Djent!

Do you remember my topic about Djent here?

Djent? Somebody explain...

That's my Djent topic which there's here.

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=73190&title=djent

Xanatos wrote: Tapfret wrote: It was really cool before it had a name. Now its just another trend.  Dont tell you are one of that guys that when his favorite music gets popular they leave it? xD , also Djent is the coolest name in the music industry  for me

No, its just that more is not always better. The style is great as an element, but not necessarily as its own stylistic pigeon hole. It becomes kind of like reggae: great ingredient, but becomes redundant as a main dish. I love several bands which are frequently labeled Djent, but I find them to have a lot more than just the Djent thing happening. Animals as Leaders, 1980, Coprofago all hold on to there own corner of the market by maintaining contrast. I love that stuff. Periphery...meh...I respect that they are composing and performing very complex pieces, but it becomes a bit redundant in tits heavy handedness and complexity.

I remember the very first song I heard by Meshuggah, Soulburn. When the drums came in I remember thinking, "Its like Pantera with some bizarre amorphous Mitch Mitchell beat". Then when the Holdsworthesque guitar solo came in, I kind of teared up a bit. I had been on about a 5 year new metal free diet and that song made my want to reacquaint myself with it. But few have had that effect on me since. Meshuggah, as a matter of fact, has worn thin. I still love to listen to None and DEI, but little else by them. 

Just my take on it.