Prog-Rock/Metal

The Safety Fire have a new album planned this year. They seem like funny dudes, too.

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London progressive metallers THE SAFETY FIRE will release their second album, "Mouth Of Swords", on September 3 in North America via InsideOut Music. Tommy Rogers from touring partners BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME has provided guest vocals on one track.

Commented vocalist Sean McWeeney: "Since our first album, we've all concentrated more on having awesome haircuts and facial hair. Does that go some way to explaining why 'Mouth Of Swords' is shit-hot? Some may suggest so. But all I know is I'm on it and that's enough for most people. This album is pure gold, and will be priced accordingly."

Added guitarist and producer Derya "Dez" Nagle: "I must have said 'there is no topping WINGER's 1988 classic 'Winger' on a daily basis during the recording process. I've never been wrong about anything in my whole life, so it was a rather humbling experience to realise that what we were creating was in fact better than WINGER's 1988 classic, 'Winger'. I felt like a bozo deluxe. After awhile, I came to accept that we had created the best album of all time, ever, in the history of known time. The burden of holding such musical gold was too much for us to handle and the band agreed to release it through InsideOut Music, on September 3rd. I'd like to think the music can speak for itself, but music can't speak, so I'll speak on its behalf. Hello. I hope you enjoy me."

"Mouth Of Swords" track listing

01. Mouth Of Swords
02. Glass Crush
03. Yellowism
04. Beware The Leopard (Jagwar) feat. Tommy Rogers
05. Red Hatchet
06. Wise Hands
07. The Ghosts That Wait For Spring
08. I Am Time, The Destroyer
09. Old Souls

I really enjoyed Grind the Ocean, their last album, so I'm looking forward to this one. If you don't mind the more modern, shouty kind of prog, check them out:





Definitely not as good as Winger's debut, though.

New jam from The Saftey Fire.



They're very fashionable guys.

I didn't like those guys at first, but I've warmed up to their first album. Pretty dope stuff.

The second annual Prog Award nominees have been announced.  Distorted Harmony (who we've discussed in the Free Legal Downloads thread) is up for the Limelight (new artist) award.  The Prog Awards covers the second half of 2012 and the first half of 2013.  The full list is below:

http://www.progrockmag.com/news/progressive-music-awards-2013-nominees-listed-in-full/

You can vote here

Progressive Music Awards 2013 Nominees

Limelight (Formally New Blood Award)
Maschine
The Elijah
Cosmograf
The Fierce & The Dead
Sound Of Contact
Trojan Horse
Distorted Harmony
Antlered Man
Thumpermonkey
Tin Spirits

Live Event
Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited II, Hammersmith Apollo
Celebr8.2, Kingston Hippodrome
HRH Prog, Magna
Ian Anderson, Royal Albert Hall
Marillion Weekenders
Devin Townsend’s Retinal Circus
Neal Morse/Flower Kings/Transatlantic, Electric Ballroom
Kraftwerk, The Tate Modern
Opeth/Anathema, Union Chapel
Cruise To The Edge

Breakthrough Artist
Long Distance Calling
Riverside
Big Big Train
District 97
Syd Arthur
Lifesigns
Von Hertzen Brothers
Wolf People
Field Music
Sanguine Hum

Anthem – sponsored by Roadrunner Records
Spock’s Beard: Afterthoughts from Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep
Alan Reed: Begin Again from First In A Field Of One
Gordon Giltrap & Oliver Wakeman: Moneyfacturing from Ravens & Lullabies
Amplifier: Matmos from Echo Street
Riverside: Celebrity Touch from Shrine Of New Generation Slaves
Marillion: Gaza from Sounds That Can’t Be Made
Von Hertzen Brothers: Flowers And Rust from Nine Lives
Devin Townsend Project: True North from Epicloud
Bruce Soord & Jonas Renkse: Frozen North from Wisdom Of Crowds
Humanfly: Golden Arrows from Awesome Science

