The Warning (band) explained

The Warning
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Origin:Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Years Active:2013–present
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The Warning is a Mexican rock band from Monterrey, formed in 2013 by the Villarreal Vélez sisters: Daniela (guitar, vocals, piano), Paulina (drums, vocals, piano), and Alejandra (bass guitar, backing vocals, piano). They have released four studio albums, two EPs, and fifteen music videos. Their most recent studio album, Keep Me Fed, was released on June 28, 2024.

History

2013–2014: Early years

The Villarreal Vélez sisters were raised in Monterrey, and all received training on piano and various instruments at an early age. At some point in their childhoods, Daniela and Paulina selected guitar and drums as their primary instruments, respectively. After the youngest of the three, Alejandra, selected bass guitar as her primary instrument at about age 7, the sisters decided to form a power trio in 2013.[1] [2] They learned to play rock songs, often via the Rock Band video game series, and posted videos of their performances to YouTube.[3]

In 2014, 12-year-old Paulina was profiled in the women's drumming publication Tom Tom Magazine.[4] The band first gained widespread notice later in 2014 when, at ages 9 through 14, their YouTube video in which they performed Metallica's "Enter Sandman" went viral among rock fans, eventually earning more than 25 million views.[5] [6] [7] The video received attention from Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, who offered particular praise for Paulina, saying, "The drummer kicks maximum ass!"[8]

2015–2020: As independent artists

Due to the recognition gained from their "Enter Sandman" video, The Warning decided to seek a record deal and develop their own songs.[9] They raised money through a GoFundMe appeal to record the six-song EP Escape the Mind,[10] released in 2015.[11] During production of the EP, the band met producer Jake Carmona, who went on to contribute to Escape the Mind and their next three albums.[12] In April 2015, the band appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[13] During this period the sisters raised funds, including a $10,000 donation each from DeGeneres and the Target Corporation, to attend a five-week training program at Berklee College of Music in the United States.[14] [15]

They also gave two presentations at the TEDx conference at the University of Nevada, one in 2016 and one in 2017.[16] [17] The band was known for practicing with the Rock Band video game series early in their history; designers returned the favor by including several songs by The Warning in Rock Band 4.[18] [19]

The Warning's first full-length album, XXI Century Blood, was released in 2017. The music video for the title track won several awards at film festivals.[20] [21] [22] During this period they were invited to perform at the Mother of All Rock Festival in Monterrey,[23] and also opened a show for The Killers in that city.[24]

Their second album Queen of the Murder Scene was released in 2018.[25] In 2019 The Warning performed on Rock al Parque[26] , the biggest rock festival in Latin America. At the end of 2019, they announced an extensive upcoming tour throughout North America, though it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27]

2020–present: With Lava/Republic Records

In August 2020, The Warning signed a five-album deal with Lava Records and began work on a new album with producer David Bendeth.[28] The song "Choke" was released in May 2021.[29] Later that year, The Warning appeared on the Metallica tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, performing another cover of "Enter Sandman", this time with singer Alessia Cara.[30] This version of the song was featured as the background music for the video game Marvel's Midnight Suns[31] and the Netflix series The Imperfects.[32]

The six-song EP Mayday was released in October 2021,[33] and The Warning embarked on a tour of North America in early 2022, performing more than 30 dates as headliners plus opening for Foo Fighters, Sammy Hagar and the Circle, and Stone Temple Pilots.[34]

They released the single "Money" in March 2022,[35] and the song reached no. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.[36] The full-length album Error, comprising the six tracks from the Mayday EP plus "Money" and seven new songs, was released in June 2022.[37] [38] In July they embarked on a U.S. tour supporting Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless and appearing at festivals like Burlington's Sound of Music Festival, Iceberg Alley, Summerfest, and Upheaval, before resuming their headlining tour in August.[39] [40] Later that year they toured Canada while supporting Three Days Grace and opened a show for Guns N' Roses in their home city of Monterrey, Mexico.[41]

In the first half of 2023, the band supported Muse during several dates on the Will of the People World Tour in both Mexico and Europe. It was The Warning's first visit to Europe. In September 2023, they performed at the MTV Video Music Awards[42] [43] and, in the same month, they opened for Guns N' Roses again one show of the We're F'N' Back! Tour.[44] They were scheduled to open two shows but had to cancel one because of the VMA's.

