While bands featuring siblings aren’t that rare, now think of ones that are all sisters.

By Stuart Duthie

Feature photo by Brian Ziff

Haim springs to mind. Go back further and we have the iconic Sister Sledge and The Pointer Sisters. Now narrow it down to alt-metal, and I can’t think of any. I know if I research it there will be some, but how well known are they?

So, if this is The Warning’s “unique selling point,” are we buying their latest album, Everything’s Falling, released on 28 August 2026?

Most bands release a great first album, an okay second and go downhill from there. The Warning have bucked this trend, with each album better than the last. The fact this is their sixth album in thirteen years, and that they are still only 26, 24 and 21, is a testament to their talent and potential. Their last album, Keep Me Fed, received some complimentary reviews and I reckon this one is even better.

I love an album with a strong opener. For an alt-rock album, I want strong opening bars that compress the coiled-up spring, only for it to be released as the vocals and the rest of the song kick in. I don’t want to be pressing stop because I’ve changed my mind.

Ritual delivers exactly what is needed. It’s the perfect aperitif for what is to follow.

There’s a real sense of anger and frustration running through the record, particularly on Why Do You Like It When I Cry?

Bite My Tongue teases more traditional girl-group vibes, but then the chorus drops and the heaviness kicks in. I can still almost imagine it working on the radio and breaking through to a wider audience.

By the time you are here on the album, any notion that The Warning are trading on their USP will have been completely flamed — if that was ever the case (it really shouldn’t have been).

The middle section of the album takes a slightly poppier, more mainstream direction, particularly Bloodsport and Break. Bruises starts in the same vein, but the band quickly boosts the energy back to eleven and holds it there for the remainder of the album. Kerosene provides the final ignition to light the afterburners: a full-throttle finale that leaves you wanting more.

If you don’t know them and you enjoy the likes of Halestorm or Evanescence, then I am sure you will enjoy this album. Don’t listen to it and expect weird time signatures, esoteric chords, and unexpected left turns. Instead, you are going to get the scale, energy, and passion of a live performance. I listen to it and look forward to being at the festival, experiencing the music, the energy of the crowd and that shared experience.

I don’t know what their plans are for a tour, but it would be great to see them at Slam Dunk or Download next year. And then this album will act as the perfect postcard from that experience — you’ll listen to it, remember and smile.

Everything’s Falling is out now, and you can listen to it below.