On the back of their new single 'Huge Hammers', which has garnering plays from Zane Lowe amongst others, London based technincal progressive metal troupe The Safety Fire have announced details of both their upcoming UK tour in March, and greatly anticipated debut album Grind The Ocean, scheduled for April. Mastered by Jens Bogren (well known for his work with such luminaries as Opeth, Katatonia, and Amon Amarth), the album was produced and mixed by guitarist Derya Nagle as part of his BlackBear Productions operation, through which he also produced up-and-coming bands such as Rise To Remain, The HAARP Machine and Palehorse.

In addition to a festival date, the band have announced a co-headline tour with The James Cleaver Quintet. Vocalist Sean McWeeney says;

"We're really excited to be going out with The James Cleaver Quintet. I think we both bring a huge amount of energy to our live shows so this should be an explosive short UK run before we head over to the US to tour with Protest The Hero and Periphery. Southampton, Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Bristol, and Nottingham - prepare yourselves!"

Full 2012 dates are as follows;

Sat 17th March Brighton – The Haunt
Sun 18th March Southampton – Take Down 2012 festival
Mon 19th March Birmingham – O2 Academy 3
Tues 20th March Liverpool – O2 Academy 2
Wed 21st March London – Barfly
Thurs 22nd March Bristol – Thekla
Fri 23rd March Nottingham – Rock City Basement

For Take Down 2012 please see http://www.takedownfestival.co.uk
For co-headline shows tickets are priced £8 in London, £7 in Birmingham and Liverpool and £6 everywhere else. Tickets are available from http://www.alt.tickets.co.uk (Nottingham & Bristol) and http://www.ticketweb.co.uk (London, Liverpool, Brighton & Birmingham).

Grind The Ocean is released through InsideOut Music on the 9th April 2012.