Plini

Plini Roessler-Holgate (born 1992 or 1993), known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. He began his career by releasing music under the name Halcyon, before switching to the use of his first name. Steve Vai described him as "the future of exceptional guitar playing", and the website MusicRadar named Plini the best prog guitarist of 2017.Plini has released a trilogy of extended plays (Other Things and Sweet Nothings in 2013, The End of Everything in 2015).

His debut album, Handmade Cities, which Vai described as "one of the finest, forward-thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep instrumental guitar records [he has] ever heard", was released in 2016. Sunhead, an EP, was released in 2018, followed by his second full-length album, Impulse Voices, in 2020.

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Features / Interviews

Plini & Protest The Hero's Rody Walker On An 'Incessant Desire To Create'

To celebrate Plini's upcoming national headline tour with Protest The Hero and I Built The Sky, we caught up with the Aussie guitar wizard and Canadian vocalist for a fun chat.

News / Music

Guitar Wizard Plini Announces Australian Tour

Hitting your favourite venues in January and February 2023.

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Monolith Festival Brisbane 13.08.22 - Karnivool, Cog, Ocean Grove, Plini, sleepmakeswaves, Reliqa, Yomi Ship

It’s a rainy Saturday afternoon for the first show of the Monolith Festival tour. But after being rescheduled multiple times, not even the dreary weather can stop Brisbane’s metal contingent from gathering at Eatons Hill Outdoors for what can only be described as the lineup of Australian progheads’ wildest dreams, with a few fun surprises thrown in for good measure.

Reviews / Live

Credit: Kim Quint | Northlane, Plini, Sleep Token, alt. & crew.

Live Review: Northlane, Plini, Sleep Token, alt.

We came, we saw, we worshipped. Northlane's Obsidian album tour wrapped up with a completely sold-out Tivoli show in Brisbane, and the vibe could not have been higher. This was one of those nights where the venue was full from as soon as alt. took the stage and it never let up.

News / Music

REVIEW: Plini @ 170 Russell, 'Impulse Voices - Australian Tour'

A chilly Tuesday evening in Melbourne heralded the much anticipated, 4 times rescheduled performance of Sydney guitar virtuoso Plini, in support of his new album Impulse Voices. 900 punters packed into the sold-out 170 Russell to bear witness to Plini’s largest headline show of his career, and this was a night for all to remember.

News / Music

Monolith Festival Rescheduled With Same Line-up

WA Border closures and capacity uncertainties push Monolith Festival back to August/September 2022. Karnivool, COG, Ocean Grove, Plini, sleepmakeswaves, Reliqa & Yomi Ship remain on all dates!

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Plini, Mestis, David Maxim Micic

"If the Corner isn’t sold out it is damn close to it, and everywhere you look there are huge grins on happy punters’ faces."

Features / Music

Plini's Heading Off The Beaten Path

Guitarist and composer Plini chats with Rod Whitfield about heading to Russia for the first time and his continued experiments.

Features / Music

Plini

Plini chats the next development of the guitar as an instrument, travelling with his own headless guitar, creating EP's, & lends advice for other players.

News / Music

Plini Announces First Australian Headline Tour In Over Two Years

In support of his forthcoming EP.

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Animals As Leaders, Plini, Nick Johnston

"This band take music to extreme new levels, to places it's almost impossible to even imagine it going."

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Plini - Handmade Cities

"...an explosive, upbeat collection of prog fusion grooves and vibrant soundscapes."