djent meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

djent

noun

/d͡ʒɛnt/

Etymology 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.

Neologism 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.2015, Brian Giffin, Encyclopaedia of Australian Heavy Metal, page 2232:

djent

verb

Etymology 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.

Slang To play a djent riff.

It may have thirteen strings, but can it Djent?2016, Patrick Johnson, Departure:
Be creative in your arrangement for maximum djenting effectiveness.2020 February 7, Tyler Larson, “Djent for Dummies: A How-To Guide”, in Guitar World:

1 more example

A particular meme sees individuals preoccupied with the question "does it djent?", a way of ascertaining the suitability of equipment (Rabea Massaad 2015).2021, Steven Gamble, How Music Empowers: Listening to Modern Rap and Metal:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.