Biffy Clyro, Courtesy: Ash Roberts. A Celebration of Endings, the new album from Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro ends with a screamo-prog-metal-funk journey “Cop Syrup,” on which singer-guitarist Simon Neil feverishly and repeatedly declares, “Fuck everyone! Whoo!” It may sound like the retort of someone who’s given up all hope,…

Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a point in every wildly successful act’s show when the fans, knowing their role, act out a role or clap, as if on cue, but without having to be prompted. U2 has this, the Stones have this, and Biffy Clyro has it, too.…

St. Lucia Looking back on my interviews over the past 12 months, the first thing that surprised me was just how busy I stayed: nearly 50 interviews of 10 minutes or longer, about a dozen more than 2015, which had seemed much busier. Interviewing artists is just one part…

Coming off Scottish trio Biffy Clyro’s tour supporting double album Opposites, in 2015, frontman Simon Neil had a lot on his mind. Neil had begun suffering from depression brought on by the deaths of several friends and relatives. And as the band reached new heights around the globe (the…

Biffy Clyro performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 28, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. No matter how many hard rock musicians I’ve interviewed, I’m still surprised to learn how friendly and pleasant they are in conversation. Last week I spoke to the very charming James Johnston, bassist for…

Biffy Clyro performs at the Great American Music Hall on Feb. 12, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Few rock bands in the United Kingdom had as successful of a 2013 as Biffy Clyro. After more than 15 years of sweating it out on stage with a ferocious live show and six…