Yes there has definitely been a <i></i>lot<i></i> of experimentation in the last decade with blending very technical death metal (following Meshuggah&#x27;s lead) with elements of jazz and melodic elements from prog rock and metal.<p>Gojira, for example has been carrying the Meshuggah sound forward while Between the Buried and Me, who was born from very technical and chaotic metal, almost devoid of groove, to extremely proggy and theatrical like Dream Theater.<p>Mastodon moved closer to rock from technical death metal and Opeth once a paragon of death metal, doesn&#x27;t even use death vocals any more.<p>For me at least it has been very interesting to see the exchange of ideas.