British doom band Warning reformed for shows in 2017, and they’ve now announced their first new album since their beloved 2006 LP Watching from a Distance. Rituals of Shame is due out June 19 via Relapse. Patrick Walker started working on it in January of 2025, and it was recorded and mixed by Chris Fullard. See the cover art and tracklist below.
The first single is “Stations.” “It’s my privilege to be able to present to you the first track released from Rituals of Shame,” Walker says. “Whether you’re among those who have been waiting for this for twenty years, or whether you’re new to my music, it is with great pleasure and some relief, that I can finally give you a taste of the album that will follow later in the year. I wrote and recorded the entire record throughout 2025. This is the year I shall have the honour of sharing it with you.”
Warning have European tour dates lined up through November, and those are listed below.
WARNING – RITUALS OF SHAME TRACKLIST
1. Rituals of Shame
2. Stations
3. Night Comes Down
4. Landing Lights
5. Teacher
WARNING: 2026 TOUR DATES
April 16-19 Tilburg, NL Roadburn Festival
July 10-12 Pleszew, PL Red Smoke Festival
July 29-August 1 Bergen, NO Beyond The Gates
August 13-15 Francavilla Al Mare, IT Frantic Festival
August 13-16 Carhaix-plouger, FR Motocultor Festival
September 4 Helsinki, FI KULT
September 12-13 Leon, MX Candelabrum Metal Festival
November 7 Nuremberg, DE Sonus Obscura Festival
November 13 Athens, GR An Club