At the end of 2023, they released the first new single, "More," from their upcoming album. In Spring 2024, they released five more new singles from the upcoming album: "S!CK", "Hell You Call a Dream", "Qué Más Quieres", "Automatic Sun" and "Burnout". The official music video for "Qué Más Quieres" debuted on MTV Live.[45] The release of "Automatic Sun" was timed to coincide with the 2024 solar eclipse.[46] In April 2024, they gave a second concert tour in Europe, this time as the main performer; all 19 stops of the tour were sold out.[47] In June 2024 The Warning completed a Japanese tour at the invitation of Band-Maid.[48] While in Japan, Band-Maid and The Warning recorded "Show Them," a song they co-wrote and co-performed which was released August 7.[49]

The 4th studio album Keep Me Fed, including the six singles and six new tracks, was released on June 28, 2024.[50] Promoting their album release, The Warning appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.[51] The parent company of Lava, Republic, took over doing most of the promotion for this 4th album, they sell the album and merchandise on their website. In July The Warning were featured as artists of the month on MTV Push [52] – a promotional event that includes exclusive videos of them performing songs and also interviews.

During the Summer, the band toured Europe with the new album, on 19 stops, including Wacken Open Air[53] and Pol'and'Rock.[54] Further extensive touring to support Keep Me Fed was announced for the remainder of 2024.[55] [56]

Influences and musical style

The Warning said they listen to "every type of music there is, from classical music to pop". They named Metallica, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Pink Floyd, Queen, Paul McCartney, Neil Peart, David Gilmore, Placebo, Badflower, Paramore, K-pop and J-rock as musical influences.[57] [58] Their female artist inspirations include Hayley Williams, Esperanza Spalding, Sheila E., and Lzzy Hale.[57]

The Warning have been described as a rock and hard rock band.[57] [58]

Band members

Discography

Studio:4
Music Videos:16
Ep:2
Singles:15

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
Rock
[60] 		US
Hard
Rock
[61] 		US
Hard
Rock
Dig.
[62] 		US
Main.
Rock
[63] 		CK": Web site: Mainstream Rock Chart: Week of June 8, 2024 . Billboard . June 5, 2024.
"Free Falling"2015————Escape the Mind
"Narcisista"2019————
"Choke"2021————Error
"Evolve"————
"Enter Sandman"
—1311—The Metallica Blacklist
"Martirio"————Error
"Disciple"————
"Money"202223——31
"Choke"
)		————
"More"202325—836Keep Me Fed
"SCK"202421—58
"Hell You Call a Dream" / "Qué Más Quieres"————
"Automatic Sun"————
"Burnout"————
"Six Feet Deep"————
"Show Them"
————Epic Narratives
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Music videos

SongYearDirectorLink
"XXI Century Blood"2017Abraham Marcoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syTyga3lVL0
"Choke"2021Gabo Ramoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlOy0XbFVlM
"Evolve"Rudy Joffroyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_RB0tRI624
"Martirio"Oliver Castrohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRA3nMzF31M
"Disciple"Gabo Ramoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9GcS8ptpCY
"Animosity"Maurice Vargashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkAP-ydpTys
"Money"2022Iván Chávez, Rudy Joffroyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm78KpEw3uw
"Error"Alexa Cha, CJ Nicadaohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqPj-E_8f3c
"Choke"
Iván Chávezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wGLShYxORY
"More"2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBNOjhLW_U
"SCK"2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IS53CZjT6o
"Hell You Call A Dream" (live video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6b_FgQnXL8
"Automatic Sun"AJ Gómez (Groovy Chaos), Iván Chávezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDFH9AcPpyA
"¿Qué Mas Quieres?"Paulina Villarreal, Iván Chávezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lfb-280MhU
"Burnout"Rudy Joffroy, Iván Chávezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfLRHEuvOT4
"Six Feet Deep"AJ Gómez (Groovy Chaos)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j13uxB6fDvk
"Show Them" Ryōji Aoki[64] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LVl0mcEu1r8

