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Djent is a movement in the underground metal scene. The word itself is derived from the sound of a palm muting technique. It was coined by Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah and is generally considered to have been made popular by Misha Mansoor of Periphery. Typically the word is used to refer to music that makes use of this sound or the sound itself, but controversy still exists about its exact usage.
Controversy
While little controversy exists on the origin of the word, djent has various meanings within its associated community. Question exists as to whether it is strictly a sound or whether it is a genre in itself, or both.
Genre
If djent describes a genre, it may be used in a broad or a specific sense. In a broad sense it describes music that heavily uses the sound the word was originally used to describe. This leaves room for various other musical qualities in different songs with only one element within them that remains consistent. When the word is used in a specific sense, more problems arise. While not all music that uses the sound would be considered djent, all djent must use the sound. Due to the percussive nature of the sound it is often used in a mostly rhythm based context. This can be seen in the music of Meshuggah, the band from which the sound originates. It is also the context in which the more prominent bands in the scene use. These include Animals as Leaders, Fellsilent, Tesseract, Periphery, Monuments, and Vildhjarta. The frequency of this element in "djenty" music creates a logical following of having this quality associated with djent as a genre.
Sound
In terms of a sound, "djent" is simply a short, metallic, palm-muted sound made by an electric guitar using mid to high range gain. It also lends to the popular transformation of the word into an adjective: djenty.In the words of Misha Mansoor, " the onomatopoeia of a heavily palm muted distorted guitar chord which is usually played as but not limited to a four-string double octave power chord, and as a result sounds much more metallic and sonically present than a ‘chug’ ‘chugga’ or ‘djun’ per se, and which is basically how Periphery would describe its palm muted guitar sound."