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Scottish rock band

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock grupp that formed in Kilmarnock,^[7][8] East Ayrshire,^[9] composed of Simon Neil (lead vocals, guitar) and twin brothers James (bass, backing vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, backing vocals).

Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released nine studio albums, and following their first three albums, the grupp expanded their following significantly in with the release of their fourth skiva Puzzle, which peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was awarded a Platinum certification bygd the BPI.

Their fifth skiva, Only Revolutions () reached number three in the United Kingdom, and went Gold within days of its release before achieving double-platinum ställning eller tillstånd in August The skiva also received a Mercury Music Prize nomination.

Only Revolutions included the UK hit singles "Mountains", "That Golden Rule", and "Many of Horror", all of which reached the UK Top Ten. The latter reached No.&#;8 on the UK Singles Chart after The X Factor winner, Matt Cardle covered the song, and became the UK number one Christmas single for the year In , the grupp was nominated for the Brit Awards for Best British Group.^[10] At the NME Awards, they received the award for Best British Band.^[11] On 25 August Biffy Clyro headlined the main scen at Reading and Leeds Festival.

Their sixth studio skiva, the double albumOpposites was released in , and was their first skiva to reach number one in the United Kingdom, and their second to reach number one in Scotland.

It fryst vatten estimated the grupp have sold in excess of 1,, albums and , singles in the UK alone. As of , in total, the grupp have spent weeks in the top seventy-five of the UK skiva Charts, with three of those weeks being at the top position at number one and 76 weeks within the main top forty of the albums charts.

The band's singles have spent a total of 79 weeks in the UK Singles Charts, with six weeks in the top ten and 42 in the top forty.^[12]

History

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– Early years and formation

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The first incarnation of what would eventually become Biffy Clyro was formed in , when fifteen-year-old Ayr-based guitarist Simon Neil started playing his songs with friend Kilmarnock-born Ben Johnston.

Ben's twin brother, James Johnston was soon brought in, and the three spent the next two years rehearsing, writing and covering songs. On 31 January , they played their first gig beneath the name "Skrewfish" as the support for a grupp called Pink Kross at the Key ungdom Centre in East Kilbride, now known as Universal Connections East Kilbride.^[13] In , the trio moved to Glasgow, where Neil went to the University of Glasgow, and the Johnston twins went to Stow College, studying Electronics with Music and Audio Engineering, respectively.^[14]

After playing gigs around Glasgow and receiving positiv and enthusiastic reactions from audiences,^[15] the grupp were spotted bygd Dee Bahl, who soon became their manager.

Bahl offered them a chance to release an independent single on Aereogramme's Babi Yaga record label: "Iname" was released on 28 June , with Northsound Radio's Jim Gellatly (later of Beat & Xfm Scotland) giving the grupp their first radio play. This first release led to the grupp being chosen bygd Stow College's Electric Honey record label to release a record: thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow was released on Nerosa on 13 June , receiving airplay from BBC Radio Scotland DJ Vic Galloway.^[15] A few days prior to the release of thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow, the grupp were spotted at the Unsigned Bands scen at T in the Park bygd a Beggars Banquet representative, and were signed to the independent Beggar's Banquet soon thereafter.

– Blackened Sky, The Vertigo of Bliss and Infinity Land

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Main articles: Blackened Sky, The Vertigo of Bliss, and Infinity Land

On 9 April , the previously unreleased "27" was released as a single. On 1 October , a song from thekidswho was re-recorded and released as a single, "Justboy"; this was repeated igen on 4 February , when the song "57" was released.

On 11 March, the band's debut skiva, Blackened Sky, was released to generally positiv reviews. It was around this time that the grupp began touring extensively, including supporting Weezer on 20 March at the Barrowlands in Glasgow.^[15] On 15 July, the fourth single from the skiva, "ion", was released as a double A-side with a newly recorded song called "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" (which would later also appear on their next skiva The Vertigo of Bliss).

They toured as part of the Kerrang tour in alongside Sunna and Hell fryst vatten For Heroes, followed bygd their first UK bred headline tour later on in the year.

