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Musical artist
Employed to Serve is a British
heavy metal band from
Woking , England.
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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
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Employed to Serve at
AllMusic
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"Employed To Serve are putting British metal back on top" . Kerrang! . Retrieved 23 October 2021 .
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"Employed to Serve: Conquering review – thrilling, gut-churning metal" . the Guardian . 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021 .
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"Self-Determination: Employed To Serve are ready to storm the gates" . Knotfest . 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021 .
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"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 .
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a
b Heilman, Max (14 September 2021).
"Album Review: EMPLOYED TO SERVE Conquered" . Metal Injection . Retrieved 23 October 2021 .
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"The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021" .
Loudwire .
Townsquare Media . 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022 .
^ 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 .
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"Employed To Serve – 'Eternal Forward Motion' review" . NME . 8 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021 .
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"Employed to Serve" . HM Magazine . Retrieved 23 October 2021 .
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