2008 Cheng was in intensive recovery, requiring life-saving surgery, which including the removal of parts of the bassists brain to ensure he remained in a stable condition. According to the official website for his recovery fund, Cheng can lift his legs on command, but is still otherwise unable to move or speak. This is a significant improvement, although there's likely still some time to go before Cheng is back to full health. His bandmates and family members have lent their time and musical talents to help the musician, setting up a benefit concert and releasing a single to raise money to help finance Cheng's recovery. Live footage below.

The accident saw Cheng, travelling in a car with his sister, flip three times after colliding with another car going 60mph (96km/ph), which then saw Cheng, who was without a seatbelt, thrown around the car which caused his injuries.