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  • 19 - Djent and the Aesthetics of Post-Digital Metal

  • from Part V - Modern Metal Genres
  • Edited by Jan-Peter Herbst, University of Huddersfield
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music
    Published online:
    31 August 2023
    Print publication:
    14 September 2023, pp 265-280

  • Summary

    This chapter explores the evolution of the djent subgenre from the perspective of the musical, technological and environmental factors that have shaped its identity. The chapter considers the early circumstances of djent’s emergence during the early mid−2000s, with particular reference to the online culture which contributed to its wider transmission and proliferation. Key musical influences are also discussed, including djent’s roots in progressive metal and the work of bands such as Meshuggah and SikTh, as well as the subgenre’s interaction with electronic music aesthetics and popular music. A principal focus of the chapter is on the role of emerging digital technologies, particularly Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) and digital amplifier and drum kit modelling software, in the formation of djent’s musical and sonic characteristics. Finally, the chapter considers djent’s position as a subgenre within modern metal music and evaluates, with reference to the critical reception literature, the debates that persist concerning its legitimacy within metal.