Awards

|-! scope="row" | 2019| Independent Music Awards| Rock / Hard Rock| Queen of the Murder Scene| |[65] |-! scope="row" | 2023| Modern Drummer's Readers Poll| "Up and Coming" | Paulina Villarreal| |[66] |-! scope="row" | 2023| Drumeo Awards| Rock Drummer of the Year| Paulina Villarreal| |[67]

|-! scope="row" | 2024| MTV Video Music Awards| PUSH Performance of the Year| The Warning| |[68]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Childers . Chad . 2022-03-14 . There's a New Band The Warning You Should Get to Know - Here's How . 2022-07-04 . Loudwire . en.
  2. Villarreal . Daniela . Villarreal . Paulina . Villarreal . Alejandra . March 26, 2019 . Press Conference at Gama Music . . 18:20 . March 31, 2019 . video . TW - Gig Videos YouTube Channel.
  3. Web site: Dowdell . Michael . 2019-02-11 . You've Been Warned: How The Warning went from video game players to Rock Band musicians - Guitar Girl Magazine . 2022-07-04 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Lumbiarres . Mar Gimeno . 2014 . Killer Drummer Paulina Villarreal Vélez . . August 26, 2017.
  5. Web site: Heigl . Alex . April 20, 2015 . Stop Everything and Watch These Teen Girls Play Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170310124025/http://people.com/celebrity/enter-sandman-teen-girl-band-the-warning-play-cover/ . 2017-03-10 . People.
  6. Web site: Wolfe . Clarke . April 19, 2015 . Teen Girl Band THE WARNING Cover ENTER SANDMAN and Crush It . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724233529/http://nerdist.com/these-girls-rock-so-hard-teen-band-the-warning-cover-enter-sandman-and-crush-it/ . July 24, 2015 . August 26, 2017 . Nerdist Industries.
  7. Web site: Page . Justin . April 9, 2015 . The Warning, A Rock Band Featuring Three Talented Sisters Between the Ages of Nine and 14 . August 26, 2017 . Laughing Squid.
  8. Web site: Leonard . Ian . 2015-04-20 . Who are the Mexican sisters being tipped to make a big noise on the music scene? . 2022-07-04 . The Mirror . en.
  9. Web site: Kliegman . Julie . April 10, 2015 . These Girls Started A Totally Badass Metal Band And Their Bassist Is Only 10 . August 26, 2017 . . . Music.
  10. Web site: Sweeney . Chris . 2015-04-16 . 'The Warning' Hits GoFundMe Goal, Drops EP in Same Week . 2022-07-04 . Boston Magazine . en-US.
  11. Web site: Beaudoin . Kate . April 17, 2015 . Meet the Three Mexican Sisters Whose Viral Videos Just Got Them a Record Deal . August 26, 2017 . Mic.
  12. Web site: Mixing of Mediums: Record Producer Jake Carmona on Music, Video Games, and Horror. 2021-07-16. scoop.previewsworld.com.
  13. Web site: Sheeler . C.F. . August 2017 . The Warning - Hard rock girls conquer Ellen, Megadeth, video games . August 26, 2017 . Perfect Sound Forever.
  14. Web site: Smith . D. Grant . 2015-04-23 . Three Sisters Metallica Cover Pays For Their College Tuition . 2022-07-04 . CMUSE . en-US.
  15. Web site: Keefe-Feldman . Mike . 2015-08-14 . School's in for Summer: Metalhead Sisters the Warning Hone Chops at Berklee Berklee . 2022-07-04 . www.berklee.edu . en.
  16. Web site: TEDxUniversityofNevada 2016 . TEDx University of Nevada . May 23, 2019.
