Sidivan
Fractal Fanatic
Personally, I don't think Djent is it's own genre. It's friggin' metal. I hate all that "Hardcore, Grindcore, Djent" sub-categorization. That being said, I'm a fan of Misha Monsoor of Periphery as both a guitar player, a writer, and a producer. He's got great chops, doesn't do predictable things in his riffs, and he recorded/produced that entire record. I have the pre-order double disc version and I actually prefer the second disc as it doesn't have vocals on it. I just wish he'd share some of his patches! (he's Bulb here on the forums).
Tosin Abasi from Animals as Leaders is a mind-numbingly good guitarist. I don't care for a lot of the tones he uses, but they work for him and the level of technical ability he possesses is insane.
I don't find myself a "Djent" fan, but I do like those bands in small doses. I loooooooooove Misha's tone. I can't figure out how to get that amazing mechanical sound and either nobody else knows or it's a closely guarded secret.
Tosin Abasi from Animals as Leaders is a mind-numbingly good guitarist. I don't care for a lot of the tones he uses, but they work for him and the level of technical ability he possesses is insane.
I don't find myself a "Djent" fan, but I do like those bands in small doses. I loooooooooove Misha's tone. I can't figure out how to get that amazing mechanical sound and either nobody else knows or it's a closely guarded secret.