Employed To Serve
Fallen Star


1.5
very poor

Review

by jesper STAFF
April 25th, 2025 | 63 replies


Release Date: 04/25/2025 | Tracklist

Review Summary: yeah no that's a pretty apt album title i guess

Employed to Serve used to be an excellent metallic hardcore band. Unfortunately, they are no longer an excellent metallic hardcore band. Bro-riffs and unforgivable Memphis May Fire-choruses are Fallen Star’s vibe. Idk who decided that guitar boy should sing more when Justine Jones remains one of the best and most visceral vocalists out there. Idk who decided that djent would be the way to go when Employed to Serve know how to do chaos unlike many others. This isn’t growing up or evolving, this is attempting to make unappealing collections of sound make sense - “Break Me Down” is possibly the least aesthetically appealing song in the least punk way possible; “Now Thy Kingdom Come” features guitars so goddamn outdated I feel like a crunchy wasp; ill-informed Will Ramos and Jesse Leach (lol) features do nothing to make these painfully structured songs sound any less lifeless. No matter how many le-epic riffs Employed to Serve throw at you, nothing manages to sound interesting. To make matters worse, the first minute of Fallen Star is easily its best. It’s nothing special, but at the very least it’s some controlled chaos and Jones’ passionate vocals. It’s a brief moment of hope and bliss before an onslaught of awful decisions. On top of this, just about every song overstays its welcome, squeezing the last bit of goodwill out of me. A dehydrated wasp without its sting. Cronch.



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JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 25th 2025


5841 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

this one hurts



take another phootoooo (pHOtOOOO) lmao

FearThyEvil
April 25th 2025


19222 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

turns out they wanted to go the generic disney sing along core direction

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
April 25th 2025


18452 Comments


Oof that rating. Will check

Ectier
April 25th 2025


4113 Comments


Thought it would be about this, i listened to the ramos feature song and it was so meh.

Ectier
April 25th 2025


4113 Comments


What the fuck is Breaks me Down, i had to check i picked the right video

Pikazilla
April 25th 2025


32315 Comments


fallen shit

metalprofiteer
April 25th 2025


92 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

We waited 4 years for this AI slop of an album for them to go near octanecore, are you freaking kidding me, what an epic letdown of a album. The sing song choruses are so generic and cringe I can't hardly stand to listen to this album. Such a shame too, the last two records were bangers.

Calc
April 25th 2025


17702 Comments


the music video I saw for one of the singles made me literally lol

kevbogz
April 25th 2025


6669 Comments


hahahaha holy fuck how shite

kevbogz
April 25th 2025


6669 Comments


[Intro]
Gripping tightly with my hands
You won't stop my master plan
Why can't you understand?
If I can't have you, no one can

[Verse 1]
If I can't have you, no one can
Now, here are my demands
Pay the price or you'll be damned
Can't escape these wicked hands
There will be no compromise
Only your demise
Nothing but to see it through
And witness the end of you

[Bridge]
Relations are bleeding
My fury, I'm seething
You best start believing
It's over, not dreaming

[Chorus: Will Ramos]
Remove your hands from 'round my throat
Atonement
Before I die, I must go on and bring
Atonеment for you
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[Post-Chorus]
I bring, I bring atonement for your sins
I bring, I bring atonеment for your..

[Verse 2]
Sins that you are keeping
Hidden while we're sleeping
Took too long for things to break
Never trust a crooked snake
Will not take the bait
We will resist
Proof of this we still exist
You speak the truth, but with a twist

[Bridge]
Relations are bleeding
My fury, I'm seething
You best start believing
It's over, not dreaming

[Chorus: Will Ramos]
Remove your hands from 'round my throat
Atonement
Before I die, I must go on and bring
Atonement for you
[Verse 3]
Gripping tightly with my hands
You won't stop my master plan
Why can't you understand?
If I can't have you, no one can

[Bridge 2]
You best start believing
You best start believing
You best start believing
It's over, not dreaming

[Chorus: Will Ramos]
Remove your hands from 'round my throat
Atonement
Before I die, I must go on and bring
Atonement for you
Remove your hands from 'round my throat
Atonement
Before I die, I must go on and bring
Atonement for you

[Post-Chorus]
I bring, I bring atonement for your sins
I bring, I bring atonement for your sins
I bring, I bring atonement for your sins
I bring, I bring atonement for your sins

kevbogz
April 25th 2025


6669 Comments


hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa holy FUCK

Wildcardbitchesss
April 25th 2025


16864 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Band has been steadily falling off post Warmth of a Dying Sun but JESUS FUCKING CHRIST I didn’t think it would get this bad. Worst album they’ve made by a fucking mile

Wildcardbitchesss
April 25th 2025


16864 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

I’ve literally been a fan since Greyer Than You Remember and I don’t think I’ve been this fucking disappointed in a band all my life.

veninblazer
April 25th 2025


20036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

reading this after my bandmate sent like 12 messages hyping this up to me as incredible is a massive "idk who to listen to" but I think I'm gonna trust my gut and try this in a bit since I like this band

Wildcardbitchesss
April 26th 2025


16864 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

If you like this band you will not like this, all of the alt metal bullshit is fucking terrible and when the band does get chaotic and brings out some fucking riffs worth a shit it’s short lived and only used to get us to the next half assed breakdown. Treachery is the best track here and is the only one front to back that feels like their older material.

veninblazer
April 26th 2025


20036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

he told me this wiped the floor with the new Machine Head and shouted out the Serena feature as a highlight so who knows

Ectier
April 26th 2025


4113 Comments


Good luck Venin

kevbogz
April 26th 2025


6669 Comments


comparing this band in any way to machine head tells me all i need to know about ur bandmate

Ectier
April 26th 2025


4113 Comments


Serena was hyping this up on her insta as well

veninblazer
April 26th 2025


20036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the comparison is because both came out on the same day kev he then checked out the new ghost and liked it but not as much as this



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