This article is a list of notable bands and musical artists described as playing djent. Djent (/dʒɛnt/) is a subgenre of progressive metal,[1][2] distinguished by a high-gain, distorted, palm-muted, low-pitch guitar sound. The name "djent" is an onomatopoeia of this sound.

Artists

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Band Origin Years active References
After the Burial United States 2004–present [3]
The Afterimage Canada 2012–2018 [4]
A Life Once Lost United States 1999–2013 [5][6]
Animals as Leaders United States 2007–present [2][3]
Bad Wolves United States 2017–present [7]
Born of Osiris United States 2003–present [3]
Brotality (early) United States 2016–present [8]
Circle of Contempt Finland 2006–present [citation needed]
The Contortionist United States 2007–present [9]
Cloudkicker United States 2005–present [10][11]
DVSR Australia 2013–present [12]
Erra United States 2009–present [13]
Fellsilent United Kingdom 2003–2010 [14]
Forevermore United States 2009–present [15]
Hacktivist United Kingdom 2011–present [16][17]
Intervals Canada 2011–present [18]
Invent Animate United States 2011–present [19]
Jinjer Ukraine 2008–present [20]
The Korea Russia 2003–present [21]
Meshuggah Sweden 1987–present [3]
Monuments United Kingdom 2007–present [14]
Northlane Australia 2009–present [22]
Periphery United States 2005–present [2][23]
Polyphia United States 2010-present [3]
Reflections United States 2010–present [24]
Rivers of Nihil (early) United States 2009–present [2][25]
Scale the Summit United States 2004–present [3]
Skyharbor India 2010–present [26]
Sirens United States 2011–present [27]
Spiritbox Canada 2016–present [28]
Structures Canada 2009–present [29]
Takatak Pakistan 2009–present [30]
Tesseract United Kingdom 2007–present [31][32][33]
Textures Netherlands 2001–2017 [34]
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (later) United Stated 2004–2012 [35]
Uneven Structure France 2008–present [36]
Veil of Maya United States 2004–present [3]
Vildhjarta Sweden 2005–present [3]
Vola Denmark 2006–present [3]
Volumes United States 2009–present [3]
Within the Ruins United States 2003–present [3]
Xerath United Kingdom 2007–2017 [3]

References

  1. ^ Bowcott, Nick (26 June 2011). "Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound". Guitar World. Future US. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Angle, Brad (23 July 2011). "Interview: Meshuggah Guitarist Fredrik Thordendal Answers Reader Questions". Guitar World. Future US. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l DEITERMAN, COREY. "What the Hell Is Djent Metal Anyway?". Houston Press. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "The Afterimage". Tragic Hero Records. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ Debenedictis, Matt (23 February 2011). "A Life Once Lost Took 'an Outsider's Point of View' During Time Off". Noisecreep. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  6. ^ "A LIFE ONCE LOST – Ecstatic Trance". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Album Review: Bad Wolves – Disobey". New Noise Magazine. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020. There are a fair number of groups trying to make melodic groove/djent, but few do it as easily and memorably as Bad Wolves.
  8. ^ Maopolski, Bryce; Maopolski, Reece (12 February 2021). "We Met the Kidz Bop Kids: Bryce and Reece Maopolski (Brotality)". Life of Defiance Podcast. Interviewed by Mason Beard. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ DF, Anso (9 October 2014). "Djent Won't Djie: Periphery, The Contortionist Live Stream Today". Metal Sucks. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  10. ^ "#TBT: DJENT JUNE Kicks Off with CLOUDKICKER'S Beacons". Metal Injection. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Periphery on their love/hate relationship with djent". Louder. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Review: 'Self-titled' by DVSR". Metal Noise. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  13. ^ Dodderidge, Tim (11 February 2015). "Interview: Erra". Mind Equals Blown. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  14. ^ a b NEILSTEIN, VINCE. ""MAP OF DJENT" SHOWS NEW "BIG FOUR"". Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  15. ^ Lake, Nate (13 August 2014). "Forevermore - Telos". HM Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  16. ^ Islander (9 November 2012). "Hacktivist". No Clean Singing. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  17. ^ Rosenberg, Axl (17 October 2011). "Djent-rappers Hacktivist Kind Enough to Put the Word Hack Right There in the Name". MetalSucks. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  18. ^ Delano, Chris. "STAFFThe Rise of Jazz Fusion Djent". Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  19. ^ Boehmer, Dominik. "REVIEWSREVIEW: Invent, Animate – "Stillworld"". Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  20. ^ Gerber, Lothar (22 August 2022). "Jinjer fühlen sich vom Krieg in der Ukraine zu neuen Songs inspiriert". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  21. ^ "THE KOREA". MetalMusicArchives.com.
  22. ^ Neilstein, Vince (10 November 2021). "Northlane Announce New Album, Obsidian, Drop First Single, "Echo Chamber"". Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Djent, the metal geek's microgenre". The Guardian. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011
  24. ^ "Album Review: Reflections – 'Exi(s)t'". New Noise Magazine. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  25. ^ "Rivers of Nihil – The Conscious Seed of Light Review". AngryMetalGuy. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022
  26. ^ "Skyharbor - got-djent.com". got-djent.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  27. ^ "REVIEW: Sirens – Surge [2015]". New Transcendence. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Spiritbox Want to Be the "2 Chainz of Metalcore" | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  29. ^ Aarons, Ricky (9 June 2021). "STRUCTURES Return After Extended Hiatus With New Song 'Planet of Garbage'". Wall of Sound. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  30. ^ "Buckle Up in the "Backseat" for New Music Video from Pakistani Proggers TAKATAK". Metal Injection. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  31. ^ GuitarWorld Staff Member (16 March 2011). "TesseracT Unveil New Video". Guitar World. Future US. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  32. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "One". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  33. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Concealing Fate". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  34. ^ Bland, Ben (3 October 2011). "Textures - Dualism (Album Review)". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  35. ^ Hadusek, Jon (10 August 2023). "Brad Thomson of The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Has Died". Consequence. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  36. ^ Wright, Holly (25 April 2017). "Uneven Structure: Why the metallers turned to prog for album number two". Louder. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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