Biffy Clyro Album: “Blackened Sky”

:: Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky ::

Being a personal favorite and with their follow up to the well received debut l.p `Blacked Sky' being released later this year, exciting times are destined for the Glasgow based progressive rock three piece Biffy Clyro.

`Blackened Sky' takes the "won't be rushed" pretentious attitudes of recent Tool and multiplies it with the minimalist but effective raw dynamics of the Deftones, before adding catchy emotive melodies with gentle lyrics and guitar lines along the way. Tracks such as opener `Joy.Discovery.Invention' [a sing along favorite live] captivate the listener by gently serenading until 1 minute 46 seconds [exactly] into the song when the song crushes your false pretenses with the defensive aggression of a cornered animal. However it is my favorite song from the album `Kill the old, torture their young" that captivate what Biffy Clyro is all about with the falsetto vocals, fantastic harmonies [all three sing live] and the subtle guitar changes that send contradicting emotions flooding through your head.

As a result is it very hard not to get caught up by this band and if their [possible career making] second album is anything near as good as the standards they have set themselves then Biffy are indeed destined big things...

-Andy-

Biffy Clyro have to be one of britain's most underrated bands. Blackened Sky is a full blown alternative rock album. All the songs are full of emotion and guts. Good singles have appeared from this album, such as 27,57, j.d.i and justboy.

A must buy album.

one of my all time favorite albums, I think every song is great. A great choice for any Biffy fan.

Along with the streams of underground rock acts that seem to be making a impact nowadays, Biffy Clyro are certainly not far off with this brilliant, critically aclaimed debut album.

Despite the preculiar name, Biffy Clyro known well for being a terrific live band, show their promise with excellent talent especially from singer/songwriter/guitarist Simon Neil who can write the most beautiful perfectly created rock songs well beyond his years.

With stand-out tracks such as 'justboy' and '57' this album is surely the main stepping stone into a long and successful career for these guys.

Miss this gem, and your seriously missing out.