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* Frontierer (also mathcore)


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* Humanity's Last Breath (also deathcore and mathcore)


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* Ion Dissonance (''Minus the Herd'' onward, also deathcore and mathcore)


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* Jinjer (some nu metal elements)
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* SopranoAndGravel: Very frequent, much like {{Metalcore}}.

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* SopranoAndGravel: Very frequent, Many bands in the genre alternate between clean and harsh vocals, much like {{Metalcore}}.
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* FollowTheLeader: One of the biggest criticisms of the genre, and even its musicians will (half-jokingly) admit to it. The stereotype of the Periphery or Animals as Leaders soundalike with a plural noun name, preppy-looking members in dress shirts, a vocalist (if the band isn't an instrumental ensemble) whose clean singing voice sounds suspiciously similar to [[Music/LinkinPark Chester Bennington]] or [[Music/{{Deftones}} Chino Moreno]], guitarists who use Kiesels or Strandbergs, run everything through Axe-Fx, and play a mix of djent riffs, effects-laden atmospheric textures, and heavily processed fusionesque leadwork, and YouTube channels that are mostly covers and Jared Dines-aping comedy sketches exists for a reason, and all but the most self-unaware djent musicians will probably laugh with you and/or offer several additional components if you bring it up.

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* FollowTheLeader: One of the biggest criticisms of the genre, and even its musicians will (half-jokingly) admit to it. The stereotype of the Periphery or Animals as Leaders soundalike with a plural noun name, preppy-looking members in dress shirts, a vocalist (if the band isn't an instrumental ensemble) whose clean singing voice sounds suspiciously similar to [[Music/LinkinPark Chester Bennington]] or [[Music/{{Deftones}} Chino Moreno]], guitarists who use Kiesels or Strandbergs, run everything through Axe-Fx, and play a mix of djent riffs, effects-laden atmospheric textures, and heavily processed fusionesque leadwork, and YouTube Website/YouTube channels that are mostly covers and Jared Dines-aping comedy sketches exists for a reason, and all but the most self-unaware djent musicians will probably laugh with you and/or offer several additional components if you bring it up.

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* Music/AfterTheBurialMusic/AfterTheBurial (also deathcore)



* Betraying the Martyrs (also deathcore)



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* The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (also deathcore)

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* The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (also deathcore)deathcore and mathcore)


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* FollowTheLeader: One of the biggest criticisms of the genre, and even its musicians will (half-jokingly) admit to it. The stereotype of the Periphery or Animals as Leaders soundalike with a plural noun name, preppy-looking members in dress shirts, a vocalist (if the band isn't an instrumental ensemble) whose clean singing voice sounds suspiciously similar to [[Music/LinkinPark Chester Bennington]] or [[Music/{{Deftones}} Chino Moreno]], guitarists who use Kiesels or Strandbergs, run everything through Axe-Fx, and play a mix of djent riffs, effects-laden atmospheric textures, and heavily processed fusionesque leadwork, and YouTube channels that are mostly covers and Jared Dines-aping comedy sketches exists for a reason, and all but the most self-unaware djent musicians will probably laugh with you and/or offer several additional components if you bring it up.
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* Music/{{DVSR}} (also RapMetal)
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* Music/{{DVSR}} (also RapMetal)
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* Music/{{Within the Ruins}} (also Deathcore and Metalcore)
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* The Contortionist (earlier material, still has some traces on their later works)

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* The Contortionist (earlier material, still has some traces abandoned the genre completely in favor of prog-tinged post-hardcore on their later works)''Clairvoyant'')
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* Music/TheAlgorithm
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Because djent refers to a style of guitar playing, the genre of metal largely depends on the band in question. A lot of bands sound very different from each outside of the djent guitar. For example, compare Animals as Leaders to Twelve Foot Ninja, or Periphery to Hacktivist. Though, ProgressiveMetal and {{Metalcore}} are the most common overlaps, AlternativeMetal, NuMetal, and MelodicDeathMetal combinations are also popular.
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* Music/ThreatSignal (Also MelodicDeathMetal)



* Music/ThreatSignal (Also MelodicDeathMetal)
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* Car Bomb (''w^w^^w^w/Waveform'' onward, also mathcore)


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* The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (also deathcore)
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* Music/TwelveFootNinja

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* Music/TwelveFootNinjaMusic/TwelveFootNinja (mixed with FunkMetal)
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* Music/TwelveFootNinja
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'''Djent''' is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by heavy syncopated riffs, polyrythmic drumming and irregular time signatures which became popular in the early 2010s. Essentially, a cross between ProgressiveMetal and GrooveMetal.

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'''Djent''' is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by heavy syncopated riffs, polyrythmic drumming polyrhythmic drumming, and irregular time signatures which became popular in the early 2010s.2010s. Later bands also added in other elements that became commonly associated with the genre, namely clean, ethereal atmospheric textures, [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] overtones, and occasionally clean singing depending on the act. Essentially, a cross between ProgressiveMetal and GrooveMetal.


