Employed To Serve announce new album ‘Fallen Star’

EMPLOYED TO SERVE have announced a new album!

Titled Fallen Star, the upcoming album from the UK metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Conquering, and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via Spinefarm Records.

The upcoming album was produced and mixed by Lewis Johns, a longstanding presence behind the desk, and it features a number of special guests including KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s Jesse Leach on Whose Side Are You On? and SVALBARD’s Serena Cherry on Last Laugh.

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

Alongside the announcement of the new album, EMPLOYED TO SERVE have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Atonement. The new song features a guest appearance from LORNA SHORE‘s Will Ramos.

Speaking about the new song, Sammy says, “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. We wanted to lead with this single because it is the track that encompasses 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.”

The new song’s accompanying music video was largely filmed in Scranton, Pennsylvania, home of the iconic American mockumentary sitcom The Office (US).

Speaking about the new song’s accompanying music video, Jones shares, “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…”

Watch the official music video for Atonement here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. Treachery
2. Fallen Star
3. Atonement (feat. Will Ramos)
4. Breams Me Down
5. Familiar Pain
6. Brother, Stand Beside Me
7. Now Thy Kingdom Come
8. Last Laugh (feat. Serena Cherry)
9. Whose Side Are You On? (feat. Jesse Leach)
10. The Renegades
11. From This Day Forward

And that’s not all from EMPLOYED TO SERVE! To support their new album, the band will embark on a short UK tour in April this year. Support for the tour comes from Church Road Records‘ CELESTIAL SANCTUARY and BURNER.

Tour dates are as follows: 

APR 21 Wolverhampton @ KK’s Steel Mill
APR 22 Glasgow @ The Cat House
APR 23 Leeds @ The Key Club
APR 24 Cardiff @ Clwb Ifor Bach
APR 25 London @ 02 Academy Islington

Fallen Star is set for release on April 25th via Spinefarm Records. Pre-order are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on EMPLOYED TO SERVE like their official page on Facebook.