djent

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeia for a high-gain, distorted palm-muted, low pitch guitar sound; coined by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal.

Noun

djent (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A style of heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and technical complexity, and typically featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated riffs, and polyrhythms alongside virtuoso soloing.
    • 2015, Brian Giffin, Encyclopaedia of Australian Heavy Metal, page 2232:
      […] they later evolved into a progressive technical metal band with elements of mathcore and djent.
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