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Both albums were initially released on vinyl by Metal Supremacy, each on gatefold double vinyl, as limited pressings, and later by Cyclone Empire, again as one-off pressings. After an unauthorised and low-quality vinyl release by Kreation Records surfaced in 2012, Patrick acquired the rights to the
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Warning was formed by Patrick Walker in 1994 with bassist John Sellings and drummer Stuart Springthorpe. The band released two demo tapes, Revelation Looms in February 1996 and Blessed by the Sabbath in March 1997, which led them to gain underground metal press attention and label interest.
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named 'Watching from a Distance' number 1 of their "13 Bleakest Rock And Metal Albums Ever", writing, "the depths of anguish conjured by Essex-based frontman Patrick Walker (now of 40 Watt Sun)... are still utterly, utterly unmatched."
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Warning debuted in 1999 with The Strength to Dream on the Miskatonic Foundation label. With this album, Warning gained a cult status within doom metal circles, but they soon disbanded after their 2001 European tour with
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In January 2009, Walker disbanded Warning, stating, "in order to make music that retains some semblance of integrity and wholeness, I realize I need to move on." He continues to write and record music as
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magazine listed the album's title track as number 1 on its list of "The 10 most heartbreaking doom metal songs", and featured Warning in their "Top 50 Greatest Cult Bands" feature.
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In April 2006, following a Scandinavian tour with Reverend Bizarre at the start of the year, the band flew to Rosenquarz Studio in
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in its entirety, after which they toured the album on both sides of the Atlantic in a series of celebrated live concerts.
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band's recordings, and since then the many subsequent vinyl repressings have been licensed to
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Following the band's breakup in 2009, Walker continued to release music with a new band
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included Watching from a Distance among its Top 20 Doom Metal Albums of All Time.
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featured the album in its Top Albums of the Decade (2000–2009).
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CD, 1999 (The Miskatonic Foundation) – features "Cemetery Eyes"
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Warning reunited for a performance at the 2017 edition of
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Index

Warning at 2017 Roadburn Festival
Harlow
Essex
Doom metal
Svart Records
40 Watt Sun
doom metal
Harlow
Essex
40 Watt Sun
Roadburn Festival
Jack Frost
Lübeck
Svart Records
40 Watt Sun
Roadburn Festival
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
Decibel Magazine
Terrorizer Magazine

"WARNING: Digital Releases from Cappio Records"
"Live Review: DESERTFEST LONDON, UK 2018 – Day 1"
"Tuonela Magazine - Blow Up Vol. 3"
"40 Watt Sun Speak To SonicAbuse"
"WARNING Split Explained"
"Roadburn: Deep Dives"
"The 13 Bleakest Rock And Metal Albums Ever"
"The 10 most heartbreaking doom metal songs"
"The 50 greatest cult metal bands of all time"

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