UK metalcore favourites Employed To Serve have unleashed an absolute worldie of a brand new single, the primary from newly introduced fifth studio album Fallen Star. The one, titled Atonement, continues the continuing evolution of Woking’s most interesting, merging chunky steel grooves with scraping hardcore riffs and an enormous, old-fashioned heavy steel guitar solo. It additionally encompasses a stunning cameo from Lorna Shore frontman Will Ramos, who initially arrives on the scene to dish out a few of his trademark, gnarled growling vocals earlier than making a surprising about-turn by really singing the monitor’s super-catchy refrain.
Ramos, broadly thought to be one among trendy steel’s most spectacular screamers, has hardly ever aired the extra melodic facet of his vocal vary, although he did delight followers with a clear tackle Sleep Token single Chokehold by way of Youtube in 2023. To this point, he is by no means introduced his singing voice into his day job.
“Atonement takes intention at those that attempt to lord their energy over you. The one strategy to defeat these individuals is by rising above their behaviour and pushing ahead by yourself path,” explains guitarist Sammy Urwin. “We needed to steer with this single as a result of it’s the monitor that encompasses the ethos of Employed to Function a complete. We’re robust believers of working arduous and never letting life and the detrimental individuals in it have an effect on your targets and aspirations.”
The video for Atonement pays tribute to the (inferior however nonetheless excellent, let’s be sincere) US model of The Workplace, having really been filmed within the sitcom’s dwelling of Scranton, PA.
“The studio was a shrine to the present, and Dwight, which was enjoyable to discover in between filming!” says Employed To Serve vocalist Justine Jones. “We needed to painting somebody in energy/authority making an attempt to put on down their captive by aggression. I discovered it very arduous to maintain a straight face whereas choking out Sammy; by take fifteen or so I received extra into it because the jetlag and sizzling climate made me really feel extra unhinged.”
Watch the video for Atonement beneath. Fallen Star lands on April 25 by way of Spinefarm. Employed To Serve head out on a UK headline tour this April, with Celestial Sanctuary and Burner in help.
Employed To Serve UK tour 2025
Apr 21 Wolverhampton KK’s Metal Mill
Apr 22 Glasgow The Cat Home
Apr 23 Leeds The Key Membership
Apr 24 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Apr 25 London 02 Academy Islington
