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			'''Djent''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|ɛ\|n\|t}}) is a subgenre of ], termed for an ] of the guitar sound that characterizes it.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hammerpublished \|first=Metal \|date=22 July 2017 \|title=Currents: making waves in the djent-metal underground \|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/currents-making-waves-in-the-djent-metal-underground \|access-date=20 March 2022 \|website=loudersound \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|title=What is Djent {{!}} Djent Hub \|url=https://djenthub.com/what-is-djent/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706155225/https://djenthub.com/what-is-djent/ \|archive-date=6 July 2022 \|access-date=20 March 2022 \|work=Djent Hub \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Meshuggah - Kings Of Underground Music Scene \|url=https://unbumf.com/meshuggah-kings-underground-music-scene/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726202930/https://unbumf.com/meshuggah-kings-underground-music-scene/ \|url-status=usurped \|archive-date=26 July 2021 \|access-date=20 March 2022 \|website=UnBumf \|language=en-US}}</ref> While sources such as '']'' and '']'' describe djent as a ], some notable musicians including ] (]) and ] (]) say it is not.<ref name="Guardian" />

			==Development==
	'''Djent'''<ref>{{cite web\|last=Stickler\|first=John\|title=You Me At Six, All Time Low, Sum 41, House Of Pain & More Added To Sonisphere Knebworth Line-Up\|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/163825/9\|publisher=Stereoboard.com\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|date=28 February 2011}}</ref> is a ] subgenre that emerged as a spin-off from ].<ref name=secrets >{{cite web\|last=Bowcott\|first=Nick\|title=Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound\|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/meshuggah-share-secrets-their-sound\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|date=26 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=Minterview >{{cite web\|last=Angle\|first=Brad\|title=Interview: Meshuggah Guitarist Fredrik Thordendal Answers Reader Questions\|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-meshuggah-guitarist-fredrik-thordendal-answers-reader-questions\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|date=23 July 2011}}</ref> Coined by the band ], it was popularized through the internet by ], specifically guitarist Misha Mansoor. The word "djent" is an ] for a heavily ], distorted guitar chord. Typically, the word is used to refer to music that makes use of this sound, to the sound itself, or to the scene that revolves around it.<ref name=Guardian>. ''The Guardian''. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011</ref>
			], lead guitarist of Swedish band ], is considered the influential in the origins of the term.<ref name=Guardian>. ''The Guardian''. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011</ref> However, the band did not coin the term itself. In a 2018 interview by Rauta, Meshuggah guitarist ] apologized for the band's role in creating the "djent" style of guitar playing, calling it "a drunk misunderstanding".<ref>{{cite web \|title=MESHUGGAH's MÅRTEN HAGSTRÖM On 'Djent': 'We're Very Sorry For Creating That Genre; We Didn't Intend To – Our Bad' \|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/meshuggahs-marten-hagstrom-on-djent-were-very-sorry-for-creating-that-genre-we-didnt-intend-to-our-bad/ \|website=Blabbermouth \|date=23 July 2018 \|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/meshuggah-apologize-djent-it-was-drunk-misunderstanding\|title=Meshuggah Apologize for Djent: It Was "Drunk Misunderstanding"\|last=Camp\|first=Zoe\|date=24 July 2018\|website=Revolver\|language=en\|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref>

			Other bands important in the development of the style are ],<ref name=Minterview >{{cite web\|last=Angle\|first=Brad\|title=Interview: Meshuggah Guitarist Fredrik Thordendal Answers Reader Questions\|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/interview-meshuggah-guitarist-fredrik-thordendal-answers-reader-questions\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=10 June 2020\|date=23 July 2011}}</ref> ], ],<ref name="GuitarWorld Staff Member">{{cite web\|title=TesseracT Unveil New Video\|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/tesseract-unveil-new-video\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011\|author=GuitarWorld Staff Member\|date=16 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="Rivadavia">{{cite web\|last=Rivadavia\|first=Eduardo\|title=One\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-r2139772/review\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=Concealingfate>{{cite web\|last=Rivadavia\|first=Eduardo\|title=Concealing Fate\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/concealing-fate-r2166510\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> and ].<ref name="Bland">{{cite web\|last=Bland\|first=Ben\|title=Textures - Dualism (Album Review)\|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/168090/9\|publisher=Stereoboard.com\|access-date=17 October 2011\|date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
	== Musicians ==
	The Swedish band ], who coined the term "djent" in the early 2000s, and the British band ] are credited as the inspirations for djent.<ref name=Guardian /> The djent movement itself emerged from the solo recordings of Misha Mansoor of ], with Periphery subsequently bringing djent "from the virtual world into the real one."<ref name=Guardian /> Other pioneering bands are ],<ref>{{cite web\|title=TesseracT Unveil New Video\|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/tesseract-unveil-new-video\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|author=GuitarWorld Staff Member\|date=16 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Rivadavia\|first=Eduardo\|title=One\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-r2139772/review\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=Concealingfate>{{cite web\|last=Rivadavia\|first=Eduardo\|title=Concealing Fate\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/concealing-fate-r2166510\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref> ],<ref name=Minterview /> and ].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Bland\|first=Ben\|title=Textures - Dualism (Album Review)\|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/168090/9\|publisher=Stereoboard.com\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|date=3 October 2011}}</ref> The genre has grown rapidly and has become a trend,<ref name=Popmatters>{{cite web\|last=Colgan\|first=Chris\|title=Born of Osiris: The Discovery\|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/139376-born-of-osiris-the-discovery/\|publisher=]\|accessdate=19 October 2011\|date=24 June 2011}}</ref> and numerous bands emerged out of the scene in 2009 and 2010.<ref name=Guardian /> Other bands that are labeled under the term include ],<ref>{{cite web\|last=Heaney\|first=Gregory\|title=<nowiki></nowiki>\|url={{Allmusic \|pure_url=yes \|class=album \|id=r1736521 \|tab=review}}\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web\|last=Debenedictis\|first=Matt\|title=A Life Once Lost Took 'an Outsider's Point of View' During Time Off\|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/02/23/a-life-once-lost-took-an-outsiders-point-of-view/\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|date=23 February 2011}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web\|last=Hart\|first=Josh\|title=Vildhjarta Unveil New Album Details, Post Teaser Video\|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/vildhjarta-unveil-new-album-details-post-teaser-video\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|date=6 October 2011}}</ref> and ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Rivadavia\|first=Eduardo\|title=II\|url={{Allmusic \|pure_url=yes \|class=album \|id=ii-r2171068 \|tab=review}}\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref> Also, the groups ] and ] have been described as being inspired by the genre.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Reid\|first=Evelyn\|title=Evelyn Reid Montreal Concerts: September 2011\|url=http://montreal.about.com/b/2011/09/01/montreal-concerts-september-2011.htm\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=17 October 2011\|date=1 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=Popmatters />