  17. Web site: TEDxUniversityofNevada 2017 . TEDx University of Nevada . May 23, 2019.
  18. Web site: Jones . Rebel . 2022-07-25 . All Sister Rock Band Aged 9, 12, & 14, Reach 23M Views With "Enter Sandman" Cover . 2022-11-18 . The Music Man . en-GB.
  19. Web site: Rock Band Rivals Round-Up . 2022-07-04 . www.harmonixmusic.com . en.
  20. Web site: Award Board 2017, April 2017 – Barcelona Edition . FEST REGARDS.
  21. Web site: April 2017 Award Board . 29 May 2024 . Around Films Collective.
  22. Web site: OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - October 2017 . 29 May 2024 . Feel The Reel International film festival.
  23. Web site: DEF LEPPARD Confirmed For MOTHER OF ALL Rock Festival In Monterrey . May 31, 2017 . Def Leppard News . May 23, 2019.
  24. Web site: The Warning opening for The Killers at Arena Monterrey . 2022-07-04 . www.wherevent.com . 2 April 2018 . en.
  25. Web site: RnB . 2019-02-27 . The Warning. "Queen Of The Murder Scene" album review . 2022-07-04 . Rock and Blog . es.
  26. Web site: 20 June 2019 . Programación Oficial Rock al Parque 2019 . 29 May 2024 . Rockombia . ES.
  27. Web site: 2020-03-12 . Coronavirus: A Full List of Metal and Hard Rock Tours and Their Current Status . 2022-07-04 . MetalSucks . en.
  28. Web site: Low . Tara . 2022-01-27 . The Warning talks new music, working with David Bendeth, and the importance of communication - Guitar Girl Magazine . 2022-07-04 . en-US.
  29. Web site: Cheetah . Cherri . Review: Rock Band, The Warning Release Their Debut Single with Lava Records, 'CHOKE' . 2022-07-04 . BANDED . 2 June 2021 . en-US.
  30. Web site: Daly . Joe . September 6, 2021 . The Metallica Blacklist – Review . November 7, 2021 . Metal Hammer.
  31. Web site: 25 August 2021 . Marvel’s Midnight Suns Announcement Trailer . 29 May 2024 . Marvel Entertainment Youtube.
  32. Web site: Hough . Q.V. . 14 September 2022 . Soundtracks of Television: ‘The Imperfects’ . 29 May 2024 . Vague Visages.
  33. Web site: Diggins . Mark . 2021-10-10 . Hard Rock Trio The Warning Release Debut EP 'Mayday' . 2022-07-04 . The Rockpit . en-US.
  34. Web site: The Warning Rock Band . 2022-08-28.
  35. Web site: Staff . GGM . March 25, 2022 . The Warning Drops New Single & Video "Money" . August 28, 2022 .
  36. Mainstream Rock Songs – Week of June 18, 2022 . Billboard . June 18, 2022.
  37. Web site: Peacock . Tim . 2022-06-06 . Rock Sister Trio The Warning Announce Debut Album, 'Error' . 2022-07-04 . uDiscover Music . en-US.
  38. Web site: Vigil . Dom . 2022-06-04 . The Warning: ERROR . 2022-07-04 . Prelude Press . en-US.
  39. Web site: Devin . Cait . 2022-05-16 . The Warning's Dany Villarreal on songwriting with her sisters and the videogame that kickstarted her guitar journey . 2022-07-04 . guitarworld . en.
  40. Web site: Bishop . Matt . 2022-03-28 . Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless Announce U.S. Tour with The Warning, Lilith Czar . 2022-07-04 . The Rock Revival . en-US.
  41. Web site: PAST EVENTS . 2023-01-17.
  42. Web site: West . Alex . 13 September 2023 . The Warning 'honored to represent rock' alongside Fall Out Boy and Maneskin at the VMAs . 29 May 2024 . The Mirror US.
