Polyphia Albums Ranked

Polyphia is a primarily instrumental progressive rock band based in Plano, Texas that formed in 2010. The band was originally known for classical guitar covers on YouTube. Their first EP, Inspire, and first LP Muse both show the band’s appreciation for pop music. However, both works employ more progressive metal influences than their later releases. This associated them with the djent movement, although they were characteristically less heavy and more melody-based than their peers. Their second LP studio album, Renaissance, saw the band diverge further away from metal, into more progressive rock and math rock-influenced sound. They also began to mix elements of EDM, Funk, and Hip-hop into the mix with the single LIT, a remix of the song Light, the second track on Renaissance. This sound was further developed with the release of their second EP The Most Hated and third LP New Levels New Devils, which featured production from hip-hop and EDM producers Judge and Y2K. Here are all of Polyphia’s albums ranked.

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3. Muse (2014)

“I’ll join in with the others saying this is creative and solid, because that’s what it is in my books too. Rather interesting twist on the progressive side of metal and djent, having a lot of electronic moments to it as well. At first I almost got the feeling of some console game music, before it turned into more metal. And I believe this blend between kind of electro elements (more electro than “fake symphonies”) and the progressive metal is what caught my attention. And fair enough, my interest in the album kept all the way through it.”

2. New Levels New Devils (2018)

“Danceable math rock can be a damn good time, is what i found after listening to this one. I can definitly understand the polarizing reaction it received, but the way it transforms complex guitar riffs into danceable rhytmns is pretty damn incredible, and the slight electronic and jazz influences make it standout even more.”

1. Renaissance (2016)

“Flawlessly played and produced prog-metal instrumental album. Some great and inventive melodies, specially during the first half of the album. It looses some steam by the second half, more variation would be nice. Still one of the best instrumental albums of 2016.”