MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's Greg Puciato, LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda, XZIBIT and CYPRESS HILL are among the guest musicians who performed with the DEFTONES last night (Thursday, November 19) at the first of two benefit shows for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng.

Chi has been in a semi-conscious state since being involved in a horrific accident in November 2008, and his family has accumulated an overwhelming amount of medical bills that insurance does not entirely cover. It is DEFTONES' mission to raise significant funds to help ensure Chi's recovery by playing two very special benefit shows in Hollywood on November 19 and November 20, and also by launching a benefit auction in conjunction with CharityBuzz.com.

The auction features many special items generously donated by an array of DEFTONES' friends, including METALLICA, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, BLINK 182, HIM, SLAYER and many more.

Regarding his appearance at the event, Puciato told AOL's Noisecreep, "Coming out and doing 'Passenger' with the DEFTONES was exciting and great in the moment. It was truly a tremendous vibe on stage and in the audience, but the whole reason I and everyone else was even there was bittersweet in hindsight. The night, and again tonight, are benefit shows to raise money for Chi Cheng, the DEFTONES' bassist who fell into a coma following a terrible car accident last year.

"If you aren't in the L.A. area and couldn't/can't make it to a show, you can still go to www.oneloveforchi.com, to make a donation, even if small, to help out the family of this wonderful person, a person who is a son, a husband, and a father, as they struggle to pay his at-home care costs.

"On a larger scale, if you don't choose this charity, stop your day for a second and remember that it is our voluntary charity, our willful acts of kindness, that accomplish the most in taking care of one another."