Old Empire & Swamp Booking proudly present
WARNING
plus special guests tba
06 December - The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
07 December - St Luke’s, Glasgow
08 December - Rebellion, Manchester
09th December - Strange Brew, Bristol
10th December - The Dome, London
Tickets available: https://link.dice.fm/Warning%20UK%20Tour
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Warning is a British band from Harlow, Essex, and one of the most important, influential, and highly regarded bands to emerge from the ‘90s doom metal scene. Founded in 1994 by vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Patrick Walker, the band released two full-length studio albums. Their second album, Watching from a Distance, has been heralded as one of the most iconic releases of the century, and one of the milestone metal albums of the decade.
As Warning prepare to release their first new music in twenty years, Patrick Walker is self-effacing about what led to this moment. Over the last two decades he has continued to write and release music; his attention was diverted to 40 Watt Sun, satisfied that he had achieved what he had set out to do with Warning. But in those intervening years, interest in Warning has swelled, organically gathering an ardent fanbase. In particular, the 2006 album, Watching from a Distance, has gained a cult following. After a successful string of shows playing the album in 2017, Patrick knew he had a solid live band on hand but did not feel the call to write new Warning material.
In response to a transformative period in his life, Patrick turned towards writing new songs, and it soon became apparent that these belonged to Warning. In January 2025, he started with a blank canvas, and piece by piece, ideas evolved to become the songs that make up Rituals of Shame.
Recording took place at The Arch Studio, a 140-year-old former church in Southport, UK with recording and mixing handled by Chris Fullard (Idles, Sunn O))), Ulver). Having already worked with Chris on two 40 Watt Sun records, Patrick had developed an appreciation for his way of working.
Rituals of Shame 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.