Alternative rockers Deftones are coming to New Zealand for a one-off gig in March.

The metal veterans will perform at Auckland's Trusts Arena on Sunday, March 15.

It will be the first time the band has played in New Zealand since their main stage set at Big Day Out in 2014.

Supplied Sacramento rockers Deftones are returning to New Zealand in March.

Formed in Sacramento in 1988, Deftones have sold more than 10 million records worldwide.

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Their 2016 album, Gore, debuted at No.1 on the New Zealand albums chart, and entered the Billboard 200 Charts at No.2.

The band is made up of Chino Moreno on vocals and guitar, Stephen Carpenter on guitar, Frank Delgado on keys and samples, Abe Cunningham on drums, and Sergio Vega on bass.

Former bassist Chi Cheng died in 2013 at the age of 42, four years after a car accident left him in a coma.

Tickets will go on sale from 9am on January 16 via ticketfairy.com, with a Spark presale from 9am on January 15.