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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

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Steve Vai performing with Tim Henson and Scott LePage

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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[L-R] Scott LePage, Steve Vai and Tim Henson

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

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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

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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

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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

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Tim Henson of Polyphia

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

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Tim Henson of Polyphia

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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The members of Polyphia playing in their studio

Polyphia’s staggering guitar genius is front and center in this full-band playthrough of Neurotica

By Matt Owen published

Tim Henson, Scott LePage, Clay Gober and Clay Aeschliman showcase their chemistry in an exemplary performance featuring a brace of eye-catching Ibanez guitars

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Tim Henson playing guitar

Watch Tim Henson’s masterful unplugged rendition of Polyphia’s Neurotica

By Matt Owen published

Henson delivers a knockout performance of Polyphia's wild, rage beat-inspired track on his custom Ibanez nylon-string guitar

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