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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Shame on us. While we’ve been worrying about Nazis and sex offenders and murderers and thieves, the greatest crime perpetrated by a metal musician has gone unaddressed. A crime so foul, so heinous, so ...

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 ...

Few bands can legitimately claim to have spearheaded an entire movement in music, let alone a genre all its own. Meshuggah can. If you enjoy bands such as Periphery or Tesseract, Animals As Leaders or ...

Ever since Metallica took on Napster, the metal scene has been wary of the internet – until the heavily digitally processed sound of djent began to coalesce in bedrooms worldwide Hardcore techno has ...

Does it djent or does it not? That’s the question one metalhead is seeking to find out about the word “djent” itself, which he’s attempting to add to the Oxford English Dictionary via a petition on ...

"That's a first," TesseracT's vocalist Dan Tompkins informs us as he looks on at the three men excitedly comparing their guitars on the couch - Misha Mansoor of US band Periphery, plus Brits Acle ...

Djent wasn’t well-known beyond the online communities it grew up in when Prog first encountered TesseracT in 2010. As they prepared to release their debut album, One, and embark on their first US tour ...