Article: "Djent" is an onomatopoetic word used to refer to a guitar tone and a stylized riff used in a particular strain of progressive metal music. The term was originally used by Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, to refer to the kind of tone he was trying to get, but it's now applied by fans (and detractors) of a particular group of bands that use that tone, specifically in main guitar riffs and breakdowns. In the metal community, there's some debate about whether or not "djent" is an actual genre or distinct style, or has any staying power as a style. Meshuggah is widely credited as the bad to popularize and coin the djent tone, though it now applies to a variety of progressive meta, pop metal, and metalcore bands who implement djent breakdowns into the songs. If you're curious about the "djent" sound, check out the following bands: Periphery Animals as Leaders Tesseract Monuments Born of Osiris Cloudkicker Bulb If you want to hear the riff specifically to get a sense of the sound that Fredrik was originally referring to, there are a variety of "djent comps" on YouTube that stream together the heaviest and most "djenty" of the djent riffs. It's a good way to do some quick research. Again, the existence of djent as a particular genre is somewhat debatable, and it's primarily a trend that peaked in some metalcore bands between 2010 and 2012. Because of this, there aren't a lot of bands that self-identify as "djent" bands, but you might be able to hear the influence or the style in their music, since it merely refers to a particular tone and style of riff. You might find djent riffs in: Deathcore or straight-up death metal Metalcore, pop metal, or screamo Prog metal or math rock
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Understand what djent refers to. Check out djent bands. Check out some djent riff compilations on YouTube. Listen to other types of music for djent influence.