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3 Members  





4 Discography  



4.1  Studio albums  





4.2  Extended plays  







5 References  





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Employed to Serve
Employed to Serve at With Full Force 2023
Employed to Serve at With Full Force 2023
Background information
OriginWoking, England
GenresMetalcore,[1] mathcore,[2] hardcore punk[1]
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Puzzle
  • Holy Roar
  • Spinefarm
  • Websiteemployedtoserve.com

    Employed to Serve is a British metalcore band from Woking, England.[3][4]

    History

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    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.[5] In July 2020, several members of Employed to Serve and Renounced released an EP as the side project Glorious.[6][7]

    Their album Conquering was elected by Loudwire as the 41st best rock/metal album of 2021.[8] The track "Exist" was elected by the same publication as the 6th best metal song of the same year.[9]

    Musical style

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    The group's sound has been described as a mixture of death metal, hardcore punk, post-hardcore and metalcore, among other genres.[1][10][7][11] The band cited Machine Head, Testament and Exodus as influences on Conquering, their latest full-length release.[3]

    Members

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    Discography

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    Studio albums

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    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

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    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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  • ^ "Rescheduled Dates Announced For Gojira, Alien Weaponry & Employed To Serve's European/UK Tour". Theprp.com. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  • ^ a b "Employed To Serve are putting British metal back on top". Kerrang!. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  • ^ "Employed to Serve: Conquering review – thrilling, gut-churning metal". the Guardian. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  • ^ "Self-Determination: Employed To Serve are ready to storm the gates". Knotfest. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ a b Heilman, Max (14 September 2021). "Album Review: EMPLOYED TO SERVE Conquered". Metal Injection. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "Employed To Serve – 'Eternal Forward Motion' review". NME. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  • ^ "Employed to Serve". HM Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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