Employed To Serve have a flag in one hand and a mallet in the other. They’ve always been true champions of the British metal underground with a staunch DIY ethos (proud habit of building up others), but now, on album five, they’re shattering the ceiling above them. Armed with a bold new aesthetic, they’re eyeing massive rooms with some truly gravity-defying songs in their arsenal, but crucially, their spirit glows as brightly as ever. This is arena metal as only ETS could do it. Then again, they’ve not just levelled up – they’ve destroyed any pre-existing frontiers to their sound. The pulverising opener Treachery is a natural bridge between their previous album, 2021’s Conquering, and this one, except its sense of savagery feels heightened. Later, the ir...