  43. Web site: Al-Sharif . Rabab . 12 September 2023 . Rock Musicians at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards [Photos] ]. 29 May 2024 . Loudwire.
  44. Web site: Guns N' Roses Add Dates to 2023 Tour, Announce Special Guests . . 2023-05-31.
  45. Web site: 24 April 2024 . “Que Mas Quieres” is out now on MTV Live + MTVU . MTV Facebook.
  46. Web site: Coward . Teddy . 5 April 2024 . The Warning Unveil New Single 'Automatic Sun' . 10 April 2024 . Rock Sound.
  47. Web site: 22 April 2024 . 100% SOLDOUT Thank You Europe & UK . 29 May 2024 . The Warning Facebook.
  48. Web site: 20 March 2024 . Wow so grateful and excited to have been invited by @bandmaid.jp to their country Japan . The Warning Facebook.
  49. Web site: [Music News] BAND-MAID & The Warning Talk New Collaborative Single ’Show Them’: Interview]. Billboard.com. August 7, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  50. Web site: Savage . Emily . 27 June 2024 . Keep Me Fed finds The Warning at their unrestrained best . 9 July 2024 . THE LINE of BEST FIT.
  51. Web site: Howell . Maddy . 28 June 2024 . WATCH: The Warning Play ‘S!CK’ Live On Jimmy Kimmel . 10 July 2024 . Rock Sound.
  52. Web site: 1 July 2024 . MTV PUSH The Warning x "Automatic Sun" Performance . 10 July 2024 . MTV Facebook.
  53. Web site: 2024-08-01 . WACKEN OPEN AIR YOU WERE UNREAL! . 2024-08-02 . The Warning facebook.
  54. Web site: 2024-08-03 . FIRST TIME PLAYING IN POLAND . 2024-08-04 . The Warning facebook.
  55. Web site: 17 June 2024 . BIG news! . 18 June 2024 . The Warning Facebook.
  56. Web site: 17 May 2024 . North America, are you ready to rock with us?! The Keep Me Fed Tour 2024 is official! . The Warning Facebook.
  57. Web site: You've Been Warned: How The Warning went from video game players to Rock Band musicians. Guitar Girl. Michael. Dowdell. 11 February 2019. 25 October 2023.
  58. Web site: Olivier . Bobby . 2022-08-31 . How the Warning, hard rock's hottest new band, morphed from viral covers to hell-raising shreds . 2022-12-13 . Alternative Press.
  59. Web site: Profiles. thewarningband.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302113208/https://www.thewarningband.com/pofiles. March 2, 2021. live.
  60. Peaks on the Canadian Rock chart:
  61. Peak on the Hard Rock chart:
  62. Peaks on the US Hard Rock Digital charts:
  63. Peaks on the Mainstream Rock chart:
  64. Web site: YouTube. ja. aoki ryoji_仕事まとめ dir:青木亮二(logfilm). Ryōji Aoki work summary. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240820200218/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9PNOA0ofSEaDXIsWVllxOyG97JMmuU97. live.
  65. Web site: The 17th Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced . April 11, 2019 . Independent Music Awards . Dec 23, 2019.
  66. Web site: Readers Poll 2023: Paulina “Pau” Villarreal Vélez Wins “Up And Coming”. September 26, 2023 . Moderndrummer. January 29, 2024.
  67. Web site: The 2023 Drumeo Awards Show. January 25, 2024 . Drumeo . January 29, 2024.
  68. Web site: Taylor Swift Leads 2024 MTV Video Music Awards With 10 Nominations. August 6, 2024 . Billboard. August 7, 2024.

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