The Moshville Times - Employed To Serve release new single (featuring Will Ramos of Lorna Shore), album to follow in April, tour dates announced!

Leading lights of British metal, Employed To Serve (who we spoke to at Bloodstock 2023), take pride of place on the heavy metal world stage as they return with brand new single “Atonement” feat. Will Ramos of Lorna Shore, plus long-awaited new studio album, Fallen Star, set for release on Friday, April 25th.

“We want to fly the flag for heavy metal and the traditions that it holds,” offers guitarist and songwriter Sammy Urwin, “But at the same time we want to play our part in taking things forward.”

The track features Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos, who in addition to his guttural growls, offers clean vocals for the first time ever on an album feature. The song is built around distorted guitars, battering-ram rhythms and a Judas Priest-style solo, before shooting into what Justine describes as “an arena rock chorus!”

“’Atonement’ takes aim at those who try to lord their power over you. The only way to defeat these people is by rising above their behaviour and pushing forward on your own path,”
explains Sammy. “We wanted to lead with this single because it is the track that encomes the ethos of Employed to Serve as a whole. We’re strong believers of working hard and not letting life and the negative people in it affect your goals and aspirations.”

Justine adds, “the studio was a shrine to the show, and Dwight, which was fun to explore in between filming! We wanted to portray someone in power/authority trying to wear down their
captive through aggression. I found it very hard to keep a straight face while choking out Sammy, by take 15 or so I got more into it as the jetlag and hot weather made me feel more unhinged…”

Stream “Atonement” now

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Today marks the start of the pre-order for ‘Fallen Star’, which will be available in various formats including a limited run of ‘black sunburst’ and ‘orange w/ black splatter’ vinyl.

Pre-order Fallen Star now

ETS have played every type of big show imaginable, from Bloodstock through to Glastonbury in the UK, and Hellfest, Wacken and Roskilde across Europe. On previous album, ‘Conquering’, they
pulverised arenas all over the UK and Europe in of metal behemoths, Gojira.

In of Fallen Star, Employed To Serve kick-off what is shaping up to be a mammoth touring schedule for 2025 with an April UK headline run, taking Celestial Sanctuary and Burner along as special guests. The 5-date stint finishes with their biggest London appearance yet, at 02 Academy Islington.