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eastside presentEMPLOYED TO SERVE
CABAL
(co-headline tour)
plus support Cold Culture
Sunday 8th November 2026
Newcastle University Students Union
Doors 7pm
The gospel that Employed To Serve are preaching is Heavy Metal Unity. In any group where passions run high there are inevitably factions: questions of authenticity, sonic purism and true kvlt gatekeepers sometimes lend this outsider art an oddly conservative air. But with streaming breaking down barriers and genres blending more potently than ever, they believe it’s time for a new era of inclusivity and open-mindedness. After all, whatever bands people are into, they’re still part of the same metal community.
Employed To Serve stand as a proud example of what unity of this kind can achieve. Expanding upon Justine and Sammy’s already myriad influences, the rest of the band alchemise further ingredients into the mix, collectively traversing old school touch points, groove and nu-metal immediacy, plus an experimental flair. Each musician brings something unique to the table: With David Porter’s roots coming from the extremes of the black/death metal scene, Casey’s extensive touring CV with a wide spectrum of bands, and Nathan Pryor’s background lying in Hardcore, this chemistry of different styles makes for an engaging and eclectic listen.
Rooted in a wide array of musical influences ranging from black metal and hardcore, to death metal and industrial, CABAL have cemented themselves as a band at the cutting edge of the extreme metal scene, ready to tear down all genre borders.
CABAL first emerged from the the shadows in 2016 as their first release Purge pushed the boundaries of the extreme metal scene in their homeland. Two years later, their debut album Mark of Rot ripped CABAL out of the Danish underground, establishing the band as an international act with a promising future. Soon after, the band began playing their first big festivals and toured through Europe, Japan and North America. But the cultists had bigger plans..
CABAL released their sophomore album Drag Me Down in 2020 - a dark descent into a personal hell brought to life by crushing instrumentals, an oppressive atmosphere and dark personal lyrics delivered with relentless intensity, while still leaving room for experimentation and expansion of CABAL’s signature sound. Drag Me Down took CABAL to new heights, as the shows got bigger and the attention of the music industry grew immensely.
Emerging Danish band COLD CULTURE continue to establish themselves on the post-hardcore scene with their distinctive electronic-infused take on heavy music.
COLD CULTURE first burst onto the scene with their debut EP ‘Afterthoughts’ (2023), which included standout tracks such as ‘Low’ (featuring Philip Strand of Normandie), and ‘Faded’. Since
then, the band has performed at Denmark’s official heavy music award show Den Hårde Tone in 2024 and toured extensively across Europe and the UK with SIAMESE, CHAOSBAY and DEAD
POSEY, before closing out 2025 with their biggest show to date, supporting SIAMESE at Poolen, in Copenhagen, DK.
With a rapidly growing fanbase and a reputation for delivering intense, emotionally charged music, COLD CULTURE is on the path to becoming a prominent name in the heavy music world.
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Newcastle University Students' Union, Staff Room Union Shop, Kings Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8, United Kingdom
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