Pioneering doom metal band Warning announce UK headline tour; new album »Rituals Of Shame« out now via Relapse Records!

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UK doom metal pioneers Warning, who recently released their first new album in 20 years, »Rituals Of Shame« via Relapse Records, have just announced a headline tour.

Tour Dates:
06 December – Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
07 December – St Luke’s, Glasgow
08 December – Rebellion, Manchester
09 December – Strange Brew, Bristol
10 December – The Dome, London

Presented by Old Empire & Swamp Booking, tickets are available here: old-empire.co.uk

Additional live dates:
July 29 to August 1 Bergen, NO Beyond The Gates
August 13 to 15 Francavilla Al Mare, IT Frantic Festival
August 13 to 16 Carhaix-plouger, FR Motocultor Festival
September 4 Helsinki, FI KULT
September 12 to 13 Leon, MX Candelabrum Metal Festival
November 7 Nuremberg, DE Sonus Obscura Festival
November 13 Athens, GR An Club

Listen to recent single »Night Comes Down« from the new album HERE.

Stream and purchase »Rituals Of Shame« HERE.

Warning hail from Essex, U.K., emerging from the British doom scene in 1994. The band released two albums in their initial run, »The Strength To Dream« (1999) and »Watching From A Distance« (2006). The band reunited in 2017 for a limited number of live performances including an appearance at Roadburn Festival. Warning are Patrick Walker (vocals/guitar), Wayne Taylor (guitar), Marcus Hatfield (bass), and Andrew Prestidge (drums).

Warning’s 2006 album, »Watching From A Distance«, has become one of the most revered releases in doom metal, with Pitchfork noting it “stands among the high water marks of the genre,” and Stereogum declaring it the “greatest doom record of all time.”

Walker, who also leads 40 Watt Sun, began work on »Rituals Of Shame« in January 2025, writing seven days a week over three months as he turned his full focus back to Warning. The album was recorded at The Arch Studio, a 140-year-old former church in Southport, U.K., with recording and mixing handled by Chris Fullard (Idles, Sunn O))), Ulver).

The decision to make a new Warning album emerged from a transformative period in Walker’s life. Reluctant to explain his lyrics, he acknowledges only that the work reflects a deeply personal present moment, with the collection echoing the themes that have long defined his writing: longing, separation, and most of all, love.

»Rituals Of Shame« also reflects a range of Walker’s longstanding influences, from the expansive melodic structures of Marillion to the restraint and clarity of June Tabor. He also cites John Brenner of Revelation as a formative influence, particularly in shaping his approach to articulating emotion through heavy music.

Courtesy of Hold Tight PR

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well