Well it’s happening again. The Safety Fire will be joining Protest The Hero on their UK/EU tour next week with The Contortionist. The Faceless was originally supposed to be on the trek, but having lost a couple members over the past few weeks they’ll be sitting this one out.
Pardon me, sir. But we must inform you that Protest The Hero will be heading back to Europe this fall with The Faceless and The Contortionist. Of course you’ve probably heard their most recent album Volition — and they’ll be playing tunes off it the entire trek.
We wanted to wait until after April Fools’ Day to post this — Protest The Hero have parted ways with their longtime bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi. There was some speculation about Mirabdolbaghi’s position in the band when he sat out PTH’s tour with Architects last fall to work on theatre project. It’s now official, he has left the band.
Protest The Hero will be heading back overseas this summer for some festival dates and a run with Monuments.
When we interviewed The Safety Fire last summer, guitarist Derya “Dez” Nagle told us about some pranks the band pulled on Protest The Hero the first time they toured the US with them. Apparently during the last show of the North American tour, TSF got onstage during Protest The Hero’s set and did a naked conga line. Pretty spicy if you ask us.