YOUR FRIDAY DJOSE OF DJENT

Remember the “cool boy named Karen” Grigoryan of Russian metal band Sumatra? He’s got a new song called “Winds Towards Sezam,” and as is so often the case in the djent world he’s released it via a video that shows him playing through all the parts in sync. Thanks to MS reader “\emetal” for sending this in. Dig it:

Our second dose comes from Finland’s We Are the Illusion. We Are the Illusion certainly aren’t the most original band on the block — they borrow plenty from myriad Sumeriancore bands, most notably Veil of maya — but they’re quite capable and seem to have a good grasp on songwriting. Check out “The Podium” from their new EP The Podium of Lies, which will be available for free download next week:

And a djolly djenty weekend to you too.

-VN