Employed to Serve


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 January 22, 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