			The scene has grown rapidly,<ref name=Popmatters>{{cite web\|last=Colgan\|first=Chris\|title=Born of Osiris: The Discovery\|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/139376-born-of-osiris-the-discovery/\|publisher=]\|access-date=19 October 2011\|date=24 June 2011}}</ref> and members of the original online community, including the bands ], ], and ], have gone on to tour and release albums commercially.<ref name=Guardian /><ref>{{cite web\|title=TESSERACT's ACLE ON THE BIRTH OF TESSERACT AND THE DJENT MOVEMENT\|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/10/06/tesseracts-acle-on-the-birth-of-tesseract-and-the-djent-movement/\|work=]\|date=6 October 2010\|access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref> Other bands influenced by djent include ],<ref>{{cite web\|last=Debenedictis\|first=Matt\|title=A Life Once Lost Took 'an Outsider's Point of View' During Time Off\|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/02/23/a-life-once-lost-took-an-outsiders-point-of-view/\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011\|date=23 February 2011}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web\|last=Heaney\|first=Gregory\|title=<nowiki></nowiki>\|url={{AllMusic \|pure_url=yes \|class=album \|id=r1736521 \|tab=review}}\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web\|last=Hart\|first=Josh\|title=Vildhjarta Unveil New Album Details, Post Teaser Video\|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/vildhjarta-unveil-new-album-details-post-teaser-video\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011\|date=6 October 2011}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Rivadavia\|first=Eduardo\|title=II review\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ii-mw0002130423\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> ] have also been described as being inspired by the djent movement.<ref name=Popmatters /> Furthermore, ]<ref name=metalsucks>{{cite web\|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/10/17/djent-rappers-hacktivist-kind-enough-to-put-the-word-hack-right-there-in-the-name/\|title=Djent-rappers Hacktivist Kind Enough to Put the Word Hack Right There in the Name\|last=Rosenberg\|first=Axl\|publisher=]\|date=17 October 2011\|access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="nocleansinging">{{cite web \|author=Islander \|date=9 November 2012 \|title=Hacktivist \|url=http://www.nocleansinging.com/2012/11/09/hacktivist/ \|access-date=1 May 2015 \|publisher=]}}</ref> and ]<ref>{{cite web\|author=CroOZza\|title=DVSR - Got-Djent.com\|url=http://got-djent.com/band/dvsr\|date=25 November 2013\|access-date=31 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330210139/http://got-djent.com/band/dvsr\|archive-date=30 March 2018\|url-status=dead}}</ref> are djent bands that use ] as a primary vocal style.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pasbani \|first=Robert \|date=5 May 2014 \|title=Is Nü-Djent The Next Big Thing? \|url=https://metalinjection.net/editorials/is-nu-djent-the-next-big-thing \|access-date=22 March 2022 \|website=Metal Injection \|language=en-US}}</ref>
⚫	== Characteristics ==

	Djent, in its original meaning, is a heavily digitally processed ], and is the name for an elastic, syncopated guitar ].<ref name=Guardian /> Djent as a style has been described as featuring heavily ], distorted guitar chords alongside ] soloing,<ref name=secrets /> and is characterized by rhythmic complexity and palm-muted riffing.<ref name=Concealingfate /> Another major contribution to "djent" is computerised sound. Many djent musicians, such as Misha Mansoor, started their careers in home recording using amp modelling and programmed drums.<ref name=Guardian/>
		⚫	==Characteristics==
			Djent as a style is characterized by progressive, rhythmic, and technical complexity accompanied by a use of polymetric groove. An example is the song "Cafo" by Animals as Leaders.<ref name=Concealingfate /> It typically features heavily-distorted, ] guitar chords, syncopated ],<ref name=Guardian /> and ]s alongside ] ].<ref name=secrets>{{cite web\|last=Bowcott\|first=Nick\|title=Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound\|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/meshuggah-share-secrets-their-sound\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 October 2011\|date=26 June 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517094739/http://www.guitarworld.com/meshuggah-share-secrets-their-sound\|archive-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> Another common feature is the use of extended range guitars that are ], ], and ], or even more strings.<ref name="Here's Why Everyone Needs To Stop Complaining About Extended Range Guitars">{{cite web\|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/editorials/heres-why-everyone-needs-to-stop-complaining-about-extended-range-guitars\|title=Here's Why Everyone Needs To Stop Complaining About Extended Range Guitars\|last=Kennelty\|first=Greg\|date=26 February 2014 }}</ref>

