With The Faceless dropping out of the imminent EU & UK Protest The Hero tour, UK tech-metallers The Safety Fire have now replaced them as main support.

Guitarist Derya 'Dez' Nagle had this to say:

"So, I think this is as last minute as it gets, but we are extremely happy to announce we will be joining Protest The Hero on their forthcoming European tour. While it is under rather unfortunate circumstances and sad we won't be seeing our friends in The Faceless, we are looking forward to being reunited with our brüs in Protest The Hero and The Contortionist. Dates are below. We hope to see some familiar faces, so come and say hey!"

The full list of dates are as follows:

14th Nov – Conne Island – Leipzig, Germany
15th Nov – Pod Lampou – Plzen, Czech Republic
16th Nov – Bi Nuu – Berlin, Germany
18th Nov – John Dee – Oslo, Norway
19th Nov – Sticky Fingers – Gothenburg, Sweden
20th Nov – Voxhall - Århus C, Denmark
21st Nov – Poppodium Atak – Enschede, Netherlands
22nd Nov – Essigfabrik – Cologne, Germany
24th Nov – Trix – Antwerpen, Belgium
25th Nov – Mo' Club – Southampton, UK
26th Nov – Manchester Academy 2 – Manchester, UK
28th Nov – Voodoo Lounge – Dublin, Ireland
29th Nov – The Limelight 2 – Belfast, UK
30th Nov – Slade Rooms – Wolverhampton, UK
1st Dec – Studio 24 – Edinburgh, UK
2nd Dec – Koko – London, UK
4th Dec – Le Trabendo – Paris, France
5th Dec – Substage – Karlsruhe, Germany
6th Dec – Live Forum – Milano, Italy
7th Dec – Traffic Club – Roma, Italy
8th Dec – Backstage Halle – Munich, Germany
9th Dec – Arena Wien – Bezirk Landstrasse, Austria
10th Dec – L'Usine – Geneva, Switzerland
12th Dec – Gaswerk Kulturzentrum – Winterthur, Switzerland
13th Dec – Warmaudio – Decines, France

Last year The Safety Fire released their fantastic second album 'Mouth of Swords' to critical acclaim, and you can find some of the reactions below:

'it's almost impossible not to be swept away in their swirling, writhing beauty' – 4K's – Kerrang!

'stunning musicianship with an urgency and energy that's hard to catch on album' – 8/10 – Big Cheese

'From finger-breaking arpeggios, thundering low-end riffs and lightning fast tapping to delicate chordal parts and esoteric harmonies; it's all on display.' – 4/5 – TotalGuitar

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