Album Of The Year – sponsored by InsideOut Music
Marillion: Sounds That Can’t Be Made
Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
Big Big Train: English Electric Pt 2
Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited II
The Enid: Invicta
Amplifier: Echo Street
Tame Impala: Lonerism
Spock’s Beard: Brief Nocturnes & Dreamless Sleep
TesseracT: Altered State

Grand Design
Family: Once Upon A Time
Hawkwind: Warrior On The Edge Of Time
King Crimson: Larks Tongues In Aspic
Jethro Tull: Thick As A Brick
Peter Gabriel: So
Rush: 2112 Deluxe Edition
10cc: Tenology
Moody Blues: Timeless Flight
Peter Blegvad & Andy Partridge: Gonwards
Arve Henriksen: Solidification

Band/Artist Of The Year
Rush
Steven Wilson
Marillion
Muse
Katatonia
The Pineapple Thief
Steve Hackett
The Enid
TesseracT
The Flower Kings

Editorially-selected awards Virtuoso, Visionary, Guiding Light, Lifetime Achievement and Prog God will also be presented on the night.

If it's like any other awards ceremony, Sound of Contact will win the Limelight award because Phil Collins's son is the singer. I haven't heard any of the other bands in that category, but I definitely like Distorted Harmony's album more. Sound of Contact is really good, though.

While I'm here, a couple vids from some prog albums I got this week from NEH Records's $5 section:





I also got another Cyril Achard album, my third, and I'm really beginning to love this guy. Dude's all over the place with his projects—prog metal, rock, jazz, acoustic. Definitely check him out. Not many videos on YouTube, unfortunately.

Eyesore wrote:

New jam from The Saftey Fire.



They're very fashionable guys.

I've already listened to this several times, being not sure whether I like it or not. After the song ends I hit "play" button yet again to make final decision. Wonder if this is it, the sign of liking...

I love them. The screaming took a bit to get used to—because it's that modern "screamo" kind of stuff rather than a more traditional, guttural screaming—but they're quite good.

some stuff i am interested in getting:

Arabs In Aspic Pictures In A Dream



Leafblade - The Kiss Of Spirit And Flesh



Cynthesis - ReEvolution



Tangent - Le Sacre Du Travail

The Cynthesis is good when i'm in the mood.

The Cynthesis album is excellent. Definitely a mellower affair than the first album, though. But given that it's the second album in a trilogy, I don't have an issue with it not being as heavy.

And I'm looking forward to the new Tangent album. Hope I can find a copy around here. Comes out on Tuesday!

Haven't heard the other two bands in exact's post, but I diggin' those clips. Will have to keep a lookout for them.

does anyone have the current Lasers Edge discount coupon from the newsletter? I cannot find my email

SECRETSALE

All caps, like that.

Sorry. Read your PM earlier on my phone right after I woke up and then forgot to check my e-mail later.

So this album is kind of amazing.





Nightingale Express, by A Liquid Landscape. It's another Laser's Edge release (this time on the label of the same name). Absolutely brilliant.

Way mellow, though.

Arabs In Aspic - In A Dream is a great album! I need to track down their other releases.

new Haken from their upcoming release this year:





Love this!!!

Oh, man. New Haken? I had no idea! Awesome.

Really digging that Haken. Never heard of them.

I'm stoked for this one. Haken's first album was fantastic, but I never really got into Visions (although I probably should).

Not really a Haken fan..

Not your average full blown Prog band but WOW!!! I had to put this in here cuz this album has sooo much prog on it and IM IN LOVE!!

 

God that's awful.

I think it's quite good, actually. The goofy video is distracting, but that's pretty sweet.

Eyesore wrote:

I think it's quite good, actually. The goofy video is distracting, but that's pretty sweet.

It sounds modern, I think that turns a lot of people away from it. I think their sound is pretty unique and that album is def a keeper on my playlist..

MetalRob331 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

I think it's quite good, actually. The goofy video is distracting, but that's pretty sweet.

It sounds modern, I think that turns a lot of people away from it.   I think their sound is pretty unique and that album is def a keeper on my playlist..

It's absolute mayhem, mostly tongue-in-cheek, and heavy--I love it.