	==Reception==		==Reception==
			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 ]. However, bands such as Tesseract and Animals as Leaders have received positive critical reception and multiple awards. ] band ] is noted as saying, "Maybe we should start calling ] 'DUNNN'".<ref>{{cite web\|title=What is your opinion of Djent?\|url=http://rosettaband.com/post/3717740328/what-is-your-oppinion-of-djent#notes\|publisher=Rosetta band\|access-date=29 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128030414/http://rosettaband.com/post/3717740328/what-is-your-oppinion-of-djent#notes\|archive-date=28 January 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In response to a question about "djent", ] vocalist Randy Blythe stated in 2011, "There is no such thing as 'djent'; it's not a genre".<ref>{{cite web\|last=Blythe\|first=Randy\|title=Lamb of God's Randy Blythe on Djent\|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2011/09/16/lamb-of-gods-randy-blythe-on-djent-its-not-a-genre-its-stupid-as-fuck/\|publisher=smn news\|access-date=29 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908071146/http://www.smnnews.com/2011/09/16/lamb-of-gods-randy-blythe-on-djent-its-not-a-genre-its-stupid-as-fuck/\|archive-date=8 September 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ] guitarist Stephen Carpenter similarly opined in 2016 that "I thoroughly can get djent, I even have great appreciation for the bands, and I mean Meshuggah is one of my favorite bands. But it's just not a genre. It's just metal".<ref>{{Cite web\|date=23 February 2016\|title=Deftones' Stephen Carpenter On "Gore": "I Didn't Want To Play On The Record To Begin With"\|url=https://www.theprp.com/2016/02/23/news/deftones-stephen-carpenter-on-gore-i-didnt-want-to-play-on-the-record-to-begin-with/\|access-date=18 March 2021\|website=Theprp.com\|language=en-US}}</ref> In an interview with Guitar Messenger, ] guitarist ] said:
	Many members of the metal community have criticized the term djent and questioned its validity as a genre.

			{{blockquote\|I was looking for gear that was djenty. I was like: 'Are these pickups djenty?' For some reason it caught on, but completely in the wrong way, because people think it's a style of music and they think it's a style of music I play.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mansoor\|first=Misha\|title=MARC OKUBO (VEIL OF MAYA) & MISHA MANSOOR (PERIPHERY) INTERVIEW\|url=http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/marc-okubo-veil-of-maya-misha-mansoor-periphery-interview/\|publisher=guitar messenger\|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>}}
	] band ] has said <blockquote>Maybe we should start calling ] DUNNN.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Rosetta\|title=What is your opinion of Djent?\|url=http://rosettaband.com/post/3717740328/what-is-your-oppinion-of-djent#notes\|publisher=http://rosettaband.com\|accessdate=29 November 2011}}</ref></blockquote>

			In a later interview with Freethinkers Blog, Mansoor stated that he felt djent had become "this big umbrella term for any sort of progressive band, and also any band that will off-time chugs You also get bands like ] a djent band 80% of their stuff sounds like clean channel, and it's all beautiful and pretty, you know In that way, I think it's cool because it groups really cool bands together We are surrounded by a lot of bands that I respect, but at the same time, I don't think people know what djent is either It's very unclear". Later in the interview, he stated, "If you call us djent, that's fine. I mean, I would never self-apply the term, but at the same time, it's just so vague that I don't know what to make of it".<ref>"Periphery interview part 3 of 3." FreethinkersBlog. 19 February 2012. Web. 28 August 2013. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bE0Q_9nQ9U>.</ref> In 2023, Periphery directly referenced the term's controversy with the subtitle of their seventh studio album, '']''.
	In response to a question ] vocalist ] stated<blockquote>There is no such thing as "djent," it's not a genre.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Blythe\|first=Randy\|title=Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe on Djent\|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2011/09/16/lamb-of-gods-randy-blythe-on-djent-its-not-a-genre-its-stupid-as-fuck/\|publisher=http://www.smnnews.com\|accessdate=29 November 2011}}</ref></blockquote>

			] of Animals as Leaders takes a more lenient view of the term, stating that there are specific characteristics that are common to djent bands, and as a result the term can be legitimately used as a genre. While stating that he personally strives not to subscribe exclusively to any one genre, he makes the point that a genre is defined by the ability to associate common features between different artists. He says that in this way, it is possible to view djent as a genre describing a particular niche of modern progressive metal.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Abasi\|first=Tosin\|title=Tosin Abasi's Opinion of Djent\|website=] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onF_McFiBk\|access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
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Subgenre of progressive metal

