Biffy Clyro are a phenomena. For nearly 15 years now the Scottish rock band has been churning out heavy, yet melodic, bass, drum and guitar-driven, triple-vocalist overloaded songs that are sometimes very complex, but always uplifting. All killers, no fillers. You can call them what you like: alternative rock, post-hardcore, experimental rock or maybe just the way power pop is defined in 2009. And just for the record: Simon Neil (vocals, guitar) and the brothers Ben (vocals, drums) and James Johnston (bass, vocals) also happen to be extremely sympathetic and funny, which made them some of the best iNterview guests we've ever had in front of our cameras. We had a blast! We were also lucky to get Uli from Berlin (Germany), Sabine from Hamburg (Germany) and Jack form Enfield (England) to ask some great questions that surprised the band. As could be expected, Biffy Clyro answered with all their entertaining charm and were also willing to do something very very special. Lets just say it had something to do with musical chairs! "After building a devoted cult following with their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly with the release of their fourth, Puzzle in 2007. The album was released to widespread critical acclaim, and went gold in the UK, selling over 100,000 units. Biffy Clyro's popularity was built upon further in 2008 and 2009 with the release of the singles Mountains and That Golden Rule, which both reached the top 10 of the UK singles chart. Their next album, 2009's Only Revolutions was also successful, reaching #8 in the UK charts and also going gold within days of its release." Yes indeed, leave it to Wikipedia for the hard facts you just cant ignore. Nothing else left to say other than: enjoy this very special episode of INterview! Very special thanks go out to Sabine Klautzsch of Warner Music Germany for her trust in us, Tanju Boerue of Neuland Concerts for being incredibly helpful with the set, Neil Anderson for recognizing how much fun it was for the band and giving us the extra time we needed to finish this, the wonderful interviewers (Uli, Sabine and Jack), without whom this just wouldnt have been possible, and, last but not least, Biffy Clyro for their stupendous performance. Thanks to everyone! Very much!

• published: 18 Dec 2009
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