Djent

Djent also known as djent metal, is a heavy metal movement that developed as a spinoff of progressive metal. The word "djent" is an onomatopoeia for the distinctive high-gain, distorted palm-mutedguitar sound employed by Meshuggah, coined by their lead guitarist, Fredrik Thordendal. Typically, the word is used to refer to music that makes use of this sound, to the sound itself, or to the scenethat revolves around it.

The Swedish band Meshuggah and the British band Sikth are credited as the inspirations for the djent technique. The movement itself emerged from the solo recordings of MishaMansoor of Periphery, with Periphery subsequently bringing djent "from the virtual world into the real one." Other pioneering bands are TesseracT,Animals as Leaders, and Textures. The scene has grownrapidly and has become a trend, as numerous bands emerged out of the scene in 2009 and 2010. Other bands that are labeled under the term include Veil of Maya,A Life Once Lost,Vildhjarta, and Xerath.The groups After the Burial and Born of Osiris have also been described as being inspired by the movement.

Djent, in its original meaning, is a heavily digitally processed power chord, and is thename for an elastic, syncopated guitar riff. Djent as a style has been described as featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords alongside virtuoso soloing, and is characterized by itsprogressive, rhythmic, and technical complexity, often including polyrhythms. Another common attribute of the style is computerized sound, as many of its acts, such as Periphery, Volumes, and Textures,started their careers recording at home and self-producing or incorporate electronic music influences, like TesseracT and Animals as Leaders.

Some members of the metal community have criticized the term'djent', either treating it as a short-lived fad, openly condemning it, or questioning its validity as a genre. Post-metal band Rosetta said: "Maybe we should start calling doom metal 'DUNNN'." In...