The Warning have released their debut single with Lava Records – "CHOKE," and it's a powerful and brilliant track. The Warning are a rock band from Monterrey, Mexico consisting of a trio of sisters – Daniela “Dany” on guitar and lead vocals, Paulina “Pau” on drums, vocals, and piano, and Alejandra “Ale” Villarreal on bass, piano, and backing vocals. You might know them from their cover of Metallica's "Enter The Sandman," which blew up on the internet a handful of years ago, when they were just 14, 12, and 9 years old. They've come a long way from that cover, and have asserted their place as a rock band that are clearly extremely skilled, making powerful tracks worthy of sold-out stadiums. "CHOKE" is a solid example of that statement and I really love it.
"CHOKE" follows their previous releases of Escape the Mind in 2015, XXI Century Blood in 2017, and Queen of the Murder Scene in 2019. This is their first release after signing a 5-record deal with Lava Records, who is notably home to other young rock acts like Greta Van Fleet, a band with a trio of brothers, much like how The Warning are a trio of sisters, and their friend. The Warning are however much heavier than Greta Van Fleet, more similar to bands like Metallica and Evanescence.
About "CHOKE," the band said: "'CHOKE' is a song about drowning in your feelings and coming to terms with them." It's certainly about that, as heard in the lines such as "Let me dive in, sink in deeper / Push my head, choke me 'til I drown / Let me drown / Drifting out of trust / Slipping down my throat into my lungs / It's cold, but this is where I'll stay / Comfortably in pain." It's about feeling sad and acknowledging it, and while obviously making yourself feel better is a wise choice, sometimes we don't have the strength to, and that's okay. It's okay to not be okay, we don't need to be happy all of the time. It's best to be honest with yourself and the world, even if your feelings are negative, and "CHOKE" acknowledges that. It's okay to feel sad sometimes.
"CHOKE" is the first song I've heard by The Warning, and I am both impressed and in awe. They're fantastic, their music is powerful and mind-blowing. It is not enough to listen to it through my headphones, I want to see them live as soon as I can to really experience their epic sound. They're a band that finds home on the stage, and I love that. I'm thoroughly excited to see where their signage with Lava Records takes them - hopefully to even bigger heights than they've already reached.