I suppose it goes without saying that I found that then bought the album off eMusic.

i think i'd rather listen to cats having sex

Is the number of strings you have going to become the djent equivalent of being grim, kvlt and necro in Black Metal I wonder?

Jesus, Sleep were incredible yesterday. Anyone else go?

I was very close to going, although mainly for the Reign In Blood performance.. but I was festival last weekend in Germany (Deathkult Open Air) and couldn't justify the cost for another break from work.

..So this time last week I was eagerly anticipating seeing Inquisition later on in the day. They reinforced why they're my favourite band of the last few years:

Inquisition at Deathkult

I love how they create such an encompasing sound and atmosphere with just two members.

Yep, me too.....

You've just summed up 99.9999% of all djent.

Yep, just because you can doesn't mean you should (i.e. all well and good being able to play these complex riffs but if it's not got soul then what's the point?...)

It's also why Meshuggah (not djent) will always be the best - their riffs always have a soul to them imo

oh, i don't disagree chaps...i just felt it needed to be seen to be believed!! the whole djent argument is a storm in a teacup as hornet alluded to.plenty of modern metal is soul free.i think a lot of it has to do with digital recording techniques and the methods used to "tidy up" all what is going on.you have a mega complex riff that you want to record perfectly with every drum and choke in perfect syncopation..........cheat!! you can digitally scrub out missed beats, missed strums etc and synthetically replicate giving an overall less organic feel to everything.periphery's debut album or animals as leaders first album are perfect examples of this digital sheen to everything.
but i have a real soft spot for electronic music and as such love depeche mode and how all that developed in to stuff like nine inch nails.....i actually like that detatched,robotic feel

Me too, hence why I'm now providing live drums for an industrial electronica artist here in the North East - nothing like a bit of Oontz these days along with the chug of metal...