{"id":594347,"date":"2026-04-08T22:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/594347\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:51:08","slug":"uk-doom-metal-legends-warning-announce-first-album-in-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/594347\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Doom Metal Legends Warning Announce First Album in 20 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning, not to be confused with Mexican rock trio The Warning, have returned after 20 years away with a new record titled Rituals of Shame, out June 19th via Relapse Records. A visualizer for their new single \u201cStations\u201d can be seen below.<\/p>\n

The UK doom metal legends\u2019 second album, 2006\u2019s Watching from a Distance, is widely considered one of the best records in the genre\u2019s now roughly half-century lifespan.<\/p>\n

Warning have additionally announced a string of European festival appearances and tour dates in support of the new material.<\/p>\n

The group has released \u201cStations\u201d as the first single from the album. It\u2019s nearly 10-minute runtime shows the doom band, led by Patrick Walker (who has been keeping himself busy with 40 Watt Sun since the close of Warning\u2019s first run), back fully in their element.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a sweeping and melancholic song, focused on mournful balladry and emotional heaviness over heavily distorted riffs. Those familiar with the group will feel at home immediately while newcomers will see fast why the British band has achieved the acclaim they have.<\/p>\n

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Walker said, \u201cWhether you\u2019re among those who have been waiting for this for 20 years, or whether you\u2019re new to my music, it is with great pleasure and some relief, that I can finally give you a taste of the album that will follow later in the year. I wrote and recorded the entire record throughout 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker cited the album influences as British folk singer June Tabor and US doom metal group Revelation. Also noted by Walker was British prog icons Marillion.<\/p>\n

Check out the visualizer for \u201cStations\u201d below, and pre-order the album Rituals of Shame at this location<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Rituals of Shame Artwork:
\"Warning<\/p>\n

Rituals of\u00a0Shame\u00a0Track List:
01. Rituals of Shame
02. Stations
03. Night Comes Down
04. Landing Lights
05. Teacher<\/p>\n

Warning 2026 European Tour Dates:
04\/16-19 \u2013 Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
07\/10-12 \u2013 Pleszew, PL @ Red Smoke Festival
07\/29-08\/01 \u2013 Bergen, NO @ Beyond The Gates
08\/13-15 \u2013 Francavilla Al Mare, IT @ Frantic Festival
08\/13-16 \u2013 Carhaix-plouger, FR @ Motocultor Festival
09\/04 \u2013 Helsinki, FI @ KULT
09\/12-13 \u2013 Leon, MX @ Candelabrum Metal Festival
11\/07 \u2013 Nuremberg, DE @ Sonus Obscura Festival
11\/13 \u2013 Athens, GR @ An Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Warning, not to be confused with Mexican rock trio The Warning, have returned after 20 years away with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":594348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-594347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}