Tim Henson, a guitarist in the burgeoning instrumental prog-rock act Polyphia, recently opined why it's "not really cool to be in a metal band." Henson (pictured above, seated) said as much while ...

Polyphia, a Plano band that is hard to nail down to just one genre, is ramping up to release its third full-length studio album. Bassist Clay Gober told the Phoenix New Times that the album, set to ...

Polyphia’s fourth album, Remember That You Will Die, took the Texas instrumentalists to viral heights that seemed impossible for virtuoso guitar music in 2022. Flanked by guests spanning Steve Vai to ...

Sep. 30—Scott LePage knows caffeine has many effects on him. Yet, he still consumes it. "I hit about 27 or 28, and I started to feel like I needed it," he says. "It's a weird thing. I thought I would ...

Weedle-e-weedle-e-weedle-eEEEee! Okay, it’s difficult to capture the ecstatic squeal of an electric guitar in words, but you get the idea. Polyphia are some of the most innovative progenitors of ...

Rock bands are traditionally well oiled machines onstage, keenly in touch with one another. But sometimes all it can take is one technical mishap to throw a wrench even into the finest of touring ...

On Polyphia’s first trip to Japan, the band got to meet fans they’d never had the chance to meet before, play new venues halfway across the world—and jam with one of their most talented fans, Li-sa-X.

Instrumental progressive music and chart success rarely go hand in hand, but Texan quartet Polyphia have managed to make it work. After dropping in July last year, their EP The Most Hated reached #41 ...

Polyphia's sweater game is as strong as their musicianship. (Photo by Alana Ann Lopez) Polyphia is making shredding sexy. Musicians whose technical prowess on the guitar (or any other instrument) is ...

For any band, having your sound go to shit mid-show is a big problem. For a band as technical and unhinged as Polyphia, it’s a nightmare. The Texas instrumental rock act’s shtick is entirely based on ...