Employed to Serve
Employed to Serve at the With Full Force Summer Open Air 2018
Employed to Serve at the With Full Force Summer Open Air 2018
Background information
OriginWoking, England
GenresHeavy metal, hardcore punk, metalcore
Years active2011–present[1]
Labels
Websiteemployedtoserve.com

Employed to Serve is a British heavy metal band from Woking, England.[2][3]

History

Employed to Serve live at Rock am Ring 2023

Employed to Serve was formed in 2011[1] by current members Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin.[4] In July 2020, several members of Employed to Serve and Renounced released an EP as the side project Glorious.[5][6]

Their album Conquering was elected by Loudwire as the 41st best rock/metal album of 2021.[7] The track "Exist" was elected by the same publication as the 6th best metal song of the same year.[8]

Musical style

The group's sound has been described as a mixture of death metal, hardcore punk, post-hardcore and metalcore, among other genres.[1][9][6][10] The band cited Machine Head, Testament and Exodus as influences on Conquering, their latest full-length release.[2]

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

Extended plays

Year Album Label
2014 Change Nothing Regret Everything Holy Roar Records
2013 Counting Crows Puzzle Records
2012 Long Time Dead

References

  1. 1 2 3 Employed to Serve at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 "Employed To Serve are putting British metal back on top". Kerrang!. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Employed to Serve: Conquering review – thrilling, gut-churning metal". the Guardian. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Self-Determination: Employed To Serve are ready to storm the gates". Knotfest. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "NEWS: Glorious (Employed To Serve, Renounced) unveil debut EP, 'Unashamed'!". DEAD PRESS! | It's more than "just music" to us. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 Heilman, Max (14 September 2021). "Album Review: EMPLOYED TO SERVE Conquered". Metal Injection. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Al-Sharif, Rabab; DiVita, Joe; Hartmann, Graham; Richardson, Jake; Trapp, Philip; Summan, Yasmine (6 December 2021). "The 35 Best Metal Songs of 2021". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Employed To Serve – 'Eternal Forward Motion' review". NME. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Employed to Serve". HM Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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