Employed to Serve is a British metalcore band from Woking, England.
History
Employed to Serve was formed in 2011 by current members Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin. In July 2020, several members of Employed to Serve and Renounced released an EP as the side project Glorious.
Their album Conquering was elected by Loudwire as the 41st best rock/metal album of 2021. The track "Exist" was elected by the same publication as the 6th best metal song of the same year.
On 22 January 2025 the band released Atonement, the first single from the group's upcoming album, Fallen Star. The track featured guest vocalist Will Ramos.
Musical style The group's sound has been described as a mixture of metalcore, mathcore, hardcore punk, post-hardcore and death metal, among other genres. Their earliest work was influenced by Bastions, Svalbard and Palm Reader. The band cited Machine Head, Testament and Exodus as influences on Conquering, their fourth full-length release.
Members Justine Jones – vocals Sammy Urwin – guitar, vocals David Porter – guitar Nathan Pryor – bass Casey McHale – drums
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Greyer Than You Remember Released: 25 May 2015 Label: Holy Roar Format: CD, LP The Warmth of a Dying Sun Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Holy Roar Format: CD, LP Eternal Forward Motion Released: 10 May 2019 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP Conquering Released: 17 September 2021 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP Fallen Star Release: 25 April 2025 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP
Extended plays Year Album Label 2012 Long Time Dead Puzzle Records 2013 Counting Crows2014 Change Nothing Regret Everything Holy Roar Records
References
External links
Official Facebook