The Safety Fire first made a name for themselves in the UK scene with the release of their critically acclaimed EP "Sections"[1] in 2009 and their reputation as a powerfully energetic live band.

From 2006 - 2009 The Safety Fire attended different Universities, focusing on their own educational endeavors, but in this time wrote their debut release in the form of the Sections EP.

The Safety Fire announced signing to Inside Out Music on 23 August 2011,[4] simultaneously releasing a lyric video for their debut single "Huge Hammers".

The Safety Fire announced their debut album Grind the Ocean would be released through Inside Out Music on 27 February 2012 in Europe and the following day in the US.

The band received further airplay by Radio 1 DJs Huw Stephens, Daniel P Carter, whilst also playing a live session for the XFM Rock show.

[8] The band debuted their first single from the album, Glass Crush, on The Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 hosted by Daniel P. Carter on 7 August 2013.

Often defined as Progressive Metal, the band themselves have mentioned artists such as Karnivool, Sikth, Opeth, Björk, Jaga Jazzist, Kaki King and Between the Buried and Me as influencing their sound.