The Safety Fire - Sections [EP]

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There are times in the world of music where everything seems to come in cycles and during the latter half of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 the cycle is that of a technical / progressive metal crossover. The start of "Sections" kicks in with a double assault of Joaquin Ardiles and Derya Nagle’s guitars that demolish the senses which then give way to Sean Mcweeney doing a melodic interlude, before suddenly screaming the vocals down the microphone.

Welcome to the world of The Safety Fire, a band that aren’t afraid to keep you second guessing, making you change the way you feel and they take you on a journey that combines the sound of early In Flames (before "Reroute To Remain"), the timing of bands such as Meshuggah and Between The Buried And Me and the ethos of a band that are not afraid to take risks.

'Sections' (The title track of this EP) gives us a starting look into how the band works. Fast solos (in fact three, two of which are done by PIN formerly of Sikth and Martin Goulding from Linear Sphere), mathcore style drums and vocals that make you want to sway during the melodic parts, and mosh during the screams!

‘DMB’ continues this formula right until the end when the melody kicks in for the vocals, leading us to a short ‘calming’ interlude in ‘Sululary.’ This shows off the more instrumental side until you get told "right, break over!" as the epic ‘Spoilage’ kicks in. At 7:21 in duration, the word epic can be aptly applied here and it summarises all the previous tracks up into a package and allows the progressive side to truly show, including a great solo near the end.

'Aphasic' closes the EP off with a mighty bang allowing the more melodic side of The Safety Fire to come out of Sean with his vocal work and like his peers the Arusha Accord, he carries off the balance of melodic / scream with the odd growl very well. The Safety fire have proven on the "Sections" EP that they are one of the bands to watch out for in 2010. Frankly if you like metal / tech / prog you HAVE to check these out, if you don’t you’ve missed the start of potential future stars!

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