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Polyphia make instrumental rock and metal where the guitar playing is the whole show. Tim Henson and Scott LePage trade lead parts that borrow as much from pop and hip-hop as from metal, all clipped tones, tapped runs, and clean melodies. Coming out of Plano, Texas, they built a huge following online and ended up pulling a new generation of players toward technical guitar music.
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New Levels New Devils (2018). It's the record where their sound fully clicked — tight, melodic, and rhythmically sharp without showing off for its own sake. "G.O.A.T." and "O.D." are the quickest way to hear what they do.
Biography
Polyphia is an American rock band based in Plano, Texas, formed in 2010. The group consists of guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage, bassist Clay Gober, and drummer Clay Aeschliman. Rooted in a heavy metal sound in their early releases, the band's music evolved into a more progressive rock style in their later productions, combining elements of electronic and hip-hop music. Polyphia has released five studio albums, one live record, two EPs, and numerous singles.
Their third album, New Levels New Devils, was their first to chart, reaching 61 on the Billboard 200. Their fourth album, Remember That You Will Die, released in October 2022, debuted at number 33. Their fifth album, Be Not Afraid, came out in October 2026.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2026BE NOT AFRAIDAlbum
- 2022Remember That You Will DieAlbum
- 2018New Levels New DevilsAlbum
- 2017The Most HatedEP
- 2016RenaissanceAlbum
- 2014MuseAlbum
- 2013InspireEP
- 2011ResurrectEP
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