Within the last year, djent has picked up followers by the truckload, replacing the tedium of deathcore with some long awaited inspiration and… also some more tedium. Low tunings and monotone vocals an interesting band do not make. So why should you bother with another 8-string-aping sound-alike? Because France’s Om Mani doesn’t really sound like Meshuggah, and they sure don’t sound like Periphery, either.

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Lots of you responded to our Readers Choice bitch-fest last week by sending us emails asking us to check out bands… and lo and behold, you actually included links! Here are are a couple of my favorites; I’ll spare you meaningless descriptions of what these bands sound like ’cause, ya know, you should be able to decide for yourselves.

• Circles in Autumn
• Om Mani

Enjoy. As always, tell us what you think in the comments.

-VN