EMPLOYED TO SERVE Drop New Single “Mark of the Grave”

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Employed To Serve have released “Mark of the Grave,” the second single from their forthcoming album “Conquering”. Listen below.

“This song is about people who’d rather put other people down, instead of getting on with their own lives,” says frontwoman Justine Jones“When writing this song, we wanted to try our hand at writing a positive metal anthem for people to blast when they’re having a shitty day. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we had fun recording and writing it! Stay kind!”

“Conquering” releases on September 17 and is Employed To Serve‘s second full-length album on Spinefarm.

Drawing influence from the music of their youth and a new perspective on how to nurture the positive aspects of humanity and individual growth, “Conquering” is a celebration and acknowledgement of triumph in the face of a world that can be relentlessly adversarial. The band began recording the album in the “unforgiving winter” of 2020; produced and mixed by Lewis Johns at The Ranch, Southampton, mastered by Grant Berry at Fader Mastering, Employed To Serve took the time thrown at them by a world stopped still to write their most visceral material to date

Pre-orders are live, with an instant download of singles, “Exist” and “Mark Of The Grave,” plus special bundle options including t-shirts, hoodies, shorts, pink socks, skateboards and limited color variant vinyl.

“Conquering” tracklisting: 

  1. Universal Chokehold
  2. Exist
  3. Twist The Blade
  4. Sun Up To Sun Down
  5. The Mistake
  6. We Don’t Need You
  7. Set In Stone
  8. Mark Of The Grave
  9. World Ender
  10. Conquering
  11. Stand Alone

Employed To Serve are:

  • Justine Jones / Vocals 
  • Sammy Urwin / Guitar + vocals 
  • David  Porter / Guitar 
  • Nathan Pryor / Bass
  • Casey McHale / Drums

 Last Sunday, Employed to Serve appeared on the main stage of Download Festival. The event marked a moment in history, seeing live music return as part of a government-backed Pilot scheme. The Guardian noted Employed to Serve as a festival highlight, commenting, “Employed to Serve exude venom” while Metal Hammer called their set “relentless” and “blistering.” Kerrang! were just as enthused, adding, “Sammy Urwin’s sledgehammer riffs awaken Download’s inner headbanger, while Justine Jones’ barbed screams urge those gathered to toss any notion of social distancing in the bin.”

Four albums in, and a steady stream of critical acclaim and awards in tow, Employed to Serve‘s meteoric rise from genre hopefuls to becoming one of UK metal’s most consistently captivating bastions is indisputable.

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