Djent wasn’t well-known beyond the online communities it grew up in when Prog first encountered TesseracT in 2010. As they prepared to release their debut album, One, and embark on their first US tour, they offered an account of a movement that many suspected was a bit geeky – in an article that also tipped Periphery, Chimp Spanner, The Safety Fire and Textures as ones to watch.
You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t come across TesseracT before. Having formed from what is quite possibly the geekiest musical scene ever – it was born, raised and still thrives in internet-based communities – it’s not a stretch to say that the British prog metal quintet is quite a modern phenomenon. The sub-genre in question has a peculiar title: djent.
