Polyphia made me Neurotic

[@Jens_Roadster]

That was the quickest "let's not waste time" i have ever seen from you, Nik.

[@donovanvalerio5829]

I think he also has a video where he just says "Go" 😂

[@Detlex]

I really liked that

[@sean_mccadden]

Times really not wasting 😆

[@sucka-ml2gn]

Best way to start a video tbh

[@rewoundmusic2312]

There's never been a band which has made me both want to quit and keep playing guitar at the same time.

[@rewoundmusic2312]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read ok

[@james-sf5yc]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read polyphia .. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@canadiancombatwombatthe3rd782]

Animals as Leaders and The Contortionist.

[@guy_autordie]

I don't even play, but I really understand.

[@EthanRadell]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read I feel like you can have both.. I mean there's nothing wrong with wanting to get better, competition can be healthy, just gotta remember to serve the music first and to not give up. Do you ever hear a song that's written and feel the same way about writing songs that are coherent? Because I do. You could write your opus and the next morning hear a song so we'll crafted that you feel poopy about yours a bit. If you didn't, then you aren't looking to grow any further.

[@Swollen_Goat]

It really feels like a perfect mix of Renaissance and Most Hated and I am all for it.

[@theirishpotato6588]

Agreed

[@Varie]

You are 100 percent correct. Both my favorites.

[@theirishpotato6588]

@@Varie based

[@zildtinio6250]

Felt more like Muse and TMH to me, loving the new sound so much lol

[@n8urm852]

It's actually so good to see Scott show off his ability more because he's absolutely incredible it's definitely not the tim henson show

[@fajaradi1223]

Also Clay A's is getting more space

[@Redbullinator2000]

Yo straight up, Scott is big time slept on, dude riiiips live.

[@BowlingWolf855]

Everyone in this band is super talented snd they all mesh and play so well together, Drummer Clay is always on point and Gober is also a slept on bassist.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

I agree & all these guys are insane levels of talented. Tim is an exceptional guitarist & composer, has the look & presence so he naturally gets focused on a lot but the rest of the guys deserve serious time in the spotlight. Each of them radiate talent & have dedicated serious amounts of time & energy into their craft. Glad to see it happening more.

[@viviolet7]

every single musician there is in a class of their own, but tim is pretty.

[@rockyowu9150]

Polyphia's drummer doesn't get nearly enough praise

[@kanagawakenji7]

I think Luke Holland co-wrote the drum track, hell of a combo.

[@timamaharaj1507]

Agree

[@WhyDoBabiesStareAtMe]

His hi hat and stack fills are just unbelievable.

[@St3yn012]

All I ever see is people praising the drummer.

[@deceivinghero1632]

@@St3yn012 Yep, there's the "Clay's underrated, but he's actually the beast" under EVERY video with Polyphia. He's a beast for sure, but it's getting so frustrating with these attention whores in the comments.

[@FogAQW]

The guitars are the focus, meanwhile the drummer is going absolutely insane back there. Rock on for all the drummers!

[@lyconxero457]

The first thing that I thought when I heard this song was that it sounded more like something they would've made right before The Most Hated EP but with their current level of skill and precision.

[@everrest8830]

same, instant muse vibes but it's evolved into something so much more

[@V-emm]

What I like about polyphia is that they basically all shut up on all their socials until like a few months before an album drop.

[@functioningdysfunctional]

and sometimes tim’s like “here’s a cool 30 second piece you’ll never get a full song from”

[@cardfreak0560]

@@functioningdysfunctional i feel like you're referring to blood moon. It will be released as a full track on his solo EP

[@JustWezz]

@@cardfreak0560 6 years from now 😅😅

[@tonydanza5826]

@@cardfreak0560 whose to say it wont be on their upcoming album

[@teepz04]

maybe blood oath is the full blood moon

[@You_Wot_M8]

Producer: How much groove y’all put in this? The band: …more.

[@kyunasan]

The fact they basically mixed their old style and their new one is really cool, sometimes I missed the old-era when they got some shred.. but having both (the shred, the dududu tchtch-tch-tch MAAAAAAAAATH etc) is really nice

[@Elenuay]

Damn! Nik complimenting BASS in a video? That's how you know the song is next level shit! xD

[@SilverBack_Props]

These two singles are absolute euphoria. Long Time metal head and I appreciate this band’s creativity.

[@joeybarcenas2872]

The thing that I love polyphia for is how they revive my love for music it makes me want to write my own tracks.

