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Polyphia announce new album Be Not Afraid, delay North American tour dates

By Matt Owen Published

New single Power in the Blood is out now

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American guitarist Tim Henson of the band Polyphia performs live on stage at the annual Rock Am Ring festival at Nuerburgring on June 09, 2024 in Nuerburg, Germany
Polyphia announces 2026 world tour – and they're bringing two of the biggest names in guitar playing with them

By Phil Weller Published

Tim Henson and co will play shows in North America, Europe, and the UK throughout 2026

Concert, Gigs & Tours
American guitarist Tim Henson of the band Polyphia performs live on stage at the annual Rock Am Ring festival at Nuerburgring on June 09, 2024 in Nuerburg, Germany
What are your thoughts on the new Polyphia single?

By Matt Owen Published

Tim Henson and co have released a surprise new single that ushers in a whole new genre – and CAN YOU FEEL IT has got guitar fans talking

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Guitarist Tim Henson of the American band Polyphia performs live on stage during a concert at the Huxleys on June 17, 2024 in Berlin, Germany
Polyphia have invented a new genre with their rave riffing new single, CAN YOU FEEL IT

By Matt Owen Published

Dance-djent becomes a thing as Polyphia gear up to release their hotly anticipated new record – and as they promised, it’s sounding heavy

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Guitarist Tim Henson of the American band Polyphia performs live on stage during a concert at the Huxleys on June 17, 2024 in Berlin, Germany
Tim Henson launches premium versions of his Ibanez nylon-electric signatures, the TOD100N and TOD100FMN

By Phil Weller Published

Now boasting Fishman undersaddle pickups and looking as sharp as ever, Ibanez is continuing its nylon-string guitar revolution

Acoustic-electric Guitars
Rick Graham – dressed in black and illuminated with a spotlight, against a black backdrop – holding his pink Charvel signature guitar
From Plini to Polyphia to onstage shoutouts from Nuno, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential names

By Amit Sharma Published

From Guthrie Govan, through to Jason Richardson and Andy James, Rick Graham has garnered friends, fans and guest-spots with guitar’s most technical talents – and helped a huge chunk of players to hone their craft along the way

Guitarists
Tim Henson of the band Polyphia performs live on stage at the annual Rock Am Ring festival at Nuerburgring on June 09, 2024 in Nuerburg, Germany.
Polyphia’s Tim Henson on making his game-changing Ibanez that started a nylon-string revolution

By Andrew Daly Published

Presenting electric guitar playability on a nylon-string platform, Henson’s TOD10N changed the world after he used it on Playing God

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January 2026
The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World

By Damian Fanelli Published

Includes a tribute to Space Ace and our guide to the biggest guitar news of the year, plus Nuno Bettencourt, 40 years of PRS Guitars and our first official transcription of Young Man Blues from Live at Leeds

Magazines
Guitarist Tim Henson of the American band Polyphia performs live on stage during a concert at the Huxleys on June 17, 2024 in Berlin, Germany
Polyphia's Tim Henson on the challenges he encountered while learning guitar after playing the violin for years

By Janelle Borg Published

Long before he changed the progressive metal game with Polyphia, Henson struggled with transitioning from violin to the guitar

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(from left) George Benson, Daron Malakian, Steve Vai, Marcin, and Yvette Young wield Ibanez guitars onstage
We chart 25 game-changing Ibanez guitarists

By Amit Sharma Published

While it’s easy to think of Ibanez as a company that’s solely at the cutting edge of metal machines for the modern age, they’ve also innovated much further afield, producing timeless acoustics, semi-hollows, and hollowbodies

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