Sweden’s SAFFIRE Signs With ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records
Swedish metals, Saffire, has signed with ROAR! Rock of Angels Records.
Saffire was born in Gothenburg in 2005 when Victor Olsson and Dino Zuzic went to school together. The idea was to form a band based on old-fashioned melodic hard rock and heavy metal but add a modern twist to it. After months of searching and auditioning, the duo was joined by Magnus Carlsson, Martin Järbur and Gustav Elowson. In 2007 they recorded a first demo but shortly afterwards Gustav had to leave the band and was replaced by then 17-year-old Anton Roos. Another demo was recorded in 2008 and Saffire started playing shows in the local area and slowly made a name for itself.
In 2010, Martin was replaced by Tobias Jansson, and an EP was recorded and released. The band continued to play lots of live shows and finally in 2013 Saffire signed with Inner Wound Recordings for the release of their debut album, From Ashes To Fire. The album received much praise around the world. Saffire continued to tour all over Sweden and played some of the biggest festivals with bands such as Slayer, Steel Panther, At the Gates and Sabaton.
Two more albums; For The Greater Good (2015) and Where The Monsters Dwell (2018) were released, and again with lots of praise from the media and critics. During these years, the band toured with bands such as The Night Flight Orchestra and Spiritual Beggars and performed at festivals such as Sweden Rock Festival, Tons Of Rock and Skogsröjet. Tobias Jansson and Victor Olsson were selected in 2018 to be part of the large Swedish AOR project Gathering Of Kings, which was how they met Efraim Larsson, who became the new Saffire drummer in 2019.
Since then, with everything that has happened in the world, the band has put all the focus, time and soul into making a new album. A heavy, yet melodic and groovy piece and a logical continuation of the Saffire sound.
Sapphire lineup:
Victor Olsson – Guitar
Tobias Jansson – Song
Efraim Larsson – Trummor
Magnus Carlsson – Bas
Dino Zuzic – Keyboards
(Photo – Robert Hellström)