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* A Fine Constant


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* Polyphia
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* The Contortionist (earlier material, still has some traces on their later works)



* Entheos (''Primal'', mixed with TechnicalDeathMetal; they mostly shed this on ''The Infinite Nothing'')



* Music/{{Volumes}}

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* Music/{{Volumes}}Music/{{Volumes}} (also {{Deathcore}} and NuMetal)



* InternetBackdraft[=/=]FlameBait: Go onto any metal forum, ask if Djent is a genre and see what happens.

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* InternetBackdraft[=/=]FlameBait: Go onto any metal forum, ask if Djent is a genre and see what happens. If you want a ''really'' vicious response, go onto a prog forum.
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* Music/{{Issues}} (prominently on their second album)

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* Music/{{Issues}} (prominently on their second album)album, also {{Metalcore}}, NuMetal, and {{Pop}} music)

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* Music/AfterTheBurial



* Music/BornofOsiris (Also {{Deathcore}} and [[TechnicalDeathMetal Progressive Death Metal]])

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* Music/BornofOsiris Music/BornOfOsiris (Also {{Deathcore}} and [[TechnicalDeathMetal Progressive Death Metal]])



* Music/InHeartsWake



* Music/{{Periphery}} (The current [[TropeCodifier face]] of the subgenre)

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* Music/{{Periphery}} (The current [[TropeCodifier face]] of the subgenre)GenrePopularizer)


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* SopranoAndGravel: Very frequent, much like {{Metalcore}}.
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* Music/IBuiltTheSky
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* Music/{{Issues}} (prominently on their second album)
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* Music/{{Exotype}} (a strange example of this overlapping with a slew of both metal and ElectronicMusic genres)
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* DiscreditedMeme: Most bands in the genre are utterly sick of the "but will it djent?" meme.
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* Music/AfterTheBurial
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* Music/{{DVSR}} (also [[NuMetal Rap Metal]])

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* Music/{{DVSR}} (also [[NuMetal Rap Metal]])RapMetal)



* Music/{{Hacktivist}} (mixed with [[HipHop grime]])

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* Music/{{Hacktivist}} (mixed with [[HipHop grime]])grime]] and NuMetal)

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* Music/DestinyPotatoMusic/DestinyPotato (a rare female-fronted example)


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* Music/{{Ravenscry}} (overlaps with GothicMetal and AlternativeMetal; another female-fronted example)


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* Music/UnevenStructure (mixed with [[PostRock Post-Metal]])
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* Music/DestinyPotato
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* Music/{{Intervals}}
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* Music/{{DVSR}} (also [[NuMetal Rap Metal]])
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Primary Stylistic Influences (Djent) :
+ GrooveMetal, ProgressiveMetal, AvantGardeMetal
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Secondary Stylistic Influences (Djent):
+ NuMetal, {{Metalcore}}, MelodicDeathMetal, TechnicalDeathMetal, {{Deathcore}}
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'''Djent''' is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by heavy syncopated riffs, polyrythmic drumming and irregular time signatures which became popular in the early 2010s. Essentially, a cross between ProgressiveMetal and GrooveMetal.

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!! Bands typically considered to be Djent include:

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* Music/AfterTheBurial
* Music/AnimalsAsLeaders
* Music/BornofOsiris (Also {{Deathcore}} and [[TechnicalDeathMetal Progressive Death Metal]])
* Music/{{Deadlock}} (On ''The Arsonist'', previous material was MelodicDeathMetal.)
* Music/{{Erra}} (Also has some strong {{Metalcore}} influences)
* Music/{{Hacktivist}} (mixed with [[HipHop grime]])
* Music/{{Meshuggah}} (UrExample, TropeMaker, and TropeNamer)
* Music/{{Monuments}}
* Music/{{Mnemic}} (Overlaps with NuMetal and Industrial)
* Music/{{Nevermore}} (UrExample; quite possibly the only djent band ever that overlaps with PowerMetal)
* Ovid's Withering (overlaps with deathcore and SymphonicMetal)
* Music/{{Periphery}} (The current [[TropeCodifier face]] of the subgenre)
* Skyharbor
* Music/{{SikTh}} (early TropeCodifier, also NuMetal. The EnsembleDarkhorse of the subgenre)
* Music/{{Sybreed}} (overlaps with Industrial and MelodicDeathMetal)
* Music/{{Tesseract}} (an incredibly rare example that only uses clean vocals; also a respected example)
* Music/{{Textures}} (another EnsembleDarkhorse due to their unique and atmospheric sound)
* Music/ThreatSignal (Also MelodicDeathMetal)
* Music/VeilOfMaya (also {{Deathcore}})
* Music/{{Vildhjarta}}
* Music/{{Volumes}}
* Music/{{Xerath}} (mixed with SymphonicMetal)
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!! Djent contains the following tropes:
* DeadUnicornTrope - Djent bands are stereotyped as always using 8 and 9-string guitars, largely due to the influence of Meshuggah. In reality, most bands in the genre use downtuned seven strings.
* IAmTheBand: In Djent, a lot of "bands" in the genre are really just one guy who can play guitar and bass using programmed drums. The genre has become rather notorious for that.
* InternetBackdraft[=/=]FlameBait: Go onto any metal forum, ask if Djent is a genre and see what happens.
* TropeCodifier - {{Music/Periphery}}
* TropeMaker - {{Music/Meshuggah}}
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