[@Doabarrelrole]

Super happy that Scottie is getting to flex more on their new stuff. Always talented, but there seems to be "less" focus on Tim's lines.

[@moviebad109]

That’s been there for a while tbh. Tim never takes the forefront for “solos” His Melody’s sound like solos, but even looking back on songs like G.O.A.T. Scottie really took the defined guitar solo of that track. I definitely agree it’s nice to see more of it. He’s a phenomenal player who gets shadowed sometimes by how ridiculous Tim is as composing hooks.

[@senseibacon219]

Polyphia literally released this 5 hours ago, this man is on it.

[@oceangilboa-way4163]

He has been quicker before. Possibly under an hour I believe?

[@zVask]

Don’t you worry, a while ago tim had mentioned that there’s a song that’s super shreddy and another song that’s really heavy, really looking forward to listening to their heavy song

[@maxmariotti277]

YES SCOTTY!!!!! I heard this song before I saw the video and I was really hoping that the absolutely ripping solo was him! And of course Tim’s composition, and the groove from both Clay’s is just ace.

[@marshalmallow1844]

Gonna appreciate the videography going on here too, guessing it's a robotic arm with a camera on the end of it, synced to the track. It's sick

[@EthanDean57]

Came here to comment the same thing, I'd be very interested in a behind-the-scenes look here. It's stunning

[@jairreislima4852]

1:10 This drum fill makes me laugh, its like Clay made a joke right there

[@ImOldGreggg]

These dudes keep stepping it tf up. And I have ZERO idea how they keep getting better. Shit is wild

[@GameZedd01]

The extremely short video intro proves that Nik knows you don't waste time with Polyphia.

[@sphinx9517]

Scotty finally got some we’ll deserved shred time! Dude’s a beast

[@finnjohnson21]

damn this is actually sick, im so excited for the new album

[@M0nkiDRufi]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read Almost as funny as thinking BM is actually good music LOL

[@theirishpotato6588]

@@M0nkiDRufi true. Black metal mostly sucks

[@matthewhughes5619]

@@M0nkiDRufi bodied the troll

[@theirishpotato6588]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read ok so? I like a variety of different bands.

[@M0nkiDRufi]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read A variety of bad music

[@royrivers1213]

That song is insanely good, I'm glad you reacted to it that fast. I clicked on the link so fast when I saw it on KZbin.

[@kolibrick.3638]

i wonder if the guitars are now permanently like this its the one tim used in his neural dsp video and i'd love it if they made him a signature version of this.

[@Kais3rProductions]

Corridor Crew filmed one of their videos here! They did a “realistic” lightsaber fight here

[@CoreanKat]

I forgot they existed

[@canadiancombatwombatthe3rd782]

Never been huge on Polyphia but the song does the Polyphia thing very well, I'm sure the fans of the band will dig it, even though it didn't stroke the Polyphalus like Playing God did.

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

It doesn't have the wow factor Playing God has, but honestly not much out there does lol

[@cdr0]

Polyphia songs get better the more you listen

[@SwixxWasTaken]

@@cdr0 true, its like an earworm, cause of the catchy melodies and hooks

[@Jinni_SD]

Luke Holland collabed with Clay on the drums on this track. He has a great playthrough over on his channel!

[@BarstucksCoffee]

Aeschlieman collaborated with Luke Holland for this and the rest of the upcoming record, just an FYI to add to the hype

[@SilverYPheonix]

The terms you're looking for with "Playing God" are *Bossa-nova* ish sounds and *Flamenco styled* notes. You lurk around watching many of these and you start to get the hang of it lol.

[@Danglecaraco]

I don’t really listen to polyphia but I could totally see them get a top 10 pop hit if they had someone like Doja cat to do vocals and I’d be down for it

[@lens_hunter]

Don't like it as much as PG but it's definitely going on my playlist.

[@firdauszainudin7118]

must be new to Polyphia.

[@lens_hunter]

Yup

[@dchapmanguitar6206]

Sounds like Renaissance and New Levels New Devils mixed together.

[@cardfreak0560]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read it does sound like be nice to me, but hey, it's not exactly a difficult melody to come up with

[@M0nkiDRufi]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read Except it doesn't really.

[@wdiv]

Never heard of Bladee but yeah wow. It sounds almost identical 🤔

[@cardfreak0560]

@@M0nkiDRufi listen to be nice to me. It is actually pretty similar. Set your fanboyism aside, the guy's got a point.

