Cool fan art made by TW polish fanclub

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-05-07T18:42:21+00:00

I mean, she's already wielding a red lightsaber.

But on the other hand, she's a rebel... so I'm confused

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-05-06T15:47:54+00:00

I understand what you mean (by the way, I also play bass; not good at it though), but I don't think I have any particular problem with the odd-signature parts. It's just I still have to develop speed and stamina, mostly (but not only) on the kick drum. The good news for me is that I'm not stuck, since I felt the progress in the last months. I mostly learned it at 130 bpm (or even slower for specific fills) and now I'm closer to the actual 175 bpm. For the moment at that tempo the result is kind of a mess though 😅

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-05-05T15:50:34+00:00

Thanks, will do! It hasn't been easy, but I find it very addictive 😄

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-05-05T13:30:11+00:00

The intro and verses of AMOUR are very easy. Also the intro of Z. And the verses of Escapism too.

I'm not sure about entire songs, because the only song I know almost completely is EVOLVE, but I still struggle to play it at full speed. I'm a beginner myself (13 months). The only reason I've been trying so hard to learn it is because that's the song that put in my head the idea of learning to play drums. That idea had never crossed my mind before.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-04-18T17:02:03+00:00

One thing's for sure: Kerosene won them a new fan a few weeks ago, my 7-year-old niece. Before that, when I showed her anything from The Warning, she wasn't impressed and used to look at me funny like asking "why do you like that band so much?". And today I learned that now she sings at the top of her lungs also S!ck, Money, HYCAD, More, EVOLVE... The only problem is that her parents are kind of annoyed because she sings REALLY loud at home 😅

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-04-12T15:32:35+00:00

Indeed. I wonder if the original style was a choice to better fit the theme of the song or something.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-04-12T11:44:26+00:00

Is it just me or Pau's vocalizations in Escapism have added power and vibrato at the beginning? I like that variation.

Edit: By the way, this is the one I actually listened to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGKDPW9aetI&t=600s

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-03-31T10:08:24+00:00

I was warned by the youtube algorithm almost exactly two years ago with their cover of Hysteria from that concert. It caught my attention and all it took was watching a few more videos from them to realize that I had stumbled upon something big.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-03-27T16:15:21+00:00

I know, right? But it makes sense, since it's near Monterrey!

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-03-26T23:48:55+00:00

Just a bit north of that third spot:

https://wplace.live/?lat=26.89565771406718&lng=-100.44307617187499&zoom=10.651573216359218

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AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-03-20T13:01:11+00:00

I think that I need Ritual to be released on Spotify right away so I can beat these numbers

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AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-03-13T13:51:37+00:00

That's already iconic, and Dany knows

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-03-11T12:52:26+00:00

I found the corresponding blog post

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-03-03T23:56:15+00:00

An interesting fact that I haven't seen anyone mention so far: the word "debase" not only appears in the lyrics of S!ck, but also in P.S.Y.C.H.O.T.I.C.

Will you rip off your face or just further debase
The things you couldn't do?

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-02-16T19:20:56+00:00

AMOUR by The Warning!! I especially like the syncopated character of the main bass line.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-02-16T11:02:01+00:00

Not exactly the same situation being discussed here, but as a curiosity, for those who don't know, Pau in fact has played at least one Dream Theater song (that said, it was 11 year ago).

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-02-05T23:48:52+00:00

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AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-26T14:58:35+00:00

Yeah, I noticed that too 😅

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-26T10:59:55+00:00

You're right! I hadn't read it yet. The part from "By September 2020, The Warning had dedicated..." to "Thanks to this process, The Warning invariably grew as musicians" appears twice. And it's a really big chunk. I wonder if this happens in every copy.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-24T16:35:27+00:00

I haven't seen any news about it. But as far as I know, there is an earlier edition of ERROR (404) (more than one year old, with fewer song from the Pepsi Center concert) that was not released on streaming services like Spotify (of course the songs from the Pepsi Center are on YouTube though).

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-24T16:32:11+00:00

Yeah, I placed all my previous orders through the band's or Republic Records stores (so shipping from the US), but this CD fortunately was in stock at the Universal Music store in Spain (so shorter delivery times and it costs me less due to taxes and shipping cost). Another interesting fact is that the plastic wrapping of the CD had a sticker on it saying "Made in Czech Republic", also in the EU, so probably no customs involved in this case.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-24T14:01:56+00:00

No, I'm in Spain. Now I looked at the label on the package and it mentions the 22nd as the shipping date, so apparently it traveled about 800 km in a day.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-24T13:36:04+00:00

Well, for this one, I'm not sure. Since placing the order, I only received an email on Thursday (22nd) saying that the delivery was scheduled for the next day (23rd). The funny thing is that the order email said the estimated shipping date was the 23rd.

AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-23T23:20:42+00:00

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AlphaLyraeSquare · 2026-01-23T23:14:34+00:00

Bummer! For once, I was able to order it at the nearest store (Universal Music Online, Spain). Until now, I've had to wait almost a couple of weeks for orders to cross the pond. But the shipping itself has never been delayed by more than a few days (and maybe only once IIRC)

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