Warning (UK)

Rituals of Shame Warning (UK)

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. 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. 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.