[@theirishpotato6588]

Yas

[@alinickpour]

Scottie got to step up and pop off on this oneeee! love it

[@thehermanli]

My favorite solo's are those that i can hum/sing like it was a vocal melody.

[@DeatheCore]

"it almost sounds like Ariana Grande's voice" nail on the head I knew it reminded me of something

[@safeer10]

"It almost sounds like Ariana Grande's voice" - made so much sense when you said it

[@currentlyvibing9916]

I honestly like this waaaaay more than the first one if I’m honest. Just sounds better to my ears

[@livecarsonreaction]

This song channels so much of their older stuff, I almost started hallucinating Brandon behind the kit making his trademark ear-to-ear grin

[@joshsanderson662]

Polyphia have really shown that they can do literally anything they want musically. It's incredible. From the old shred days of inspire to this now almost sounding like an 8bit video game tune played out on guitar

[@CatsCatsMeoww]

My fav part of this song is they let Scott play. A usual song is just Clay and Tim in the video and Scott is my fav member of the band.

[@thecraigfish8316]

This song is taking parts of all their old songs and mashing them together, its amazing

[@toddcoelho3100]

I could run some classic Sonic with this as the music for sure. This goes so hard yet is so relaxing. Wild!

[@segasonicchoas]

Brooooo I thought it was only me feel like we taking on Eggman an there's 2 section where we have fight him twice especially at 2:24

[@toddcoelho3100]

@@segasonicchoas I feel it for sure!

[@r.holdaway5839]

Have you ever gone to a huge casino style top of the line buffet food court? At the food court, trying to eat everything and taste everything?? That’s what Polyphia is! It is hard to digest the sounds in your ear holes! There is sooooo much to hear and feel and see!

[@redhoodieguy9977]

0:38 With the comment on this feeling like older Polyphia, i couldnt agree more and honestly RTYWD as a whole just feels like the culmination of Polyphia's past and current work as a blend. Ego Death has a big prog metal feel like a lot of their stuff on Renaissance, and some of its sections, as well as parts of Chimera and the entirety of Bloodbath go back to their older metalcore roots. Some of Chimera and all of Playing God definitely represents their new age of virtuoso classical guitar. Neurotica and Genesis feels like it would fit right in with the rest of the songs in the Most Hated and New Levels New Devils era. And ABC, Memento Mori, and Fuck Around and Find Out, while not being representative of one musical idea or era, definitely represent Polyphia's core idea of trying to blend styles together for a new and innovative sound. The whole album is just an absolute masterpiece and feels like their Magnum Opus

[@reudevad]

I know I already commented on this, but I love your review style. Don’t interrupt and talk over the replay. You’re doing something special!

[@bobaque70]

Happiest song that rips at same time!

[@mitchellchagas1669]

Nik, I'd love to hear you react to Revocation's new single 'Diabolical Majesty'! I feel like you would really enjoy their stuff

[@ethereal_guitar]

Cannot wait for the album to drop

[@TravisBeckMusic]

Tasty melodies and tight grooves!

[@zacharyluhman9022]

The drummer playing live had a problem where his earphones didn't play the click that he follows to the temple the song, so he went off of the tapping on his foot by an assistant. It was explained reaction video by DragonForce that it would be very difficult to do. Drummer should get some praise

[@Cheha4y]

как же быстро он бегает по заглушенным струнам , просто гениально

[@guitaristishe6036]

Да это просто п....ц , и да ник верно подметил что звучит как Ариана Гранде так как он до этого делал гитарный кавер на ее песню но блин, Я не успел отойти от playing God и тут такое

[@kailoader174]

Almost expected a rapper to hop on this

[@tmcwilliam01]

The melody is super lyrical.

[@left4deadlol88]

One of my favorite drummers is Thomas Noonan from 36 Crazyfist .

[@langaz4life]

Would love to hear Ian Kennedy from karnivool feature as a guest vocalist for one of their songs

[@reudevad]

I so agree with the comment that the guitars are the lead singers. Definitely reminds me of Renaissance with a new level of precision, songwriting, and production

[@lazytommy0]

They be puting out some bangers lately. Not that they dont always, but i mean.. they are still at it! Lol

[@XandycamX]

This shit makes me want to run through the forest searching for Pokémon in the summer

[@rayciannello2268]

Icronic/most hated vibes. Love it!

[@toolatetocolonize]

Wow actual lead lines and slides I missed this!

