Djent

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Djent

Post by Duerer » Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:24 pm


Will this be the future of metal music?
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Re: Djent

Post by Tzan » Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:56 pm

Start at 3:00 if you want.
At 3:40 you get to hear just the guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LwOAp_Vezw

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Re: Djent

Post by BFenix » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:28 am

Nah, don't think so.

It's a fairly recent front that has been gaining <a href='http://tinyurl.com/y42zurt'>alot</a> of popularity, mainly among younger metalheads. The overall "cleaner" aesthetics from the bands' looks to the sound make a derivation from the "classic" Metal feel that is pretty appealing, apparently. However a byproduct of the sub genre has been developed from the Metal elitist; Meshuggah-worhsiper, Periphery-hater, major gearhead and audiophile, all about 'fuck groove - endless blastbeats' where polyrhythms and high-end technical riffs are the law. You might not want to play Black Metal around these guys otherwise they'll literally melt from the lack of sound quality and mastering.

I like Djent for its differences, as most sub genres (that's what makes Metal great) but it can easily turn me off when it gets over-produced, over-computerized and starts lacking the raw human element to it.
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Re: Djent

Post by Kommander Ken » Sat Feb 27, 2016 1:01 am

The way the that wooden guitar only has one thick string kind of reminds me of this.

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I dunno, I sort of like Djent. Although the demonstration in that video was kind of "meh".

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Re: Djent

Post by Zupponn » Sat Feb 27, 2016 3:56 pm

Djent is not a thing. There is only progressive metal.

And shovel metal:
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Re: Djent

Post by BFenix » Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:44 pm

Zupponn wrote:Djent is not a thing. There is only progressive metal.
It has been a thing since Meshuggah started using the term as an onomatopoeia, it definitely got a bit out of hand and escalated into its own scene, though. You got plenty of bands that are prog in nature but they don't sound djent.
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