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Finally announced :abbath:
Holy shit! ???
Excited for this but also a bit weary, how to you compete with a masterpiece like WFAD after 20 years! The debut is brilliant too.
Stoked for the reissues as I never picked up the albums on vinyl first time round. Hopefully this means they'll tour outside of festival dates and I might get a chance to see them live.
Very cool.
Very interesting.
Wasn't expecting that. Class.
Yeah for some reason even though they were to play new material I wasn't expecting a whole album. They've become a minor meme in certain circles but I still get goosebumps listening to them.
40 Watt Sun have gone in such a more delicate direction so it would be cool, but very unlikely, to see Warning delve back into the Victorian Gothic horror buzz of the demos and The Strength to Dream. I love Watching from a Distance but I've grown to love The Strength to Dream just as much, if not more in the past decade.
Yeah I reckon I'm listening to Strength to Dream more these days too.
I never took to them but my taste has changed a lot since I last heard them (whenever WFAD came out) so I'm due a revisit.
Interesting news. Also a reminder I need to pick up the reissues from a while back cos my cds have vanished.
Quote20th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue of WARNING's legendary 'Watching from a Distance' Out January 16, 2026 on DLX 4LP Boxset / 2LP / CD/ Streaming Now
WARNING currently in the studio recording their new full-length album, slated for release in 2026, and have been announced for Roadburn 2026! "Watching from a Distance' Deluxe Edition 4LP Boxset is limited to 535 copies and includes the Watching From A Distance (Reissue) 2LP, plus the Watching From A Distance - Live At Roadburn 2LP, all housed in a rigid clamshell box with silver lamination.
The growth in popularity of Warning in the time since they've been away is mad.
I would love to hear them go full on doom again in the vein of The Strength to Dream but I'm sure whatever they come up with will be interesting.
I must listen to The Strength To Dream I've never heard a thing from it. WFAD is class. The cover art really represents the listening experience too
The Strength to Dream is one that will take a few listens to sink in. On initial contact it feels a bit ropey compared to Watching From A Distance. The production isn't as lush, it's more blunt like early Electric Wizard but without the psychedelics. The vocals aren't as refined either. But once your ear adapts to these discrepancies the album really opens up. It has a bit more of a Victorian horror vibe to it, although it is also filled with emotion. It's actually the one I reach for most when I need a Warning fix these days. Reco-feckin-mended!
Shamefully I don't own a physical copy of Watching.., and I have never heard the Roadburn release so I think I will need to invest.
Speaking of, if the announcement blurb is to be believed they'll be airing new material at the next roadburn. Im pretty hyped to say the least!
Pity the new relapse boxset is only WFAD and Live at Roadburn, was hoping for an album double whammy with the strength to dream. I don't really give a fuck about live albums so can't justify the price, the DLP will have to do.
I think Svart still have The Strength to Dream LP with original gammy artwork. It's the copy I have.
They must still have the rights but I don't think they've repressed in a few years :(
The reissue of Watching drops on Vinyl/CD next week. Have it on CD but am indulging in a vinyl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x49aT-WREO0
Meets all expectations. Class. Cant wait for next week
It's a beaut :-[ :'(
Ah what an incredible first track!! Shame about the artwork but beyond excited for this now. Going to have that new track worn out by the time the album comes.
I think it's... good... it sounds to me like 40 Watt Sun with distortion- so maybe more like a continuation of The Inside Room. It makes sense in that's it's very much a continuation of Pat Walker's journey (Pat Walker's Journey!) rather than a return to doom. Maybe I am HOPING FOR TOO MUCH (that's probably a song title on the album) in NEEDING TO RECONNECT WITH THE PAST (another title, or maybe a lyric), but I'm not exactly blown away by it. It's PERFECTLY ADEQUATE (I don't think this one made it past the demo stage).
The artwork is indeed CUNTISH BEYOND BELIEF (this title was never even in the running) but sure...
Maybe it just NEEDS MORE TIME (could go either way).
Ah its got the big fat fuckin' chonky riffs that were absent on the 40 watt sun stuff. This immediately resonated with me far more than any of those tracks.
Im WARNING you, don't be yucking my yummies, Ive listened to this about 10 times already and its class :laugh:
Ah yeah, I've only given it one spin. I'm sure it'll be a grower, but it's no Footprints loik!
Quote from: Eoin McLove on April 07, 2026, 10:42:02 PMAh yeah, I've only given it one spin. I'm sure it'll be a grower, but it's no Footprints loik!
Ah was never gonna have an unbiased take on a new warning track myself. Watching is just pure magic and I want to believe this will measure up...first track is meeting par imo. Now excuse me while I go for listen 11...
Serious tune.
Thats absolutely class. Seems like a middle ground between WFAD and the Inside Room.
Second spin of that tune and yeah, it's a grower for me.
Keep coming back to it, it's an excellent track. Really excited for the album. Would be curious where they'd play a show here now. I'm one of those who got into them just after those sparsely attended gigs in 07 or thereabouts, so never actually saw them.
Yup, it's really grown on me after a few listens. I went over to see them in London in 07 and then Dublin the next night. A messy, messy session.
An absolute monster of a tune
Listening to it as I hear Moya Brennan from Clannad died
Jesus
It's deadly. A natural continuation of the Watching style. While there's a few hints of 40 watt sun in there for me it's actually far more Warning than I would have expected. Super excited to hear more.
Is there talk of gigs over here? I never saw them originally either. Only 40WS which never did much for me. It would be lovely to see them surrounded by other middle aged, balding doomsters crying over our respective mid life crises :'(
Was at the one in 07. Rubbered so can't remember fuck all. Tune is good. Will see how it works in the album.
Just got around to listening to that this morning. Savage. Will have to try not listen to it to death before the album is out.
Yip great tune but trying to hold off till the album.