List of djent bands explained

This article is a list of notable bands and musical artists described as playing djent. Djent 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

BandOriginYears activeReferences
After the BurialUnited States2004–present
The AfterimageCanada2012–2018[3]
A Life Once LostUnited States1999–2013[4] [5]
Animals as LeadersUnited States2007–present
Bad WolvesUnited States2017–present[6]
Born of OsirisUnited States2003–present[7]
Circle of ContemptFinland2006–present
The ContortionistUnited States2007–present[8]
CloudkickerUnited States2005–present[9] [10]
CurrentsUnited States2011–present[11]
DVSRAustralia2013–present[12]
ErraUnited States2009–present[13]
FellsilentUnited Kingdom2003–2010[14]
ForevermoreUnited States2009–present[15]
HacktivistUnited Kingdom2011–present[16] [17]
IntervalsCanada2011–present[18]
Invent AnimateUnited States2011–present[19]
JinjerUkraine2008–present[20]
The KoreaRussia2003–present[21]
MeshuggahSweden1987–present
MonumentsUnited Kingdom2007–present
NorthlaneAustralia2009–present[22]
NovelistsFrance2013–present[23]
PeripheryUnited States2005–present[24]
PolyphiaUnited States2010–present
ReflectionsUnited States2010–present[25]
Rivers of Nihil (early)United States2009–present[26]
Scale the SummitUnited States2004–present
SkyharborIndia2010–present[27]
SirensUnited States2011–present[28]
SpiritboxCanada2016–present[29]
StructuresCanada2009–present[30]
TakatakPakistan2009–present[31]
TesseractUnited Kingdom2007–present[32] [33] [34]
TexturesNetherlands2001–2017[35]
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (later)United States2004–2012[36]
Uneven StructureFrance2008–present[37]
Veil of MayaUnited States2004–present
VildhjartaSweden2005–present
VolaDenmark2006–present
VolumesUnited States2009–present
Within the RuinsUnited States2003–present
XerathUnited Kingdom 2007–present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bowcott. Nick. Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound. Guitar World. 17 October 2011. 26 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160517094739/http://www.guitarworld.com/meshuggah-share-secrets-their-sound. 17 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Angle. Brad. Interview: Meshuggah Guitarist Fredrik Thordendal Answers Reader Questions. Guitar World. 17 October 2011. 23 July 2011.
  3. Web site: The Afterimage. Tragic Hero Records. 4 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Debenedictis. Matt . A Life Once Lost Took 'an Outsider's Point of View' During Time Off . . 17 October 2011 . 23 February 2011.
  5. Web site: A LIFE ONCE LOST – Ecstatic Trance . 1 November 2022 . . de.
  6. News: . May 7, 2018 . Album Review: Bad Wolves – Disobey . . live . September 19, 2020 . https://archive.today/20200919154604/https://newnoisemagazine.com/review-bad-wolves-disobey/ . September 19, 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..
  7. Web site: DEITERMAN . COREY . What the Hell Is Djent Metal Anyway? . Houston Press . 28 June 2018.
  8. Web site: Metal Sucks. DF. Anso. Djent Won't Djie: Periphery, The Contortionist Live Stream Today. 9 October 2014. 2 March 2017.
  9. Web site: 2019-06-06 . #TBT: DJENT JUNE Kicks Off with CLOUDKICKER'S Beacons . 2023-06-01 . Metal Injection.
  10. Web site: 2015-02-06 . Periphery on their love/hate relationship with djent . 2023-06-01 . Louder.
  11. Web site: Currents: making waves in the djent-metal underground . Louder . 2024-11-10.
  12. Web site: 30 March 2018 . Review: 'Self-titled' by DVSR . 2023-06-01 . Metal Noise.
  13. Web site: Interview: Erra. Mind Equals Blown. Tim. Dodderidge. 11 February 2015. 11 December 2017.
  14. Web site: NEILSTEIN . VINCE . "MAP OF DJENT" SHOWS NEW "BIG FOUR" . 28 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Forevermore - Telos. HM Magazine. Nate. Lake. 13 August 2014 . 18 November 2016.
  16. Web site: Hacktivist. Islander. No Clean Singing. 9 November 2012. 1 May 2015.
  17. Web site: Djent-rappers Hacktivist Kind Enough to Put the Word Hack Right There in the Name. Rosenberg. Axl. MetalSucks. 17 October 2011. 1 May 2015.
  18. Web site: Delano . Chris . STAFFThe Rise of Jazz Fusion Djent . 28 June 2018.
  19. Web site: Boehmer . Dominik . REVIEWSREVIEW: Invent, Animate – "Stillworld" . 28 June 2018.
  20. Web site: Gerber . Lothar . 2022-08-22 . Jinjer fühlen sich vom Krieg in der Ukraine zu neuen Songs inspiriert . 2023-06-01 . . de.
  21. Web site: THE KOREA. MetalMusicArchives.com.
  22. Web site: Neilstein . Vince . Northlane Announce New Album, Obsidian, Drop First Single, "Echo Chamber" . 10 November 2021 . 14 February 2022.
  23. Web site: Shrum . Tony . Album Review: Novelists - 'Souvenirs' . 5 November 2015 . 16 February 2024.
  24. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/03/djent-metal-geeks "Djent, the metal geek's microgenre"
  25. Web site: November 6, 2013 . Album Review: Reflections – 'Exi(s)t' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109030900/http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-reflections-exist/ . November 9, 2013 . New Noise Magazine.
  26. https://www.angrymetalguy.com/rivers-of-nihil-the-conscious-seed-of-light-review/2 "Rivers of Nihil – The Conscious Seed of Light Review"
  27. Web site: Skyharbor - got-djent.com. got-djent.com. 25 January 2018.
  28. Web site: 14 July 2015 . REVIEW: Sirens – Surge [2015] ]. 1 June 2023 . New Transcendence.
  29. Web site: Spiritbox Want to Be the "2 Chainz of Metalcore" Exclaim!. 3 January 2022. exclaim.ca. en-ca.
  30. Web site: Aarons . Ricky . 2021-06-09 . STRUCTURES Return After Extended Hiatus With New Song 'Planet of Garbage' . 2024-01-05 . Wall of Sound.
  31. Web site: 2021-02-02 . Buckle Up in the "Backseat" for New Music Video from Pakistani Proggers TAKATAK . 2023-06-01 . Metal Injection.
  32. Web site: TesseracT Unveil New Video. Guitar World. 17 October 2011. GuitarWorld Staff Member. 16 March 2011.
  33. Web site: Rivadavia. Eduardo. One. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. 17 October 2011.
  34. Web site: Rivadavia. Eduardo. Concealing Fate. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. 17 October 2011.
  35. Web site: Bland. Ben. Textures - Dualism (Album Review). Stereoboard.com. 17 October 2011. 3 October 2011.
  36. Web site: Hadusek . Jon . 2023-08-10 . Brad Thomson of The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Has Died . 2024-01-05 . Consequence.
  37. Web site: Wright . Holly . 2017-04-25 . Uneven Structure: Why the metallers turned to prog for album number two . 2023-06-01 . Louder.

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