Polyphia Announce Fifth Studio Album 'Be Not Afraid' With New Single Power In The Blood
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Caleb Young
Polyphia will release their fifth studio album this autumn.
The follow-up to 2022's 'Remember That You Will Die' is titled 'Be Not Afraid' and is set for release through Rise Records on October 23. It took shape in Miami, Los Angeles and Dallas alongside co-producer RJ Pasin, with guitarist Tim Henson taking a different approach to writing the songs, by first singing them aloud before turning them into guitar parts, allowing the band to build on each other's ideas as they worked. He explained:
"Instead of going wide on 'Be Not Afraid', we went as deep as we could. There are so many layers to pull back. Every time you listen to it, you’ll notice something new. Thematically, it’s by far the most meaningful record we’ve ever made.”
Guitarist Scott LePage added: "We physically can't make the same album twice. We have a yearning to evolve. It was so much fun to write this one together too – the writing sessions for past Polyphia records typically looked like us gathering our ideas separately first and bringing them to each other second, so we took a different approach with 'Be Not Afraid' by treating the sessions like an opportunity to create with everybody in the room first before getting into the separate writing.
"It was a much more communal approach that led to us having so much fun making it that the fun itself was the magic being captured."
Henson concluded: "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."
The record will include the band's earlier summer single Can You Feel It, their first in over four years, as well as the newly shared Power In The Blood, which delivers a darker sound while blending intricate twin guitar work with trap-inspired beats and deep bass drops. Head below to view the Caleb Young-directed video, shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, against the backdrop of the São Francisco da Penitência Church.
The American instrumental rockers will support the album with their Polyphia Tour MMXXVI which heads across Europe and the UK this winter featuring support from Perturbator and RJ Pasin. Following that, they'll hit the road for the rescheduled North American leg in February and March. Tickets are on sale now.
Since their last album, they also released a live record titled 'Live at the Factory in Deep Ellum' in 2023.
'Be Not Afraid' tracklist:
1. Let There Be Light
2. With Eyes To See
3. Screw Tape
4. Power In The Blood
5. They Know Not What They Do
6. Mark Of The Beast
7. Can You Feel It
8. Near Death
9. J-Bomb
10. Deny The Flesh
11. Devil Get Behind Me
12. Fear God
Polyphia Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed November 18 2026 - ZURICH Halle 662 (Switzerland)
Thu November 19 2026 - LYON Le Radiant (France)
Fri November 20 2026 - TOULOUSE Interference (France)
Sun November 22 2026 - BARCELONA Razzmatazz (Spain)
Mon November 23 2026 - MADRID Sala La Riviera (Spain)
Wed November 25 2026 - MILAN Alcatraz (Italy)
Fri November 27 2026 - MUNICH Zenith (Germany)
Sat November 28 2026 - PRAGUE SaSaZu (Czech Republic)
Sun November 29 2026 - WARSAW Progresja (Poland)
Mon November 30 2026 - LEIPZIG Haus Auensee (Germany)
Wed December 02 2026 - HAMBURG Docks (Germany)
Fri December 04 2026 - COPENHAGEN Amager Bio (Denmark)
Sat December 05 2026 - BERLIN Tempodrom (Germany)
Sun December 06 2026 - OBERHAUSEN Turbinenhalle (Germany)
Mon December 07 2026 - BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (Belgium)
Tue December 08 2026 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Wed December 09 2026 - PARIS Zenith (France)
Fri December 11 2026 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Sat December 12 2026 - MANCHESTER Academy
Tue December 15 2026 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Wed December 16 2026 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Fri February 05 2027 - PHOENIX Arizona - Arizona Financial Theatre (USA)
Sat February 06 2027 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Music Hall at House of Blues Las Vegas - Complex (USA)
Tue February 09 2027 - LOS ANGELES California - Hollywood Palladium (USA)
Wed February 10 2027 - SAN DIEGO California - Soma (USA)
Thu February 11 2027 - ANAHEIM California - House of Blues Anaheim - Complex (USA)
Sun February 14 2027 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Masonic Auditorium (USA)
Wed February 17 2027 - SEATTLE Washington - Paramount Theatre (USA)
Fri February 19 2027 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Depot (USA)
Sat February 20 2027 - DENVER Colorado - Fillmore Auditorium (USA)
Tue February 23 2027 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Uptown Theater Minneapolis (USA)
Wed February 24 2027 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Landmark Credit Union Live (USA)
Thu February 25 2027 - CHICAGO Illinois - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (USA)
Fri February 26 2027 - INDIANAPOLIS Indiana - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre - Complex (USA)
Sat February 27 2027 - DETROIT Michigan - Fillmore (USA)
Tue March 02 2027 - TORONTO Ontario - Great Canadian Casino (Canada)
Wed March 03 2027 - MONTREAL Quebec - Olympia Theater (LOlympia) (Canada)
Fri March 05 2027 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Fillmore Philadelphia - Complex (USA)
Sat March 06 2027 - NEW YORK New York - Paramount (USA)
Sun March 07 2027 - BOSTON Massachusetts - MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park (USA)
Tue March 09 2027 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - Echostage (USA)
Wed March 10 2027 - RALEIGH North Carolina - Ritz Raleigh (USA)
Fri March 12 2027 - CHARLOTTE North Carolina - Fillmore Charlotte at AvidXchange Music Factory (USA)
Sat March 13 2027 - ORLANDO Florida - Hard Rock Live Orlando (USA)
Sun March 14 2027 - ST PETERSBURG Florida - Jannus Live (USA)
Tue March 16 2027 - ATLANTA Georgia - Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre (USA)
Wed March 17 2027 - BIRMINGHAM AL Alabama - Avondale Brewing Company - Complex (USA)
Thu March 18 2027 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Truth (USA)
Sat March 20 2027 - DALLAS Texas - South Side Ballroom (USA)
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