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Employed to Serve

Employed to Serve

Musical artist

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

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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

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Extended plays

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References

  1. [1]
    Employed to Serve at AllMusic
  2. [2]
    "Employed To Serve are putting British metal back on top". Kerrang!. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Employed to Serve: Conquering review – thrilling, gut-churning metal". the Guardian. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Self-Determination: Employed To Serve are ready to storm the gates". Knotfest. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. [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. [6]
    Heilman, Max (14 September 2021). "Album Review: EMPLOYED TO SERVE Conquered". Metal Injection. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. [7]
    "The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. [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. [9]
    "Employed To Serve – 'Eternal Forward Motion' review". NME. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Employed to Serve". HM Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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