UK metal titans Employed To Serve return with their second new single of 2026. ‘A Moment Gone Too Soon‘ is a pummelling experience from the outset, a song of personal introspection, wrapped within a metal anthem set to conquer the huge festival stages that the band will soon be dominating this Summer.
The band elaborates further on the themes of their latest track:
“A Moment Gone Too Soon touches on something we’re all guilty of, taking what we have for granted and not realising until it’s too late and the sands of time have insidiously slipped through our fingers, until every grain of a reality we once knew exists only in memory. However, this is not a song focused on looking back with rose-tinted glasses, far from it. This is a track that focuses on grabbing the present day with both hands and ringing every bit of happiness and opportunity out of it. At the end of the day, it’s all we truly have” – Employed To Serve
Employed To Serve also announced today that they will be teaming up with the Danish deathcore powerhouse Cabal for a UK/EU co-headline tour this autumn/winter, with support from Cold Culture.
This song follows hot on the heels of the bands ferocious single ‘Dead Reckoning’, which was released in May of this year.
These latest singles come via Jones and Urwin’s own record label Church Road Records, which has been a pillar in the UK metal/alternative scene for almost a decade now. The couple’s love for music runs far deeper than just the confines of Employed To Serve and they’ve managed to cultivate a strong ecosystem of artists housed under the Church Road banner. After many successful release campaigns and many years spent in the business, the time felt right for Employed To Serve to be part of this ever growing roster, giving the band complete control of their creative output.
The band recorded these latest singles with longstanding collaborator Lewis Johns.
Co-headline tour dates with Cabal
Tickets on sale Monday, 20 July – 10:00 AM UK / 11:00 AM CEST
6-Nov-2026 UK Brighton @ Patterns
7-Nov-2026 UK Manchester @ Damnation Fest +
8-Nov-2026 UK Newcastle @ University SU
9-Nov-2026 UK Glasgow @ Classic Grand
10-Nov-2026 UK Nottingham @ Beta
11-Nov-2026 UK Bristol @ Thekla
12-Nov-2026 UK Plymouth @ The Junction
13-Nov-2026 UK London @ The Underworld
14-Nov-2026 NL Dordrecht @ Bibelot
15-Nov-2026 NL Tilburg @ Hall Of Fame
17-Nov-2026 DE Düsseldorf @ Ratinger Hof
18-Nov-2026 DE Hannover @ Bei Chez Heinz
19-Nov-2026 DE Muenster @ Sputnik Café
20-Nov-2026 DE Hamburg @ Monkeys
21-Nov-2026 DK Copenhagen @ Loppen
22-Nov-2026 SE Stockholm @ Kollektivet Livet
24-Nov-2026 NO Oslo @ John Dee
25-Nov-2026 SE Gothenburg @ Monument
27-Nov-2026 DE Berlin @ Badehaus Berlin
28-Nov-2026 DE Dresden @ Groovestation
29-Nov-2026 AT Vienna @ Viper Room
30-Nov-2026 DE Munich @ Feierwerk
1-Dec-2026 CH Martigny @ Sunset
3-Dec-2026 BE Antwerp @ Trix Club
4-Dec-2026 FR Paris @ Backstage By The Mill
5-Dec-2026 FR Lyon @ O totem
+ Cabal only
Upcoming summer tour dates
22.07 Switzerland, Neuchatel @ Case á Chocs
23.07 Italy, Bologna @ Bonsai Garden *
24.07 Slovenia, Tolmin @ Tolminator
25.07 Hungary, Budapest @ Barba Negra *
26.07 Turkey, Istanbul @ Uniq Open Air *
28.07 Romania, Ghimbav @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest
31.07 Germany, Wacken @ Wacken Open Air
01.08 Germany, Loebnitz @ Full Rewind Festival
02.08 England, Manchester @ Radar Festival
04.08 France, Seignosse @ Tube *
05.08 Spain, Villava @ Sala TOTEM *
07.08 Spain, Villena @ Leyendas del Rock
08.08 Spain, Sevilla @ Sala Custom *
09.08 Portugal, Vagos @ Vagos Metalfest
11.08 France, Marseille @ Molotov ^
13.08 Belgium, Seraing/Liege @ OM *
14.08 Germany, Frankfurt am Main @ Zoom Frankfurt /
15.08 Netherlands, Eindhoven @ Dynamo Metalfest
29.08 Switzerland, Oberkirch @ Wyssrüti Festival
* w/ In Flames
^ w/ Unearth
/ w/ Vended
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