POLYPHIA
Release Fifth Studio Record
BE NOT AFRAID
With Rise Records
Watch New Music Video for
“LET THERE BE LIGHT”
Today, the genre-defying instrumental rock innovators Polyphia release their highly anticipated fifth full-length studio album BE NOT AFRAID with Rise Records. With the release, they put out a new music video directed by Caleb Young at Hand Crank Films for the standout track “LET THERE BE LIGHT.”
STREAM BE NOT AFRAID AND WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “LET THERE BE LIGHT”
“‘LET THERE BE LIGHT’ is one of those beloved tracks that stuck with us throughout the writing process for the entire record. Being one of the first ideas that kickstarted the style for this album, it has seen every part of this record as it was being written - we’ve added and taken away many parts of the song, and we still feel like we could have kept going on it,” shares guitarist Scott LePage.
Earlier this year, Polyphia teased their new chapter with the release of their first single in over four years, “CAN YOU FEEL IT” pushing boundaries in ways the band never has before with a hybrid of metal and dance music. Following, they released “POWER IN THE BLOOD” and “WITH EYES TO SEE,” showcasing powerful visuals that lay the foundation for what listeners can expect of the new record.
“We turned the record in a couple months ago, but we love this record so much that we continued working on it all the way up to a week before its release. We were blessed to be able to work with the choir members who sang on Ye’s Sunday Service which is a bucket list item for me as I listen to them all the time,” shares Tim Henson.
Throughout 2024 and 2025, Polyphia worked together in various locations in Miami, Los Angeles and Dallas alongside co-producer RJ Pasin and guitar phenom Spiro Dussias. Guitarist Tim Henson took a different approach to composition, initially singing lines aloud and then translating them onto guitar, creating a process that encouraged the entire band to build on each other’s ideas in real time. More than anything, the sessions were defined by how much fun they were having creating music together. By the time the album was finished, they had reached a point where they could let go of any expectations about what would happen next and simply enjoy what they had created together.
The collective thread together a three-dimensional offering of otherworldly metal, future-facing prog, and pulsating house sealed tightly with carefully curated samples, inventive beat-craft, and the guitar eloquence that Tim and Scott remain renowned for. This time around, the instrumental push-and-pull invokes the polarity of the ultimate extremes: good and evil.
When speaking on the themes of the record Henson adds, “The album takes you through the extremes of two different worlds / moods: one being very uplifting and triumphant, the other being spine-chilling and terrifying. There are moments on the record that legitimately scare me when I listen to them.”
Polyphia will be on tour this fall in the UK and Europe, before heading out on the North American leg of their World Tour in early 2027.RJ Pasin will still support every date worldwide. North American shows will feature Ladrones, with select dates including Intervals. Perturbator will join all UK and European dates, which remain unchanged for Nov/Dec 2026.
A full list of show dates can be found below. For more information and to purchase tickets visit Polyphia.com.
North America Tour Dates 2027 w/ Ladrones & RJ Pasin:
* w/ Intervals
# No Ladrones
February 5 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre
February 6 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
February 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
February 10 - San Diego, CA – SOMA #
February 11 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
February 14 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic
February 17 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
February 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
February 20 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
February 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theater
February 24 - Milwaukee, WI - Landmark Credit Union Live
February 25 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
February 26 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
February 27 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
March 2 - Toronto, ON - Great Canadian Toronto *
March 3 - Montreal, QC – L’Olympia *
March 5 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
March 6 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount
March 7 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway
March 9 - Washington, DC - Echostage
March 10- Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
March 12 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
March 13- Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
March 14 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
March 16 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy
March 17- Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company
March 18 - Nashville, TN - The Truth
March 20 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
August 6 - Houston, TX- Daikan Park (with Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon)