On 25 August, it was announced that " Machines" would be the next single from Puzzle, which was released on 8 October. Indeed, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph awarded the album three stars out of five and concluded "if you're already a Biffy Clyro fan, Opposites might be your idea of a masterpiece. On 14 December, actor Ev Salomon revealed on Twitter that filming of the video for " Victory Over the Sun" had been finished.

Neil said: "I loved the original image of the tree, and I got thinking about how strong the roots must be, and how strong my band is - how we can deal with anything, because we have each other". This album is notable for having somewhat more straightforward song structures and a more melodic overall sound than their previous work, while still retaining some more unusual elements. In 2006, Biffy Clyro left Beggars Banquet and signed a deal with 14th Floor, an offshoot of Warner Bros.Victory Over the Sun": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 15 September 2013 – 21 September 2013".

The cookie cutter moments that were scattered amongst the finer moments on ‘Only Revelations’ have outmuscled the quirky and energetic cuts on ‘Opposites’, with newer fans more likely to be appeased than old. As Biffy Clyro decamped to Los Angeles for the Opposites recording sessions, cracks started to appear. The album is certified Gold in the UK, having sold over 220,000 copies, and as of February 2009 has sold over 300,000 worldwide. Front cover type ("Biffy Clyro / Opposites") is orange - with the exception of the "/" which is white.At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream music critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews". An exclusive ‘Play Along’ CD with instrumental parts removed with 3 tracks to play along with on guitar, bass and drums. Biffy Clyro are a band who have always prided themselves on evading rock’n’roll clichés; they are three normal men, who live normal lives with normal wives and girlfriends in the very normal Ayrshire, in Scotland. Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released nine studio albums, six of which ( Puzzle, Only Revolutions, Opposites, Ellipsis, A Celebration of Endings and The Myth of the Happily Ever After) reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart, with their sixth studio album, Opposites claiming their first UK No.