Djent scene is... big *__*

Name some bands. I've read descriptions of what Djent is, and thought I understood. But I've been in some discussions and named Zero Hour as a djent band I love (it's one of the genres, along with Prog Metal, that rateyourmusic lists) and people told me they were definitely NOT djent. But based on some of the descriptions I've read they seem to fit the bill, plus rateyourmusic seems to think they do as well so...I dunno. But I love Zero Hour, and I love Animals as Leaders, and I like Blotted Science a lot, and Behold...the Arctopus as well, and in places I've seen people describe all of those as djent.

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dtguitarfan wrote:

Name some bands. I've read descriptions of what Djent is, and thought I understood. But I've been in some discussions and named Zero Hour as a djent band I love (it's one of the genres, along with Prog Metal, that rateyourmusic lists) and people told me they were definitely NOT djent. But based on some of the descriptions I've read they seem to fit the bill, plus rateyourmusic seems to think they do as well so...I dunno. But I love Zero Hour, and I love Animals as Leaders, and I like Blotted Science a lot, and Behold...the Arctopus as well, and in places I've seen people describe all of those as djent.

Cloudkicker

Animals as Leaders

Periphery

Tesseract

Uneven Structure

Chimp Spanner

Textures

Xerath

Vildhjarta

I don't think Zero Hour is djent, there are a few kind of djenty riffs, but that's just a minor feature. Especially as the band had been formed before the term was even coined. The term itself isn't very precise and I don't think there's anyone who's able to say what exactly is and what isn't djent. Those band's above are djent without a doubt - the fact that they're influenced by Meshuggah is obvious to say the least.

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I usually have a hard time listening to two tracks in a row from any band considered djent. Cloudkicker might be an exception, but the enjoyment I get from it is moderate at best. I don't really know enough to say anything about the whole scene, I just don't care enough.

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I don't mind djent. Some is good, and some isn't. I don't care much for Periphery (at least what I've heard so far), but I've enjoyed Animals As Leaders and Tesseract. I saw Chimp Spanner live once and found them an excellent band, and I even liked an EP by The Empire Shall Fall.

I went with the second option. Those "a few" bands are Animals as Leaders and Cloudkicker who, in a way, reinvented the style. I also kind of like Xerath who went symphonic with their djent. But I honestly can't stand Periphery, Tesseract and other bands of this kind. I hold a view that they just tamed the uncompromising nature of Meshuggah and made it more accessible and cheesy instead.

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I didn't even vote. Had there been a "Some I like, and some I don't like" option, then I'd gone with that one.

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Poll Question: What do you think about that growing djent scene?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Most of those bands are good and inventive, great scene!	1	[5.88%]
Most of them are copycats, just a few good bands...	13	[76.47%]
Only Meshuggah! The rest of that "djent" scene is crappy!	1	[5.88%]
I don't like Meshuggah, much less this so called djent >_>	2	[11.76%]
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