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By Stephen Hill ( Metal Hammer ) published 31 October 2023 Far-right trolls and a shared love for experimental, extreme music helped unite Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil and Mike Vennart in Empire State Bastard (Image credit: John McMurtrie) Simon Neil's face has contorted into an expression of pure anger, verging on disgust.
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At the tip of the Biffy spearhead is frontman Simon Neil, a man dubbed "Scottish Jesus" by fans on social media, in equal parts for his periodic wild man hairstyles and messianic charisma,.
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Empire State Bastard - the crushing project from Biffy Clyro men Simon Neil and Mike Vennart - sound like the end of the world. But as the duo reveal, there's more to debut album Rivers Of.
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Biffy Clyro have always had one eye on the future. There's now, and there's what comes next. There's that restless creative buzzing in the back of Simon Neil's head. But this is different. "In 100 years, they're going to talk about 2020 - this moment when we all woke up," he says.
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Empire State Bastard sees Neil joined by former Oceansize frontman Mike Vennart (also Biffy Clyro's touring guitarist) and drum god Dave Lombardo (Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross, Misfits, ex-Slayer), with bassist Naomi MacLeod [Bitch Falcon] joining the trio for live work. All riffs on the group's forthcoming debut album, Rivers Of Heresy, were written and performed by Vennart, as Neil maintains that.
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Simon Neil talks through the pivotal songs in his life - from the first dance at his wedding to breaking his ribs onstage. 07 August 2020, 07:00 | Words by Sean Kerwick (Biffy Clyro) (Nine Songs)
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Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil on Being Betrayed, Regaining His Confidence and His Favorite New Scream Queen Don't even get him started on The Forever Purge, the new fifth entry in the cinematic.
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Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil's new side project Empire State Bastard have announced their first show. The project, which also includes Biffy's touring guitarist Mike Vennart, will make.
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Simon Neil revealed that coming back from lockdown had been such a struggle for him that he nearly quit Biffy Clyro. The vocalist realised that if he abandoned their recent US tour, he probably wouldn't ever perform again - and support from his bandmates along with a confidante got him through the moment.
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Simon Neil on the return of Biffy Clyro: 'I felt like I was in a void - I needed to find a sense of purpose' Interview The frontman of the Scottish rock band talks about their surprise new.
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When Total Guitar tells Simon Neil that his lyrics for latest single Instant History - specifically the line 'This is the sound that we make, I love the sound when it breaks' - feel like a reference to his stadium-conquering crunch tones, the Biffy Clyro singer/guitarist grins with excitement. "That's absolutely what I mean!" he explains.
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Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, [7] [8] East Ayrshire, [9] composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals).
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As guitarist/vocalist Simon Neil says, "There's part of you feels like it's total baller - 'Hey man here's our new album!' Like Beyoncé or something. But it's also extremely terrifying." He needn't have worried, as Biffy fans made it the band's sixth consecutive Top 5 album. The Myth. has big hooks and huge sonics that belie its rapid creation.
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328. When it's revealed to Simon Neil, the abundantly illustrated frontman of Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro, that he's talking to an LGBTQ magazine, the response is tantamount to a shrug.