Press Release April 11, 2012

THE SAFETY FIRE streams new album, “Grind The Ocean”, on Heavy Blog Is Heavy.com; enter to win a copy of “Grind The Ocean” and signed poster

Progressive metallers THE SAFETY FIRE have finally released their first full-length album, Grind The Ocean, in North America and the UK! To celebrate the album’s release, the band is now giving fans the chance to listen to Grind The Ocean in its entirety online. Join the listening party at Heavy Blog Is Heavy.com:

http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2012/04/10/stream-the-safety-fires-grind-the-ocean-win-a-free-copy-signed-poster/

Heavy Blog Is Heavy.com is also hosting an exclusive Grind The Ocean contest that awards five lucky fans a copy of the album plus a signed poster. For more details about the contest and to submit your entry to win, click here.

Read on for a few reviews of THE SAFETY FIRE’s progressive masterpiece, Grind The Ocean:

“If you’re on the lookout for great progressive metal in 2012, these guys come highly recommended.” — GUITAR WORLD.com

“Imagine a startling mix of AT THE DRIVE IN and KARNIVOOL , melded to the fluid harmonics of THE MARS VOLTA, the distracting glories of BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and the sonic flows of CIRCLES…The album is a tempestuous maelstrom of consuming emotions and atmospheres layered upon polyrhythmic disinterested structures and expansive and attention grabbing melodies and vocal harmonies.” — THIS IS NOT A SCENE.com

“‘Grind The Ocean’ is soothing yet fierce, familiar yet unexpected, and a great debut.” — HEAVY BLOG IS HEAVY.com

“This is a progressive master class, its big and epic at times and subdued and conservative the rest of the time and this is a great contrasting listen.” — ULTIMATE GUITAR.com

“THE SAFETY FIRE’s music is dynamic and diverse throughout each song, able to capture and maintain a listener’s attention across their multiple 6-minute epics.” — METAL SUCKS.net

THE SAFETY FIRE is currently on the road with PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, JEFF LOOMIS, and TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE for their first tour of North America. A complete list of tour dates for THE SAFETY FIRE is below, so check to see when they’ll be coming to a city near you!

THE SAFETY FIRE tour dates feat. PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, JEFF LOOMIS, TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE
4/10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
4/11 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
4/12 – Columbus, OH – The Outland Ballroom
4/13 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
4/14 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
4/16 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
4/17 – Orlando, FL – The Social
4/18 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater
4/20 – New York, NY – Gramercy
4/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero

THE SAFETY FIRE online:
http://www.facebook.com/thesafetyfire
http://www.myspace.com/thesafetyfire
http://www.twitter.com/thesafetyfire
http://www.youtube.com/thesafetyfire
http://thesafetyfire.bigcartel.com
The Safety Fire

courtesy of Century Media