djent

1. neologismuncountableA 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

present singular third person djents · participle present djenting · participle past djented · past djented

1. slangTo play a djent riff.

   It may have thirteen strings, but can it Djent?

   2016, Patrick Johnson, Departure

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   Be creative in your arrangement for maximum djenting effectiveness.

   2020 February 7, Tyler Larson, “Djent for Dummies: A How-To Guide”, in Guitar World

   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