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THE SAFETY FIRE
"Grind the Ocean"
(InsideOut Music/Century Media; 2012)
Reviewed by Jeff Rogers
The Safety Fire are progressive metal and they are from the UK. This is their
debut disc and it's a whole lot of progressive metal! The vocals of Sean McWeeny
are in-your-face but he also sings clean on a few tracks. It's not the
progressive metal that most are use to; in fact, it may turn some off because of
the vocals. The music is what really speaks here. The time signatures are
incredible and the solo runs are worthy of a second listen.
Since most people associate progressive metal with clean vocals and songs that
develop as they go, they might not find all they want on "Grind the Ocean." I
listened for the music and liked what I heard but the vocals did get in the way.
They almost push the music out of the way at times. The two guitarsaws rating I
gave it is twofold - "So-so. You've heard better" and my own two guitarsaws for
the two guitars used to make the progressive metal sound here.
The Safety Fire: Sean McWeeny - vocals; Derya 'Dez' Nagle - guitars, producer;
Joanquin Ardiles - guitars; Lori Peri - bass; Calvin Smith - drums.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
Copyright © 2013 by R. Scott Bolton. All rights
reserved.
Revised:
01 Apr 2024 11:14:20 -0500.
