Google ‘djent’ and you’ll be hit with over 2.5 million search results. On Instagram, #djent has been used well over one billion times. So, with players pushing the boundaries of the style of guitar ...

We already know that the word "djent" is one of the worst descriptors ever coined to describe a musical sub-genre. Now, according to the supposed creators of the style, Meshuggah, they claim it was ...

Through nü-metal-leaning tendencies for bouncy groove riffs and rapped vocals, Volumes secured their place as a pioneer of djent. Although former guitarist Diego Farias passed shortly after leaving ...

On April 20, 2010, Washington, D.C., sextet Periphery released their self-titled debut album. The release went over even the most loyal metal fans' heads, but marked the beginning of a controversial ...

It seems as though the djent trend is on a downswing at this moment. While bands like Periphery, Animals As Leaders and Veil of Maya rose to prominence on the sound, if I hear a new band trying to ...

Cultivated by artists such as Meshuggah, Animals as Leaders and Periphery, djent is among the most prevalent components of progressive metal. Basically, it emphasizes palm-muted, low-tuned and highly ...

In the spring of 2010, an explosion of chuggy riffs, subsonic booms and futuristic metal sounds carved a corner for itself in metal. It was called djent, so named because of the djent-djent sounds of ...

There’s a debate currently raging over at Gear Gods, where two of the site’s writers have gone head to head in the battle to end all battles: has djent ruined or has it improved metal? In one corner, ...