Employed To Serve

About

Employed To Serve are a British metalcore band from Woking, Surrey, formed in 2011 by vocalist Justine Jones and guitarist/vocalist Sammy Urwin. Their sound draws on mathcore, groove metal and hardcore punk, earning them a reputation as one of the UK underground's most ferocious live acts. The 2017 album 'The Warmth of a Dying Sun' brought them international recognition, and their fifth record 'Fallen Star' (2025, Spinefarm Records) cemented their place at the front of the European metal scene.

5/5

Kerrang! score for 'Fallen Star'

9/10

Metal Hammer score for 'Fallen Star'

#6

Best metal song of 2021 (Loudwire) for 'Exist'

25

Shows on the Killswitch Engage European tour (2025)

What's new

2026-07
The band released the new single 'Dead Reckoning', with which they look ahead beyond 'Fallen Star'.
2025-11
Employed To Serve toured as support act through Europe with Killswitch Engage, Fit For An Autopsy and Decapitated on a 25-show European tour.
2025-04
The fifth studio album 'Fallen Star' was released on 25 April 2025 via Spinefarm Records, featuring guest contributions from Will Ramos (Lorna Shore) and Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage).
2025-04
Kerrang! rated 'Fallen Star' with a perfect score of 5 out of 5; Metal Hammer gave the album 9 out of 10.
2025-01
The band announced a British headline tour for April 2025, their biggest headline shows to date.

Tour

LisbonMadridBarcelonaMilanParisCologneLudwigsburgBerlinPragueLeipzigHamburgCopenhagenStockholmOsloHelsinki

Tracks

The Warmth of a Dying SunTitle track from the breakthrough album from 2017

ExistVoted 6th best metal song of 2021 by Loudwire

AtonementFirst single from 'Fallen Star' (2025), featuring guest vocalist Will Ramos from Lorna Shore

Whose Side Are You On?Single from 'Fallen Star' featuring Jesse Leach from Killswitch Engage

Dead ReckoningNew single from 2026, first material after 'Fallen Star'

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