Warning – Rituals Of Shame – LP (SPLATTER)

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As WARNING prepares to release Rituals of Shame – their 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. In 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. After 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. Walker's lifelong

musical inspirations can be traced through Rituals of Shame. 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. Often 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. Rituals of Shame 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. Short:
WARNING return with Rituals of Shame – the pioneering Doom band's first new music in 20 years! FFO: My
Dying Bride, Candlemass, YOB, Black Sabbath, 40 Watt Sun, Pallbearer, Pagan Altar
Tracklisting
1. Rituals of Shame
2. Stations
3. Night Comes Down
4. Landing Lights
5. Teacher

€ 30.00

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