UK Doom Metal legends Warning will reissue their sophomore full-length album “Watching From A Distance” on January 16, 2026 via Relapse Records.
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Warning celebrates 20 years of their groundbreaking album “Watching From A Distance” with a deluxe 4xLP boxset, also featuring 2017’s legendary »Live at Roadburn« set.
Led by guitarist and vocalist Patrick Walker, every moment of Warning’s “Watching From A Distance” feels monumental; the album is widely considered to be one of the most emotionally-driven and profoundly Doom Metal records.
From the onset, the album’s eponymous opener crawls with a sombre melody that carries the emotional heft of Warning’s musings on love and longing. The band’s classic track “Footprints” showcases Walker’s ability to match his colossal riffs with a visceral, gut-wrenching vulnerability that was previously unheard of. Walker ruminates about his weakest moments; his vocal deliveries ranging from dejection to despair. The end result is truly “Heavy” in every sense of the word — and a timeless take on the genre with thundering drums, lead-pipe backing bass, and swirling guitars.
Fast-forward to the present day, and Warning’s introspective sensibilities resonate as hard as they ever have. “Watching From A Distance” showcases a band and moment in time that honed in on what “Doom” could really be.
Pre-Order “Watching From A Distance” 20th anniversary reissue here: https://www.relapse.com/pages/warning-watching-from-a-distance
Tracklist:
01. Watching From A Distance
02. Footprints
03. Bridges
04. Faces
05. Echoes
The current line up for Warning is:
Patrick Walker / Guitar and Vocals
Marcus Hatfield / Bass
Wayne Taylor / Guitar
Andrew Prestidge / Drums