djent
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djent
- /d͡ʒɛnt/
Sounds like gent · Rhymes with -ɛnt
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeia for a high-gain, distorted palm-muted, low pitch guitar sound; coined by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal (b. 1970) of the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah.
noun
- 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. […] they later evolved into a progressive technical metal band with elements of mathcore and djent.
verb djents · djenting · djented
- To play a djent riff. It may have thirteen strings, but can it Djent?
Translations
Talk about this word "djent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/djent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. djent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/djent "djent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/djent.Cite this
@misc{djent_2026,
title = {djent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/djent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
