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About Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro, or what was
to be Biffy Clyro in the
future, started taking
shape as early as 1995,
when Simon Neil, Ben
Johnston and a mate
known simply as Tatts
got together to form
Screwfish. Tatts was
soon replaced by James,
and it is then that
Biffy Clyro started
rehearsing, writing and
developing as a band.
Biffy Clyro had an
interesting story to
tell even before they
became a mainstream
success with Puzzle in
2007. The band played at
several venues around
Glasgow, receiving great
response from the
audiences. Around this
time Dee Bahl, who was
soon to become the
band’s manager, spotted
the band and offered an
opportunity to release
an independent single on
Aerogramme’s Babi Yaga
label. Iname, the bands
first single was
released in 1999, and as
a result the band was
chosen by Stow College’s
Electric Honey label to
release a record. And
so,
thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow
was released in 2000. A
Beggar’s Banquet rep
spotted them at T in the
Park in 2000. The
representative was
evidently impressed with
the band, and Biffy
Clyro was signed to the
independent Beggar’s
Banquet.
After the release of a
few singles like 27 and
Justboy, which was a
re-recorded version of
thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow,
Biffy Clyro released
their debut album,
Blackened Sky. The album
opened to positive
reviews and the band
officially took off,
touring extensively in
support of various acts,
like Weezer.
After the release of two
singles, the band let
out their second album,
The Vertigo of Bliss in
mid 2003. It was a more
experimental sound than
Blackened Sky and was
received with positive
reviews. The follow up
album Infinity Land was
out in February 2005.
It’s with Puzzle that
Biffy Clyro attained
mainstream success.
Puzzle was released in
June 2007 to critical
acclaim. The album made
it straight to #2 on UK
charts a week after
release. The band has
supported various
biggies like The Who,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
The Rolling Stones and
Linkin Park; gaining
significantly more
popularity as a result.
Mountains was released
in June 2008 and made it
to the Top Ten on the UK
Singles Chart. The band
was to enter the studio
for their fourth album
in April 2009, which was
rumoured to be entitled
Boom Blast and Ruin. The
band has revealed that
Boom Blast and Ruin will
be a song title and not
the album title. Track
listing and the album’s
artwork have recently
been revealed. That
Golden Rule, one of the
hit singles released in
2008, was being filmed
in London in June 2009.
That Golden Rule made it
the top ten on the UK
singles charts making it
Biffy Clyro’s second
highest charting single
ever.
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