A fiery Canadian hardcore punk unit based out of Toronto, the foundation of
No Warning was constructed in 1998 by vocalist Ben Cook and guitarists
Matt Delong and
Alan Riches. Operating under the moniker As We Once Were, they released a pair of demos before rebranding themselves as
No Warning in 2001, and releasing an eponymous debut album via Boston-based indie Bridge Nine Records. The band's sophomore effort, 2002's hard-hitting
Ill Blood, caught the ear of
Sum 41 manager/producer
Greig Nori, who signed the group to his management/production company. In 2004 the group inked a deal with the
Linkin Park-founded Machine Shop Records and released their highly anticipated third studio long-player,
Suffer, Survive. The following year, after a heavy bout of touring, the band decided to call it quits, with members splintering off into multiple projects including Surplus Sons,
Fucked Up,
Terror, and
Millennial Reign.
No Warning reconvened in 2013 for a one-off 7", but by 2014 they were playing live shows both at home and overseas. In August 2017, the band announced the impending arrival of their long-awaited fourth full-length outing. The resulting
Torture Culture, which featured a lineup consisting of Ben Cook,
Matt Delong,
Jordan Posner,
Jesse Labovitz, and Ryan Gavel, was released later that October. ~ James Christopher Monger