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List Of Djent Bands
This article is a list of bands and musical artists described as playing djent. Djent () is a subgenre of progressive metal, distinguished by a high-gain, distorted, palm-muted, low-pitch guitar sound. The name "djent" is an onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as ''oink'', ''m ... of this sound. Artists References {{DEFAULTSORT:Djent bands, List of Djent Lists of heavy metal bands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djent
Djent () is a subgenre of progressive metal characterised by its use of off-beat and complex rhythm patterns. Its distinctive sound is that of high-gain, distorted, palm-muted, down-tuned strings. The name "djent" is an onomatopoeia of this sound. Development Fredrik Thordendal, lead guitarist of Swedish band Meshuggah, is considered the originator of the djent technique."Djent, the metal geek's microgenre" ''The Guardian''. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011 However, the band did not coin the term itself; In a 2018 interview by Rauta, Meshuggah guitarist apologised for the band's role in creating the "djent" genre. Other bands important in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Contortionist
The Contortionist is an American progressive metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana. Formed in 2007, the band consists of guitarists Robby Baca and Cameron Maynard, drummer Joey Baca, vocalist Mike Lessard, bassist Jordan Eberhardt, and keyboardist Eric Guenther. They have released four studio albums and three EPs. The band signed with E1 and Good Fight Music in early 2010. History The Contortionist formed in 2007 under the name At the Hands of Machines with vocalist Jake Morris, guitarists Roby Baca and Cameron Maynard, bassist Christopher Tilley, and drummer Joey Baca. The band's first release, the EP ''Sporadic Movements'', was released later that year. At the Hands of Machines changed their name to The Contortionist following the EP's release and the same line-up recorded the EP ''Shapeshifter'', which was released in September 2008. These two EPs featured a deathcore sound in contrast to the band's later works. Following the release of ''Shapeshifter'', vocalist Jake Morris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northlane
Northlane are an Australian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Sydney, formed in 2009. The band comprises guitarists Jon Deiley and Josh Smith, drummer Nic Pettersen and vocalist Marcus Bridge. Northlane have released six studio albums: ''Discoveries (Northlane album), Discoveries'' (11 November 2011); ''Singularity (Northlane album), Singularity'' (22 March 2013), which reached No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart; ''Node (album), Node'' (24 July 2015), a number-one album; ''Mesmer (album), Mesmer'' (24 March 2017), ''Alien (Northlane album), Alien'' (2 August 2019) and ''Obsidian (Northlane album), Obsidian'' (22 April 2022). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 the group won the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album, Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album category for their album ''Node''. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the band won again with ''Mesmer''. The band won the Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album category for the third time at the ARIA Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monuments (metal Band)
Monuments are a British progressive metal band formed by former Fellsilent guitarist, John Browne, and former Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza guitarist, Josh Travis. The band has released four studio albums through Century Media Records: ''Gnosis'' (2012), '' The Amanuensis'' (2014), ''Phronesis'' (2018) and '' In Stasis'' (2022). History The band was formed by Fellsilent guitarist John Browne and the Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza guitarist Josh Travis in 2007. After various lineup changes, the band signed with Century Media Records in 2012, announcing the addition of singer Matt Rose the same day. Their debut album, ''Gnosis'', came out on 28 August 2012. The band took part in the Euroblast European Tour with Jeff Loomis, Vildhjarta, and Stealing Axion. Another European tour with Born of Osiris and After the Burial followed in early 2013. By March 2013, the band parted ways with vocalist Matt Rose. In July 2013, it was announced that former Periphery and current Ever For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meshuggah
Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1985. Originally, the band's name was Metallien. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Jens Kidman, guitarists Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström, drummer Tomas Haake and bassist Dick Lövgren. Since its formation, the band has released nine studio albums, six EPs and eight music videos. Their latest studio album, '' Immutable'', was released in April 2022 via Atomic Fire Records. Meshuggah has become known for their innovative musical style and their complex, polymetered song structures and polyrhythms. They rose to fame as a significant act in extreme underground music, became an influence for modern metal bands, and gained a cult following. The band was labelled as one of the ten most important hard rock and heavy metal bands by ''Rolling Stone'' and as the most important band in metal by ''Alternative Press''. In the late 2000s, the band was an inspiration for the djent subgenre. In 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invent Animate
Invent Animate (previously stylized as Invent, Animate) is an American progressive metalcore band from Port Neches, Texas. The band formed in late 2011 and self-released their debut EP titled ''Waves'' on March 13, 2012. After a number of regional tours and increasing popularity in the online djent community, the band was signed up by Tragic Hero Records in February 2014. The band announced they would release their debut full-length record titled '' Everchanger'' on August 26, 2014. Their sophomore album ''Stillworld'' was released on July 8, 2016. Their third album and first with Marcus Vik, ''Greyview'', was released on March 13, 2020. History Formation and ''Waves'' (2011-2013) Invent Animate formed in 2011 and immediately began working on their first EP ''Waves''. The six track EP was recorded at 456 Recordings with producer Brian Hood, former drummer of Mychildren Mybride. The EP was heavily featured on many online blogs such as ItDjents, Chugcore, got-djent, The Daily Mosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intervals (band)
