Employed To Serve Release 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’.

“This song is about people who’d rather put other people down, instead of getting on with their own lives,” says Employed To Serve 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 \m/”

Check out ‘Mark Of The Grave’ here:

“Conquering is about rising above adversity and self-doubt.” frontwoman Justine Jones says talking about the new album. “We’re really excited to share our latest album, I feel it’s our best work to date. We wanted to go a more metal orientated direction with this album and see how far we could push our musical capabilities.”

Employed To Serve began recording the album in the “unforgiving winter” of 2020. It was produced & 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. ‘Conquering’, is a fully realised metamorphosis into the band they’ve always wanted to be. 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.

‘Conquering’ is due for release on September 17th 2021, and will be Employed To Serve’s second full-length album on the Spinefarm label.

Check out ‘Conquering’ tracklist here

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

The new album is available to pre-order now, with an instant download of the first single, “Exist,” and special bundle options including t-shirts, hoodies, shorts, pink socks, skateboards and limited colour variant vinyl.

Check out first single ‘Exist’ here:

Employed To Serve recently appeared on the mainstage of Download Festival at Donington Park. The event marked a moment in history, seeing live music return as part of a government-backed Pilot scheme. Following this appearance, Employed To Serve were swiftly announced as support to Gojira on their extensive UK, Ireland & European tour.

Tickets for the European run are on sale now, an are available from Ticketmaster here (Affiliate Link). Check out all the dates below:

Leg 1:
January
17th – FINLAND – Helsinki – House Of Culture
19th – NORWAY – Oslo – Sentrum Scene
20th – SWEDEN – Stockholm – The Annex
22nd – DENMARK – Copenhagen – The Grey Hall
24th – GERMANY – Berlin – Huxleys
25th – CZECH REPUBLIC – Prague – Forum Karlin
27th – POLAND – Wroclaw – A2
28th – POLAND – Krakow – Tauron Arena
29th – HUNGARY – Budapest – Barba Negra Music Club
31st – CROATIA – Zagreb – Culture Factory
February
2nd – AUSTRIA – Vienna – Arena
4th – GERMANY – Munich – Neue Theaterfabrik
5th – SWITZERLAND – Zurich – Komplex
6th – ITALY – Milan – Alcatraz
8th – FRANCE – Lyon – Halle Tony Garnier
9th – FRANCE – Bordeaux – Arkea Arena

Leg 2:
20th – THE NETHERLANDS – Tilburg – 013
22nd – GERMANY – Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
24th – GERMANY – Oberhausen – Turbinhalle 2
26th – FRANCE – Paris – Accor Arena
28th – BELGIUM – Brussels – Forest National
March
1st – LUXEMBOURG – Luxembourg – Rockhal
4th – UK – London – Alexandra Palace
5th – UK – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
6th – UK – Newcastle – City Hall
8th – UK – Glasgow – O2 Academy
10th – UK – Belfast – Ulster Hall
11th – IRELAND – Dublin – National Stadium
13th – UK – Manchester – O2 Victoria Warehouse
14th – UK – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena