Bands like Polyphiafrom the other side of the world
Polyphia is from United States, tagged "progressive metal", "math rock", "progressive rock" and "djent" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with Polyphia's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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