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“Ow, it's burning!”: watch Justin Hawkins try to play like Polyphia
By Sam Roche published
The Darkness frontman reacts to Ego Death, the prog-rockers' head-spinning new single with Steve Vai

Polyphia take a blues-rock turn in blistering guest spot with Steve Vai
By Matt Owen last updated
The prog-rock pioneers swapped their trademark taps and meticulously composed melodies for pentatonic licks, lashings of wah and even a few “boomer bends”
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Steve Vai was taken aback when he heard how Polyphia cut up his guest solo: “I thought, ‘Maybe they didn’t like what I did!’”
By Sam Roche published
But guitarist Tim Henson reassures Vai that his contribution to Ego Death was instrumental to the creative direction of the song

Watch Tim Henson shred his mesmerizing parts for Polyphia's Ego Death in new playthrough video
By Matt Parker published
Henson has shared a quick clip of the Vai-powered crossover single from the comfort of his home

Tim Henson showcases the dizzying complexity of Polyphia’s new single in ABC riff playthrough
By Matt Owen published
But, with a slowed-down performance as well, it might just be your best chance at cracking the impossible-sounding sonic code

Polyphia's upcoming album Remember That You Will Die will feature Steve Vai and Deftones' Chino Moreno
By Matt Owen published
The hip-hop-meets-shred heroes' fourth studio effort – now revealed to be arriving October 28 via Rise Records – has been previewed with its latest mind-bending single, ABC

Tim Henson: “Between every album, I think: how can I level my s**t up?”
By Ellie Rogers published
The Polyphia virtuoso on going unplugged with a new nylon-string Ibanez signature, taking lessons from Tosin Abasi, and the never-ending search for new ways to augment guitar music

Tim Henson: “When you compose something, it should sound good in its most bare state. Once it sounds good, you can add whatever you want”
By Sam Roche published
The Polyphia guitarist breaks down his newfound love of nylon-string acoustic guitar
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