Employed To Serve have just announced a series of UK headline shows, supported by South London metallers, Burner. The tour gets underway in Huddersfield on 17 May and shoegaze duo Zetra will appear as special guests in Milton Keynes and St Albans.
Employed To Serve’s started out as a two-piece grindcore project with Justine Jones (vocals) and Sammy Urwin (guitar / vocals) backed by a drum machine.
Early experiences on the UK festival scene expanded their horizons and perceptions of what weightier music could be. Seeing heavy-hitters such as Converge, Meshuggah and Glassjaw alongside smaller but no less important acts like Rolo Tomassi, Veils and The Chariot inspired the duo to develop their vision.
2014 EP Change Nothing Regret Everything operated as a stepping-stone into full band territory, before 2015’s critically acclaimed debut album, Greyer Than You Remember became their calling card, followed up two years later by The Warmth of a Dying Sun, then their 2019 Spinefarm debut, Eternal Forward Motion, before releasing current studio album, Conquering, their second record to be released on the same label.
Employed To Serve have already proved themselves as a searingly intense live act, sharing bills with the likes Code Orange, Bury Tomorrow, Stick To Your Guns, Loathe, Counterparts & Underoath. They’ve alsomade their mark at Download, Glastonbury, Graspop and Hellfest.
You can check out their video for the son ‘Party’s Over’ right here…
Employed To Serve UK headline tour dates:
17 May Huddersfield @ The Parish
18 May Sheffield @ Sidney & Matilda
19 May Norwich @ The Waterfront
20 May Stoke on Trent @ The Sugarmill
21 May Hull @ Tower
23 May Milton Keynes @ The Craufurd Arms **
24 May St Albans @ The Horn **
26 May Southampton @ The Joiners
27 May Exeter @ Cavern
** w/ support from Zetra
Employed To Serve summer festivals
15 – 16 June – Rock For People
17 June – Graspop Metal Meeting
29 June – 2 July – Roskilde Festival
29 June – 3 July – Resurrection Festival
