djent

Etymology
Onomatopoeia for a high-gain, distorted palm-muted, low pitch guitar sound; coined by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal (b. 1970) of the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah.

Noun

 * 1)  A 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.

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 젠트
 * Russian: джент
 * Ukrainian: джент

Verb

 * 1)  To play a djent riff.

Translations

 * Russian: дже́нтить
 * Ukrainian: дже́нтити