Google ‘djent’ and you’ll be hit with over 2.5 million search results. On Instagram, #djent has been used well over one billion times. So, with players pushing the boundaries of the style of guitar ...

Following our lists on ’90s metalcore and 2000s post-hardcore, this edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 15 classic albums from metalcore’s most popular era. Check out five songs we recommend ...

While to some the djent scene feels still like a blooming subgenre, there have been many developments and offshoots born from the musical style's decade-long life. Of course, there are essential ...

Metal has so many subgenres and classifications it can be impossible to keep up with them all. It’s so complicated at times that some bands don’t even know what kind of music they play, and some ...

There’s a debate currently raging over at Gear Gods, where two of the site’s writers have gone head to head in the battle to end all battles: has djent ruined or has it improved metal? In one corner, ...

Every musical genre has room for expansion, evolution and possibility. Admittedly, metalcore has taken a lot of hits as of late. The accusations levied include everything from “boring” to “redundant” ...

It’s funny how projects change shape, sometimes. The two-year writing and recording process for Silent Planet’s ambitious fifth album was split in half by a van crash during a Wyoming snowstorm while ...

For many people, genres like metal, punk or hardcore are an acquired taste. You can't always jump straight from listening to Bieber singles on the radio to blasting August Burns Red. And just like ...