Intervals is a Canadian progressive metal band. Formed in Toronto, Ontario, the band has toured throughout Canada and the United States with bands such as Animals as Leaders, Protest the Hero, Between the Buried and Me and The Contortionist. Intervals released two EPs, ''The Space Between'' (2011) and ''In Time'' (2012), and their debut full-length album ''A Voice Within'' on March 4, 2014, featuring vocals by Mike Semesky. After the exit of every band member except for guitarist Aaron Marshall, follow-up albums ''The Shape of Colour'' (2015), ''The Way Forward'' (2017), and ''Circadian'' (2020) were released. History Formation and ''The Space Between'' EP (2011–2012) Intervals was formed in Toronto, Ontario in 2011 as a creative outlet for guitarist Aaron Marshall after quitting his previous band, "Speak of the Devil". After releasing two songs online ("Still Winning" & "Duality"), Anup, Lukas and Matt joined the band. Their first EP ''The Space Between'' was recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MetalSucks
MetalSucks is a heavy metal music-themed news website. The site features reviews, interviews, information on latest metal releases and blog-like posts from the writers, most notably Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg. History The site was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg who use the pen names Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg. In April 2009, MetalSucks was awarded Metal Hammer's Web of Death Award for "Best Reviews" for its "honest, insightful, unpretentious – and fun – reviews." On October 4, 2009, one of the writers for MetalSucks was accused of leaking the album ''Axe to Fall'' by Converge onto the internet prior to its official release. The site formally apologized for the leak. On April 12, 2011, F.Y.E. released the MetalSucks Fan Pack, a CD compilation that included 20 bands and a T-shirt. The item was exclusive only to F.Y.E. stores. On August 15, 2011, MetalSucks announced The Metal Suckfest, a two-day music festival to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacktivist (band)
Hacktivist are a British rap metal band formed in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England in 2011. They released a self-titled EP in 2012 followed by their debut studio album, ''Outside the Box,'' in 2016. The band's second studio album, ''Hyperdialect,'' was released in 2021. History Hacktivist began in 2011 when former guitarist Timfy James left his previous band Heart of a Coward. James claims that the formation of Hacktivist was a "fluke", with no intention of developing such a style, but the group was born when peer J Hurley, a local rapper with little history in the metal scene, began recording vocals over some of James' demos. After the demos became very popular online, James decided to recruit a full lineup, bringing in Richard Hawking on drums, Josh Gurner (ex- Sacred Mother Tongue) on bass and Ben Marvin (James's former bandmate in Heart Of A Coward) as a second vocalist. In 2012, the band put out a self-titled EP resulting in debut single "Unlike Us" reaching No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HM Magazine
''HM Magazine'' is a monthly, digital and print on demand publication focusing on hard music and alternative culture of interest to Christians. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The magazine states that its goal is to "honestly and accurately cover the current state of hard music and alternative culture from a faith-based perspective." It is known for being one of the first magazines dedicated to covering Christian metal. The magazine's content includes features; news; album, live show and book reviews; culture coverage and columns. HM's occasional "So and So Says" feature is known for getting into artists' deeper thoughts on Jesus Christ, spirituality, and politics. History In 1985, Doug Van Pelt started ''Heaven's Metal'' as a fanzine. It was Van Pelt's friend who would later place a classified ad in the 100th issue of ''Kerrang!,'' a British magazine focused on covering rock musicians and bands. During that time, Christian Metal as a genre began to gain more attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forevermore (band)
Forevermore is an American metalcore band from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2009. They are signed to Solid State Records and ''Telos Telos (; ) is a term used by philosopher Aristotle to refer to the final cause of a natural organ or entity, or of a work of human art. Intentional actualization of potential or inherent purpose,"Telos.''Philosophy Terms'' Retrieved 3 May 2020. ...'' is their first work on the label. Members Current * Kramer Lowe – vocals (ex- Onward to Olympas, ex-Caught in Line of Fire) (2014 - present) * Jared Storm – guitar (ex-The Onset) (2009–present) * Alex Smith – guitar (ex-The Onset) (2009–present) * Michael Taylor – bass (ex-Wings of a Martyr) * Sammy Vaughn – drums (2009–present) Former * Jordan Furr – vocals (2009 - 2013) * Derek Belser – bass Discography Studio albums EPs * ''In the End'' (2010, Independent) References {{Authority control Metalcore musical groups from Indiana Musical groups from Indianapolis 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellsilent
Fellsilent (also typeset as FELLSILENT) were a British heavy metal band from Milton Keynes. They possessed a technical, polyrhythmic style, similar to bands such as Meshuggah and Sikth. The band also focused on some melodic elements. They released their debut album ''The Hidden Words'' in 2008 which gained immediate popularity among metal fans. Touring with other British bands such as Enter Shikari and Exit Ten helped them to gain further popularity. In 2008, Fellsilent signed to US record label Sumerian Records. Influences Fellsilent listed many influences including bands such as Meshuggah, Sikth, Textures and the early heavy metal band Led Zeppelin. This mix of new and old was an important tool utilized by the band in pioneering the genre. Reception ''Kerrang!'' Magazine noted the band highly saying: "The six piece stir up some seriously brutal technical bludgeoning riffs interspersed with stratospheric choruses, an exciting and invigorating soundtrack to break things ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
