| Infinity Land | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Biffy Clyro |
| Cover: | Biffyclyro infinityland.jpg |
| Released: | (UK) (Japan) |
| Recorded: | Monnow Valley Studios Monmouth, Wales |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, experimental rock, post-hardcore |
| Label: | Beggars Banquet BBQCD238 |
| Producer: | Chris Sheldon Biffy Clyro |
| Prev Title: | The Vertigo of Bliss |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Puzzle |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Infinity Land is the third studio album by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro, released on 4 October 2004 on Beggars Banquet.[1]
The album saw the band move into darker territory, in terms of both sound and lyrical content. It also furthered various experiments from The Vertigo of Bliss, such as using 5/4 time ("There is no Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake"), multiple time changes, key changes, instrumental variation, unpredictable riffs and complex song structures.[2]
The album contains a hidden track, "Tradition Feed". After the final track, "Pause And Turn It Up", approximately 18 minutes of silence precedes a short poem, read by Simon Neil. "Tradition Feed" can also be found as a B-side to the vinyl 7" single "Only One Word Comes To Mind". As with each of the band's first three albums, it has been played in full once only, on 15 December 2005 at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow. "Only One Word Comes to Mind" reached #27 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
"Glitter And Trauma", "My Recovery Injection", and "Only One Word Comes To Mind" were released as singles in edited forms. "There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake" was released as digital download. "Got Wrong" was considered for the final single but lost out to "Only One Word Comes To Mind".
The cover art was created by Chris Fleming, who also created the cover art for all the singles from Infinity Land.
Simon Neil has stated in various interviews that the title Infinity Land is a reference to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Infinity Land was released in the UK in 2004.
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 October 2004 | Beggars Banquet | CD | BBQCD238 | |
| United Kingdom | 4 October 2004 | Beggars Banquet | Vinyl | BBQ238 | |
| Japan | 18 January 2005 | King Records | CD | KICP-1045 |