Anyone familiar with the band Meshuggah or the name Bulb should already be well familiar with the concept and sound of Djent.When I was younger I - hell I'm only 23 - I used to enjoy listening to Meshuggah purely for their intriguing, complex and technical style of music which evolves constantly with each new album. Tracks like Rational Gaze, Glints Collide, New Millenium Cyanide Christ, Stengah, Future Breed Machine and many more, provide a good intro primer to the world of Djent.
Despite my past knowledge of the 'genre', it wasn't until six months ago when my seeming love affair with Djent kicked into high gear. In March of 2010, Misha Mansoor (aka Bulb) rolled into town with Periphery for what turned out to be an eye (and ear) opening evening. I had recognized Misha when he came on stage from some Youtube videos I had seen of him, under his moniker Bulb. Once I got home after their set I immediately went on the manhunt for more. It wouldn't take me long to find out that their debut album would be dropping on April 20th and that got me excited to say the least.
More recently I was able to get in two distinct and quality acts when I saw Animals as Leaders and Veil of Maya during their stint on the Summer Slaughter tour, whom comprise two of my currently favorite bands.
Since then I've found myself drowning in Djent, always trying to keep up on news and new releases from a truly extensive collective of music, bridging gaps all over the progressive and metal scenes. The next few months promise to bring some very high quality sounds from the Djent circuit, including album releases which are sure to vie for my personal choice for best album of the year.So don't be surprised to see this Blaarg get drowned in Djent. I plan on doing some highlights in the future on artists and songs that have piqued my interest - and reviews of albums I'm hotly anticipating, including Irreversible by some of my favorite Swedish Djentlemen, Vildhjarta.
On that note I'll leave you with a bit of Djenty goodness:
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