“I like to think that we try things and do them in ways that no other band would even try,” laughs Simon Neil. “And more often than not because it’s a stupid idea!”Let’s set the record straight from the off: Biffy Clyro’s forthcoming eighth album – A Celebration Of Endings – is anything but a stupid idea. Bold, out-there, and a little bit bonkers, yes – but then we wouldn’t have Biffy Clyro any other way. Simon, bassist James Johnston and his twin brother drummer Ben are in incredibly high spirits as they sit with Kerrang! in a shiny corner of their record label Warner’s London HQ, beneath a giant framed picture commemorating their achievements on smash-hit 2009 album Only Revolutions. The self-deprecating laughter comes heartily and incredibly often, and is anything but misplace...
