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As WARNING asserts its firepower (the arrival of a new rhythm section led by Gerald MANCEAU and Michel AYME no doubt also has something to do with it), the A-side of this second album may seem a little less daring than the previous one, but the band nevertheless breaks new ground. FIRE FIRE heralds the beginnings of speed metal, which was still very much underground at the time. The guitar chorus on this track is undoubtedly one of Christophe 9 AUBERT's finest. SPEED MOI makes the transition to a more rock'n'roll but also more adventurous B-side. The fabulous BAHAMAS MEMORIAL, a kind of Blues-tinged heavy rock, all metalized WARNING-style (whose marvelous intro flirts with Billy GIBBONS' swing boogie!), has a Californian tinge hitherto unheard of in the band's repertoire. The harder-than-metal STRANGE WAY OF LOVE and SEXY LUBIE are brimming with more surprising finds than ever before. Album II reaches its climax with PLANET REVERSE and its cascade of sunny riffs and paradoxically impenetrable lyrics. The band even borrows the vocoder, or a synthesizer in the same vein as Neil YOUNG's TRANS period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bad Reputation","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50394418282827,"sku":"2054770","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-demo-tapes","title":"The Demo Tapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore Warning became one of the most important and genre-shattering doom metal bands of the last decade with their albums \"Strength to Dream\" and \"Watching from a Distance\", they gained cult fame in the global tape-trading underground community with their demos Revelation Looms and Blessed By The Sabbath. Long out of print and difficult to obtain on any format, with the reissues even becoming sought-after gems, Svart have now repressed this definitive edition of Warning's demos on vinyl. This fully authorised edition includes a selection of vintage photos, all lyrics plus liner notes by Patrick Walker as well as a foreword by Peter Vicar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Svart","offers":[{"title":"Red | LP","offer_id":50526746313035,"sku":"1114396","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0f55285f-8963-45e2-bd43-86664c76cba9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728047745"},{"product_id":"watching-from-a-distance","title":"Watching From A Distance","description":"\u003cp\u003eWarning celebrates 20 years of their groundbreaking album W\u003cem\u003eatching from a Distance\u003c\/em\u003e with a deluxe gatefold 2xLP\/CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLed by guitarist and vocalist Patrick Walker, every moment of Warning's \u003cem\u003eWatching from a Distance\u003c\/em\u003e feels monumental; the album is widely considered to be one of the most emotionally-driven and profoundly Doom Metal records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the onset, the album's eponymous opener crawls with a sombre melody that carries the emotional heft of Warning's musings on love and longing. The band's classic track \"Footprints\" showcases Walker's ability to match his colossal riffs with a visceral, gut-wrenching vulnerability that was previously unheard of. Walker ruminates about his weakest moments; his vocal deliveries ranging from dejection to despair. The end result is truly \"heavy\" in every sense of the word - and a timeless take on the genre with thundering drums, lead-pipe backing bass, and swirling guitars. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFast-forward to the present day, and Warning's introspective sensibilities resonate as hard as they ever have. \u003cem\u003eWatching from a Distance\u003c\/em\u003e showcases a band and moment in time that honed in on what \"Doom\" could really be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Yob, My Dying Bride, Katatonia, Candlemass, Pallbearer, Pagan Altar, Khemmis \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relapse","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Labradorite Marble","offer_id":55884574785867,"sku":"R4366-6072","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":55884574818635,"sku":"R4366-9096","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_8c66a008-b902-485e-85c4-c06e70c93f47.jpg?v=1762866253"},{"product_id":"rituals-of-shame","title":"Rituals Of Shame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRituals of Shame\u003c\/em\u003e - is Warning's first new music in twenty years. Vocalist \/ guitarist Patrick Walker is self-effacing about what led to this moment. Over the last two decades he continued to write and release music, satisfied that he had achieved what he set out to do with Warning. In those intervening years, interest in Warning swelled, organically gathering an ardent fanbase. In particular, the 2006 album, Watching from a Distance, has gained a cult following.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn response to a transformative period in his life, Walker turned towards writing new songs, and it soon became apparent that these belonged to Warning. In early January 2025, he started with a completely blank canvas, and piece by piece, he started to fill it with ideas that evolved to become the songs that make up Rituals of Shame. His immersion in the project became a full-time pursuit.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter successfully demoing the five songs, Walker retreated to a remote house on a hill outside Florence, Italy, to refine the lyrics. Recording took place at The Arch Studio, a 140-year-old former church in Southport, UK. Chris Fullard (Idles, Sunn O))), Ulver) handled the recording and mixing.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalker's lifelong musical inspirations can be traced through \u003cem\u003eRituals of Shame\u003c\/em\u003e. The ambitious structural arrangements harken to Marillion’s complex but soaring episodic songs. They retain a sparsity that is reminiscent of June Tabor’s economic arrangements; thick with melody but with a diaphanous air to them. Citing John Brenner of Revelation as an enduring inspiration, Patrick credits him with introducing the idea of how to infuse heavy music with significant emotional depth.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften reluctant to discuss the minutiae of his lyrics, Walker does acknowledge that making this album was a direct response to the immediate concerns of his current life period.\u003cem\u003e Rituals of Shame\u003c\/em\u003e also echoes the enduring themes and fixations that have marked most of his work: guilt, shame, personal failure, obsession, longing, and separation, but, most of all, he says, love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relapse","offers":[{"title":"LP - Coke Bottle Green with Splatter","offer_id":56775020052811,"sku":"R1891-5739","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Oxblood","offer_id":56775020085579,"sku":"R1891-7768","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56775020118347,"sku":"R1891-1850","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2026-03-11at22.41.59.png?v=1773268934"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/warning.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}