djent
(slang) To play a djent riff.
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Born ~1970 · 1 year of recorded useDefinitions
(slang) To play a djent riff.
“Great music of the day: Meshuggah, live at Summer Breeze Open Air 2024- monumental and monolithic djent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCSX...”
It may have thirteen strings, but can it Djent?
“Great music of the day: Meshuggah, live at Summer Breeze Open Air 2024- monumental and monolithic djent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCSX...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(neologism) 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.
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