Djent, the metal geek's microgenre

Ever since Metallica took on Napster, the metal scene has been wary of the internet – until the heavily digitally processed sound of djent began to coalesce in bedrooms worldwideHardcore techno has given us donk, electronica has skweee, and now heavy metal can boast the addition of its own onomatopoeic microgenre: djent. The sound of a heavily digitally processed power chord, djent is the name for the elastic, syncopated guitar riff beloved of a new breed of progressive metal musicians. So far...

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