Warning (German band)'s 1982 self-titled debut is doom metal, not avant-garde metal

First Post April 28, 2026 11:02 AM

The sound of this Neue Deutsche Welle band's debut album is more like alternating between the then-popular post-punk/new-wave sound and atmospheric doom. There's still some obvious experimentation throughout, but the faster songs show more of their new wave-ish side, and the guitars are more like an afterthought. It's only in the slower doomy tracks that emphasize the metal guitars, as well as lessening the experimentation, therefore bringing any of the metal present in this release closer to doom metal than avant-garde metal. So I'd like to submit Warning's 1982 self-titled debut to The Hall to be added to The Fallen and doom metal. If that entry concludes with more YES votes, I'll submit a second entry to see this release removed from The Infinite and avant-garde metal.