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Polyphia

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Polyphia is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Job for a Cowboy, Cuco, Steve Vai, Between the Buried and Me and August Burns Red. Those roots explain a lot about how Polyphia arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sleep Token, Haken and Dream Theater, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alien Weaponry, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Polyphia, reaching back through Job for a Cowboy and forward to Alien Weaponry. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
PolyphiaJob for a CowboyCucoSteve VaiBetween the Buried a…August Burns RedAlien WeaponrySleep TokenHakenDream Theater

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Polyphia connections

Polyphia grew out of Job for a Cowboy, Cuco, Steve Vai and Between the Buried and Me, shares an orbit with Sleep Token, Haken and Dream Theater, went on to shape Alien Weaponry. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Polyphia

Roots5

Sounds and acts that shaped Polyphia.

Artists similar to Polyphia

Kindred3

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Polyphia.

Bands Polyphia shaped

Legacy1

Where the influence of Polyphia travelled next.

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