British metal band Employed to Serve has released the new song “Breaks Me Down,” the third single from its upcoming album, “Fallen Star,” set for release on April 25, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. The song is accompanied by a performance video taken in the studio, available to view below. Pre-order the album here.
“’Breaks Me Down’ deals with the uncertainty of death and what it means for us left here on earth when someone you love passes beyond the veil,” frontwoman Justine Jones said. “It is something we will all experience at some point in our lives and yet there is no one handbook that can guide you through the experience of grief. That being said, it makes life more precious and motivates you to make the most of the time we have with the people we love.”
“We want to fly the flag for heavy metal and the traditions that it holds,” guitarist/songwriter Sammy Urwin said. “But at the same time we want to play our part in taking things forward.”
Since meeting in their teens on the outskirts of London, Jones and Urwin have had their sights fixed on the road ahead. At first, it was all about standing with the local scene bands they admired, but before long they were forging a path of their own, lifers with a mission, evolving from the feral mathcore of their early EPs to detonating a full-throttle career high with 2021 album, “Conquering.”
Produced and mixed by Lewis Johns, a longstanding presence behind the desk, “Fallen Star” 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.” It’s the band’s third release for Spinefarm.
“Fallen Star” track list:
- Treachery
- Fallen Star
- Atonement (feat. Will Ramos)
- Breaks Me Down
- Familiar Pain
- Brother, Stand Beside Me
- Now Thy Kingdom Come
- Last Laugh (feat. Serena Cherry)
- Whose Side Are You On? (feat. Jesse Leach)
- The Renegades
- From This Day Forward
Employed to Serve has played every type of big show imaginable, from Bloodstock to Glastonbury in the U.K. and Hellfest, Wacken and Roskilde across Europe. On its previous album, “Conquering,” the band pulverized arenas all over the U.K. and Europe in support of Gojira.
In support of “Fallen Star,” Employed to Serve will headline venues across the U.K. this April, taking Celestial Sanctuary and Burner along as special guests; the five-date stint will finish with its biggest London appearance to date, at 02 Academy Islington.
Following this, the band will appear at a plethora of European summer festivals, including Graspop (Belgium), Jera On Air (The Netherlands) and 2000 Trees (UK), in addition to two July headline shows in Liverpool and Nottingham.
Details of further worldwide touring will be revealed in due course.
Tour dates:
with Celestial Sanctuary and Burner
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
JULY 10 Liverpool @ Rough Trade*
JULY 11 Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms*
*Employed to Serve only.
Tickets are available here.
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