Onomatopoeia for a high-gain, distorted palm-muted, low pitch guitar sound; coined by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal (b. 1970) of the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah.
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(neologism, uncountable) A style of progressive heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and technical complexity, and typically featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated, downtuned riffs, and polyrhythms alongside virtuoso soloing.
[…] they later evolved into a progressive technical metal band with elements of mathcore and djent. 2015, Brian Giffin, Encyclopaedia of Australian Heavy Metal, page 2232:
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ru джент (music genre) · fr djent (music genre) · ko 젠트 (music genre) · it djent (music genre) · uk джент (music genre)
Onomatopoeia for a high-gain, distorted palm-muted, low pitch guitar sound; coined by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal (b. 1970) of the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah.
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(slang) To play a djent riff.
A particular meme sees individuals preoccupied with the question "does it djent?", a way of ascertaining the suitability of equipment (Rabea Massaad 2015). 2021, Steven Gamble, How Music Empowers: Listening to Modern Rap and Metal:
Be creative in your arrangement for maximum djenting effectiveness. 2020 February 7, Tyler Larson, “Djent for Dummies: A How-To Guide”, in Guitar World:
It may have thirteen strings, but can it Djent? 2016, Patrick Johnson, Departure:
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uk дже́нтити (To play a djent riff) · ru дже́нтить (To play a djent riff)