List of djent bands

This article is a list of notable 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 of this sound.

Artists

Band Origin Years active References After the Burial United States 2004–present The Afterimage Canada 2012–2018 A Life Once Lost United States 1999–2013 Animals as Leaders United States 2007–present Arch Echo United States 2016–present Bad WolvesUnited States2017–present Born of Osiris United States 2003–present Circle of ContemptFinland2006–present The Contortionist United States 2007–present CloudkickerUnited States2005–present Currents United States 2011–present DVSRAustralia2013–present Erra United States 2009–present Fellsilent United Kingdom 2003–2010 Forevermore United States 2009–present Hacktivist United Kingdom 2011–present Humanity's Last Breath Sweden 2009–present Intervals Canada 2011–present Invent Animate United States 2011–present Jinjer Ukraine 2008–present The Korea Russia 2003–present Mechina United States 2004–present Meshuggah Sweden 1987–present Monuments United Kingdom 2007–present Northlane Australia 2009–present Novelists France 2013–present Periphery United States 2005–present "Djent, the metal geek's microgenre". The Guardian. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011Polyphia (early)United States2010–presentReflectionsUnited States2010–present Rivers of Nihil (early) United States 2009–present "Rivers of Nihil – The Conscious Seed of Light Review". AngryMetalGuy. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022 Scale the Summit United States 2004–present SirensUnited States2011–present Skyharbor India 2010–present Sleep Token United Kingdom 2016-present SpiritboxCanada2016–presentStructuresCanada2009–presentTakatakPakistan2009–present Tesseract United Kingdom 2007–present Textures Netherlands 2001–2017, 2023–present The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (later)United States2004–2012Uneven StructureFrance2008–presentUnprocessedGerman2013–present Veil of Maya United States 2004–present Vildhjarta Sweden 2005–present Voices from the FuselageUnited Kingdom2010–present Vola Denmark 2006–present Volumes United States 2009–present Within the Ruins United States 2003–present Xerath United Kingdom 2007–present

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