Djent
Stylistic origins	Extreme metal progressive metal groove metal avant-garde metal industrial metal
Cultural origins	Mid-1990s in Sweden, England and United States
Typical instruments	Electric guitar bass drums vocals synthesizers
Regional scenes
Australia Brazil Europe United States
Other topics
List of djent bands mathcore technical death metal math rock

Djent (/dʒɛnt/) is a subgenre of progressive metal, termed for an onomatopoeia of the guitar sound that characterizes it. While sources such as The Guardian and Guitar World describe djent as a genre, some notable musicians including Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) and Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) say it is not.

Development

Fredrik Thordendal, lead guitarist of Swedish band Meshuggah, is considered the influential in the origins of the term. However, the band did not coin the term itself. In a 2018 interview by Rauta, Meshuggah guitarist Mårten Hagström apologized for the band's role in creating the "djent" style of guitar playing, calling it "a drunk misunderstanding".

Other bands important in the development of the style are Animals as Leaders, Periphery, Tesseract, and Textures.

The scene has grown rapidly, and members of the original online community, including the bands Chimp Spanner, Sithu Aye, and Monuments, have gone on to tour and release albums commercially. Other bands influenced by djent include A Life once lost, Veil of Maya, Vildhjarta, and Xerath. Born of Osiris have also been described as being inspired by the djent movement. Furthermore, Hacktivist and DVSR are djent bands that use rapping as a primary vocal style.

Characteristics

Djent as a style is characterized by progressive, rhythmic, and technical complexity accompanied by a use of polymetric groove. An example is the song "Cafo" by Animals as Leaders. It typically features heavily-distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated riffs, and poly-meters alongside virtuosic soloing. Another common feature is the use of extended range guitars that are seven-string, eight-string, and nine-string, or even more strings.

Reception

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. However, bands such as Tesseract and Animals as Leaders have received positive critical reception and multiple awards. Post-metal band Rosetta is noted as saying, "Maybe we should start calling doom metal 'DUNNN'". In response to a question about "djent", Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe stated in 2011, "There is no such thing as 'djent'; it's not a genre". Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter similarly opined in 2016 that "I thoroughly can get djent, I even have great appreciation for the bands, and I mean Meshuggah is one of my favorite bands. But it's just not a genre. It's just metal". In an interview with Guitar Messenger, Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor said:

I was looking for gear that was djenty. I was like: 'Are these pickups djenty?' For some reason it caught on, but completely in the wrong way, because people think it's a style of music and they think it's a style of music I play.

In a later interview with Freethinkers Blog, Mansoor stated that he felt djent had become "this big umbrella term for any sort of progressive band, and also any band that will off-time chugs You also get bands like Scale the Summit a djent band 80% of their stuff sounds like clean channel, and it's all beautiful and pretty, you know In that way, I think it's cool because it groups really cool bands together We are surrounded by a lot of bands that I respect, but at the same time, I don't think people know what djent is either It's very unclear". Later in the interview, he stated, "If you call us djent, that's fine. I mean, I would never self-apply the term, but at the same time, it's just so vague that I don't know what to make of it". In 2023, Periphery directly referenced the term's controversy with the subtitle of their seventh studio album, Periphery V: Djent is not a Genre.

Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders takes a more lenient view of the term, stating that there are specific characteristics that are common to djent bands, and as a result the term can be legitimately used as a genre. While stating that he personally strives not to subscribe exclusively to any one genre, he makes the point that a genre is defined by the ability to associate common features between different artists. He says that in this way, it is possible to view djent as a genre describing a particular niche of modern progressive metal.

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Camp, Zoe (24 July 2018). "Meshuggah Apologize for Djent: It Was "Drunk Misunderstanding"". Revolver. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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^ Colgan, Chris (24 June 2011). "Born of Osiris: The Discovery". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
"TESSERACT's ACLE ON THE BIRTH OF TESSERACT AND THE DJENT MOVEMENT". Metalsucks. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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