[@TheWRCS]

This is literally what I think of when I imagine Jazz and Metal together. This reminds me of of the metal version of BadBadNotGood.

[@i-idontknow2851]

The drumming is always great, but the guitar sounds like the meow option on a kid's toy piano

[@Kotsoros37]

Watching Polyphia videos is an experience

[@mrember7666]

me: what genre are you playing? Polyphia: Polyphia

[@Ryo7_7]

Been waiting for this 🤘🏾

[@pedrogeara5867]

Never knew I wanted a Polyphia feat. Ariana Grande song. Thank you...

[@justsomeguy727]

Tim did do that one guitar "cover" of one of her songs so it isn't even like a far-fetched concept

[@matthewoldham4804]

So much respect for the prompt start - my ADHD thanks you good sir knight

[@nishantadhikari5963]

Scrolling through KZbin high and I see a joint with a head on this video's thumbnail.

[@swirle13]

3:45 the term you were looking for was "flamenco"

[@nyxunderhill6437]

Penguinz0 in the band confirmed?!

[@yesh6545]

if you are curious about the drums, it's Luke who wrote this one... I mean he did release the playthrough at the same time the video was released...

[@redarmynews]

I noticed the Ariana (Grande? I don't know) sound too...Tim did a cover of one of her songs and this sounds very similar. I thought it was the same guitar effect but I think I can hear vocals sneakily blended into the background, which I think he did with the original vid 🤔

[@manipularsilver]

Parts of this reminded me of Plini or Intervals.

[@trickblue902]

Seen your comment on their video and hoped right on over 😂

[@vaportrails7943]

This song makes me think, why not just go ahead and have vocals? Because that is how it’s constructed, and the melody is there. And it would probably be more popular. It’s not like they can’t keep doing everything else the same. It can still be prog.

[@NotCarpeDM]

Ready for you to get them on a collab vid.

[@pate7179]

Its like cat meowing ran trough a wah wah

[@rolypolyyy]

The fast talking at the end always sounds like a drunk guy trying to tell me a story I don't care about

[@cristinugh3173]

The Most Hated era polyphia would see this song and be so proud. The groove never stops

[@kenny.m.olsen95]

"They live in slides, they slippery dude"

[@darrenwoods9990]

going down the polyphia discovery trail ive been finding some pleasant surprises and i owe it to you nik :)

[@COSMOKRAT_616]

Polyphia have built an entire economy on reaction videos lol. Love it

[@worshipguitardictionary7677]

Damn nik likes bass

[@Maximus_W]

That bass line is groovy

[@Rogerv121]

Me: Hits bong Nik: Clouds are puffy Me: they fckn are dude!!

[@zmlhezmlhe4843]

you should do some Drift lab reactions in the future :)

[@jsan2548]

Never jumped on a preorder this fast in my life.

[@EwItsARat]

Wow, those guitars are really neat

[@M0nkiDRufi]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read Kind of like your 571 comments?

[@M0nkiDRufi]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read You are posting on a public website. I'm no more stalking you than you do Nik. Fair game. Again, I'm just enjoying watching you whine.

[@M0nkiDRufi]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read >Again, its an open forum. You are subject to comments. >Yes, yes you are.

[@SoggyBagelz]

i like this style more than their newer stuff but i feel like they did it better in the past

[@instakayle]

To be perfect, there's only one vocalist left.

[@Mahbus]

bruh the cinematography

[@clubpaloma9127]

polyphia yeats my confidence out the window

[@bulletinmusic7411]

Boutta make me there arch rivals I swear

[@JDubbHawks]

It's like I get it, they are gods. But is the song good? Not sure. Feels emotionless, at least to me. But not everyone listens to music to get moved

[@Guitarist19887]

You’re correct sounds almost robotic lol

[@DDracee]

they like to get inspired by different genres to create something new, which can be hit or miss i feel like the inspiration here was just generic pop music, the wah wah was very repetitive sounded pretty much like the usual vocal progression pretty cool ig, but not one of my favs for sure

[@Fantazy1028]

Quick reaction damn

[@EwItsARat]

What else could we expect from Nik?

[@kevinsmith6oh6]

110% agree with your opinion…shit does go hard tho!! The whole band are beast

[@mikeliterus2785]

Its sounds like a jet ski racing games title music

[@charredolive]

Less than 2 weeks till I get to see them live 🤘🏻

[@nico3006]

polyphia is a genre now