Warning - Rituals Of Shame

How surreal it is to see this. I hesitate even to wonder what it will sound like.

EXCITED

I'm looking forward to listening to it.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Hope it sounds more like Warning and less like 40 Watt Sun

A sucker punch to the soul. Just like it was 20 years ago.

Ahh yes, right in the feels like no at all has passed. I have a ticket to see them later this year, clearly money well spent.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 07.04.2026 at 21:10

A sucker punch to the soul. Just like it was 20 years ago.

Can't believe it's been 20 years. This feels like another track straight from WFAD. Incredible.

Very nice! I'm really looking forward to the album.

This is beyond awesome.

A new Warning album has been announced, the first single is godlike, and I also have a ticket to see them live on November 13th. If I am dreaming, do not dare wake me up.

Pre-ordered!! LET'S GO!!!!!!

Excited about this. Can't wait to see them at Beyond The Gates later this year.

It's certainly a dark, powerful, and emotive experience with the vocals being the main highlight, but I can't say I'm totally mind-blown, as of yet. It's going to take a bit of time to sink though so might grow on me over time.

Like they’ve never missed a day.

I know people here love Warning, so i might be in the minority, but I can't stand the vocals for a whole hour.. 1 song a time, sure.. but this isn't an album i can listen through in one go.

I'd say each track individually is really good. just the whole doesn't seem very appealing to me.

It was surreal listening to Warning again. I don't know why I expected them to sound like any other doom metal band, but no, they have personality.
I love the double melody with the guitar and vocals, which makes their melancholic atmosphere captivating.
The first song was very catchy, but as the songs progress, the effect fades.

Definitely not approaching Coroner levels of amazing decades-long comeback, but still a solid effort.

Title track is amazing, better than the singles (which were good). It's late so I probably need to finish the album tomorrow.

This is the best album I hevae heard sicne the album Warning - Watching from a Distance relaesed in 2006.

Patrick Walker did ruined thus whit 40 Watt Sun last 2 albums, nice gome back,good slie doom, good vocals, but something is lost somewhere

He's not taking any risks here but I don't think anyone needed him to.

Written by SmilingDoomer on 23.06.2026 at 12:08

He's not taking any risks here but I don't think anyone needed him to.

Yeah when it's 20 years between albums, more of the same is certainly not a bad thing.

The opening track is heart-wrenching. The way the “I can’t close my eyes” refrain resolves was so cathartic. Patrick didn’t miss a beat on this album. It’s really hard to believe that the gap between the 2 albums is 20 years!

I absolutely love the opener. I agree also with the earlier statements that there are no risks taken. But then again that was exactly what I hoped for. I can't stop listening to this. It gets better every spin.

This is such an insanely hard record to judge. I feel like everything is there. It sounds almost the exact same. There is just that little spark missing. Both in me and in the performance, probably. It's still probably the best doom metal I'll listen to all year, but it's just so hard to fill the big shoes the last record left. Maybe going down a slightly more different route could've prevented that, but on the other hand it's probably the best choice not to. Who knows

This is impressive, great atmosphere, crushing yet melodic.