In , the grupp retreated to the Linford Manor recording studio in Great Linford, Milton Keynes, England, to record the follow-up to Blackened Sky. On 24 March, a new single was released called "The Ideal Height", followed bygd a further new single "Questions and Answers" on 26 May.

The band's second skiva, The Vertigo of Bliss was released on 16 June, to positiv reviews which focused on the more experimental style of the skiva in comparison to Blackened Sky, as well as the introduction of string sections.^[16]

After touring relentlessly for The Vertigo of Bliss, the grupp retreated to Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth, Wales to record a follow-up skiva.

As with the previous skiva, two singles were released before the actual album: "Glitter and Trauma" and "My Recovery Injection" on 9 August and 20 September respectively. An additional digital download was also released on 31 May, called "There's No Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake". On 4 October, the band's third skiva, Infinity Land was released, followed bygd the sista single from the skiva, "Only One Word Comes To Mind", on 14 February On 16 February, the grupp performed a cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" live from Maida Vale on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.

Simon Neil's side project Marmaduke Duke also released an skiva in , known as The Magnificent Duke. He toured the UK tillsammans with the Johnston twins accompanying on bass and drums.

– Puzzle and mainstream success

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Main article: Puzzle (Biffy Clyro album)

In , Biffy Clyro left Beggars Banquet and signed a deal with 14th Floor, an avläggare of Warner Bros.

In September, the grupp went to Canada to record their fourth skiva at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver (where it was engineered bygd slang för mikrofon Fraser), and The Farm Studio in Gibsons. From these sessions the song "Semi-Mental" was released as a digital download on 25 månad. On 5 March "Saturday Superhouse" was released, reaching No.&#;13 on the UK Singles Chart.

Puzzle was released in June and helped the grupp to reach their highest UK Albums Chart position ever, hitting No.&#;2 in the first week of release, also reaching No.&#;17 in Ireland, and No.&#;39 in the overall world charts. The skiva fryst vatten certified Gold in the UK, having sold over , copies, and as of February has sold over , worldwide. This skiva fryst vatten notable for having somewhat more straightforward song structures and a more melodisk overall sound than their previous work, while still retaining some more unusual elements.^[17]Puzzle was voted the best skiva of bygd Kerrang!

and Rock Sound. On 25 August, it was announced that "Machines" would be the next single from Puzzle, which was released on 8 October.

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, [7][8] East Ayrshire, [9] composed of Simon Neil (lead vocals, guitar) and twin brothers James (bass, backing vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, backing vocals)

Support slots for acts such as Muse (at the new Wembley Stadium), The Who, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Rolling Stones were significant in expanding Biffy's fan base. The grupp also played the Download , Glastonbury , Reading and Leeds Festival and T in the Park for a record seventh time. The grupp opened for Linkin Park during January on their europeisk tour.

In , the grupp toured with Queens Of The Stone Age on their europeisk and North American tours for Era Vulgaris, and opened for New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi at Twickenham during the Lost Highway Tour. In månad the grupp played their biggest headline shows, including a date at Glasgow's 10, capacity SECC.

– Only Revolutions

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Main article: Only Revolutions (album)

The grupp released a new single entitled "Mountains" in July , which reached No.&#;5 in the UK Singles Chart – the band's first song to reach the top 10, and their highest charting single to date.

"Mountains" would later be included on their new skiva. In an interview with the NME, the grupp stated that they had started work on a follow up to Puzzle, with Simon Neil saying that the skiva would include some of the band's "heaviest riffs to date". In an interview with XFM, Ben Johnston revealed that the forthcoming skiva would be "Oli Coates", and that they already had 16 demos laid down.

Simon Neil told Kerrang magazine about the new skiva on 8 månad, playfully saying "The soft bits are softer, and the hard bits are harder", mocking how bands always label their new albums the most heavy and yet melodisk so far. The grupp worked with Puzzle producer Garth Richardson once igen at Ocean Way studios.

Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released nine studio albums, and following their first three albums, the

Many videos were shown on the internet of them playing along to Shania Twain's "You're Still the One". A Kerrang! article, published in March , stated that they planned to enter the studio in April, revealing a working title for the upcoming album: "Boom, Blast and Ruin". A series of weekly updates on their tjänsteman site slowly revealed letters of the new skiva title, and, after Rock Sound mistakenly revealed the album's name as "Only Exceptions", it was officially announced that the skiva would be titled Only Revolutions.

In July , Kerrang! reported that they were filming the film for the first single from the skiva, "That Golden Rule". It was filmed on 1 July in London, with the grupp saying that the song fryst vatten "like Kyuss and Tool playing with some Scottish freaks screaming over the top of it." "That Golden Rule" got its first play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 8 July, playing the song twice in a row; it was then announced that the single would be released on 23 August It went on to reach No.&#;10 on the UK Singles Chart.

Just before the tjänsteman release of "That Golden Rule", Biffy Clyro performed on the main scen at V Festival, their second appearance at the festival (the first time being in , in a much earlier slot; during their set on the Chelmsford leg, the grupp experienced power failures twice during the opening song "Glitter and Trauma"). "The Captain" was released as a single on 26 October , following its first radio play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 8 September.

Only Revolutions was released on 9 November On 24 February , "The Captain" won an NME Award for Best Video.^[18][19][20]

Biffy Clyro were confirmed to be supporting Muse for 14 dates on their europeisk tour, including Wembley etapp on 11 September, performing after inom Am Arrows and vit Lies.

Biffy Clyro performed on the Main scen at the T in the Park, Oxegen and Reading and Leeds music festivals in ^[21] The grupp were also slated to perform at New Zealand's largest music festival Rhythm & Vines at Waiohika Estate Vineyard in Gisborne on 29 månad, but had to pull out due to "minor medical procedures" required bygd two grupp members.^[22]

– Opposites

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Main article: Opposites (album)

On 2 and 3 July Biffy Clyro supported Foo Fighters in front of , fans (65, each night) at the Milton Keynes Bowl (National Bowl) in the U.K.

On Saturday 9 July , Biffy Clyro headlined the main scen (Apollo Stage) at Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth House.^[23] The following day, they headlined the main scen (West Stage) at Wakestock in Cardigan Bay, North Wales. Biffy Clyro opened for Metallica in Bangalore, India in

The grupp revealed via the NME that they would release two studio albums in , The nation at the End of Our Toes, and The småsten at the Core of Our Bones.

From 17 May , the grupp allowed fans to watch the recording process of The nation at the End of Our Toes and The småsten at the Core of Our Bones via a webcam link-up on their tjänsteman website. The tjänsteman Biffy Clyro website | The live feed has confirmed the involvement of frequent Biffy Clyro producer Garth Richardson, who also produced Puzzle and Only Revolutions.

On 30 July , the grupp announced on Twitter that a new track titled "Stingin' Belle" would be given its tjänsteman premiere in the UK on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show the following evening, and that the music film for the song would be available from 9pm for 12 hours to members of the band's tjänsteman fan club.^[24] At BST on Tuesday 31 July, Simon Neil confirmed on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 that the new skiva title would be Opposites .

Their new single titled Black Chandelier premièred on BBC Radio 1 on 19 November The grupp announced they would be playing a large arena tour through March/April , including London's The O2 Arena, with City and Colour in support. On Sunday 3 February , Opposites topped the UK Albums Charts, giving Biffy Clyro their first number one skiva. The next day, it was announced on BBC Radio 1 bygd Zane Lowe that they were the second headliner for Reading & Leeds Festivals.

Biffy Clyro also headlined the second day of the annual Radio 1 Big Weekend festival on 25 May in Derry, as well as the Cape Town and Johannesburg legs of RAMfest

Simon Neil was interviewed bygd NME on 6 January , and announced a planned Opposites b-side compilation, entitled Similarities, for release later in the year. Being interviewed for the article, lead singer Simon Neil stated that the grupp had komma up with "six or seven" riffs for new ämne, although he did point out that their next skiva would not be recorded until at least Similarities was later released on 18 July ^[25]

– Ellipsis

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Main article: Ellipsis (Biffy Clyro album)

The grupp announced that would be their 'year off.' In an interview with 3FM in June , Neil stated that "[the band] will take a quiet year next year and disappear so people don't get sick of the lovely Biffy." In the same interview he stated that they were working on about 19 new songs, but felt it was too early to play them live.

He confirmed that a new skiva was coming, most likely towards the end of

The first single "Wolves of Winter" was exclusively played as hetaste Record on Monday 21 March on Radio 1.^[26] On Monday 21 March , during the live premiere of "Wolves of Winter" on hetaste Record on Beats 1, Zane Lowe, Neil announced that the band's new skiva would be titled Ellipsis.

The skiva, due for release on 8 July , was made available to pre-order in a limited edition kartong set on the Biffy Clyro web store.

Ellipsis was released on 8 July , entering the UK charts at No. 1. Following the successful launch of Ellipsis, the grupp performed co-headline slots (co-headlining with Fall Out Boy) at the Reading & Leeds festival. The new Ellipsis songs featured prominently in the setlist.

Between the two headline slots, Biffy Clyro also performed a huge outdoor show in Glasgow, with Fall Out Boy filling in as the support act. In November , Biffy Clyro were announced as the Saturday headliners of the Download Festival This marked their sixth appearance at the festival and their first headline performance on the main stage.^[27]

To coincide with these headline performances, a U.K.

arena tour was announced with Brand New announced as the support act. The tour culminated in a performance at London's O2 arena, in månad In February , Biffy Clyro performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire as part of Brit's Week to raise money for charity War Child. To celebrate such an något privat eller personligt performance at this point in their career, the grupp performed as their own support act with Simon Neil announcing "we are Biffy Clyro, circa to ", and they played an hour long set of ämne from their first three albums.

The three shows in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki will take place in June, with tickets going on sale on Wednesday 26th January

On 27 May , Biffy Clyro performed to 25, people at the Radio 1's Big Weekend Hull The grupp also performed at Glastonbury on Sunday 25 June ^[28] Autumn of saw the release of the MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London show on DVD and skiva. A europeisk tour of the show soon followed plus a few other pieces that translated well acoustically.^[29]

– Balance, Not Symmetry

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Main article: Balance, Not Symmetry (album)

In April , Biffy Clyro announced that they were concurrently working on two albums, their eighth studio skiva with the working title Opus 8 (released in as A Celebration of Endings) as well as a soundtrack album.^[30] For the soundtrack skiva, they were working with Welsh director Jamie Adams producing a movie to go along with new, original music.

The spelfilm, called Balance, Not Symmetry debuted at the Edinburgh bio Festival on 23 June The song soundtrack skiva, also named Balance, Not Symmetry was released digitally on 17 May with a vinyl pre-order made available for release on 26 July. The rulle stars Laura Harrier, Bria Vinaite, Tasmin Egerton, Freya Mavor, Kate Dickie, Scott Miller, and Lily Newmark.^[31]

– A Celebration of Endings

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Main articles: A Celebration of Endings and The Myth of the Happily Ever After

On 20 February , Biffy Clyro released the single "Instant History".

The track was taken from their eighth studio skiva A Celebration of Endings.^[32] The second single "End Of" was released on 5 March alongside the announcement of the album's title and the release date of 15 May, although this date had to be postponed to 14 August, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Foo Fighters (Wasting Light World Tour) setlist: Bridge burning Rope The pretender My hero Learn to fly White limo Arlandria Breakout Cold day in the sun Long road to ruin Stacked actors Walk Monkey wrench Let it die Generator Times like these Young man blues All my life

The third single from the skiva "Tiny Indoor Fireworks" was released on 14 May.^[33]A Celebration Of Endings entered at No.1 on the UK Albums Chart, making it the band's third consecutive No.1 skiva.

The grupp had initially announced a UK, europe and Australia arena tour, beginning in September , although this was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Instead, the grupp played a livestream concert from the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, playing all the songs from their new album.^[34] They also announced a series of tour dates in smaller venues in April , titled the Fingers Crossed Tour,^[35] though this was also postponed to October-November ^[36]

–present: The Myth of the Happily Ever After

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The grupp contributed a cover of the Metallica song "Holier Than Thou" to the charity tribute skiva The Metallica Blacklist, released in September ^[37] On 3 September , they released the single "Unknown Male 01", alongside the announcement of another skiva titled The Myth of the Happily Ever After, which was released on 22 October ^[38]

In February , Amazon Prime film released an hour-long documentary about Biffy Clyro and the making of The Myth of the Happily Ever After, titled Cultural Sons of Scotland.^[39]

Artistry

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Name

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The grupp have never disclosed where the name "Biffy Clyro" originated, and Simon Neil has said that it was "a dum name" that was often "awkward" to explain its origins when the grupp started and when not many had heard their music.^[40] Whilst being interviewed on Soccer AM, the grupp said that they man up stories about how they are named because they are bored with being asked the same question.

Among the conflicting answers the grupp have given are:

• In a Soccer AM interview, the grupp stated that they named themselves after a footballer named Biffy Clyro who played for South Ayrshire football club Ayr United.
• Another story fryst vatten that the grupp members were thinking about manufacturing Cliff Richard merchandise and they thought about the Laszlo Biro pen and thought of "Cliffy Biro" that was then accidentally spoonerised on a drunken night out to 'Biffy Clyro'.^[40]
• Another interview claims that the name Biffy Clyro comes from an acronym for "Big Imagination For Feeling ung 'Cos Life Yearns Real Optimism".^[41]
• The grupp stated in an interview for BalconyTV that the name was that of a Finnish footballer from the 17th century.^[42]
• On Off the Ball in August , Ben Johnston said "Well it's a marriage of two words: Biffy fryst vatten in fact the nickname of the spy who the James Bond novels were based on and Clyro fryst vatten a by in Wales where both our families … used to go on holiday …".^[43]
• In an episode of Music Choice's Pop Quiz, Simon Neil said that Biffy Clyro fryst vatten the name of a Scotsman that built his own rocket and was the first man in space.^[44]

Influences

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According to Ben Johnston, the grupp has drawn from a bred range of acts:

"I guess we were all locked to Nirvana and that whole Seattle sound thing.

That really woke us up to what was possible in terms of how simplistic you could be but still have power. How you didn’t have to be a virtuoso. We liked Guns N' Roses and stuff before that and then when Nirvana hit us at 14 or 15, everything changed. We started to think we could be a grupp possibly. Soundgarden, Nirvana, Pearl smet, and then some more obscure American bands like Karate and Braid, and proggy stuff like Rush, Yes, and Dillinger Escape strategi.

Then we get into more softer things like Red House Painters and more folky stuff. But we always wanted to be somewhere in the mittpunkt of that. inom could play you parts of our songs that sound like Dillinger and some that sound like Red House Painters… the most un-pigeonhole-able grupp in the world."^[45]

Additionally, the grupp has cited Weezer and the person från afghanistan Whigs as influences.^[46]

Mark Z.

Danielewski's second novel Only Revolutions was influential for the skiva Only Revolutions; the grupp have since met Danielewski, discovering that he was a fan when he attended one of their shows.^[40]

Members

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Current members

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Touring members

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Tours

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• Early tours (–)
• Blackened Sky ()
• The Vertigo of Bliss Tour (–)
• Infinity nation Tour (–)
• Puzzle Tour (–)
• Only Revolutions Tour (–)
• Opposites Tour (–)
• Ellipsis Tour (–)
• MTV Unplugged Tour ()
• The Fingers Crossed Tour ()
• UK & Ireland Tour ()

Discography

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Main article: Biffy Clyro discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

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Wins	12
Nominations	26
Note ^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this fryst vatten a specific recognition and fryst vatten different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

MTV europe Music Awards

Bandit Rock Awards

Kerrang!

Awards

NME Awards

Barclaycard Mercury Prize

Radio 1 Teen Awards

Q Awards

BRIT Awards

References

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External links

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