The Warning

**The Warning** is a Mexican rock band formed in 2013 by the Villareal sisters: Daniela, Paulina, and Alejandra. They are based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The style of the band has been described as hard rock, alternative rock, and post-grunge. Initially an indie band for their first two major releases, The Warning has been signed to American-based label Lava Records since August 2020, with whom they have a five record deal.

Rising to prominence after their cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" went viral in 2014, the sisters began writing original material and have produced two EPs and three studio albums to date. Their first EP, the GoFundMe funded *Escape the Mind*, was released in 2015 following the band's first single, "Free Falling." The EP was followed by the band's debut studio album *XXI Century Blood* in 2017 and the concept album *Queen of the Murder Scene* in 2018. A third studio album, *Error*, was released in 2022. An EP comprising the first half of the album, *Mayday*, was released in 2021.

## History

Paulina and Daniela began piano lessons in 2005 when Dany was five and Pau was three. In 2007, they started playing the video game, "the Rock Band". Dany chose guitar and Pau chose the drums. After a while, they started to learn these instruments. They were learning songs individually, taking inspiration from the music they listened to with bands such as Muse, AC/DC, Metallica, ect. Ale, being the youngest, had to wait until she was older to enrol in piano lessons and play with her sisters. Eventually, Ale decided that she wanted to play the bass.

It took the girls a while to figure out that they could play these instruments together as a band because they had been working separately for as long as they had been playing. Forming a band was never the intention. They began to work on songs as a band and performing at school festivals. Their parents decided that it would be a good idea to start videoing these rehearsals and uploading them to the internet for their family and friends to see. In 2014, they uploaded a cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and it blew up to the point that even Metallica themselves noticed them. As of 2023, the video has 25 million views on YouTube and still gets reposted on social media.

This video got them attention that they never would have imagined. They began getting features in magazines and they got invited to be on the Ellen Show. Not long after, they began writing their first EP, "Escape the Mind" which includes five songs. They released this EP in 2015. This was just the beginning of their whole career.

## Members

* Daniela "Dany" Villarreal Vélez – guitars, lead and backing vocals, piano (2013–present)
* Paulina "Pau" Villarreal Vélez – drums, lead and backing vocals, piano (2013–present)
* Alejandra "Ale" Villarreal Vélez – bass, backing vocals, piano (2013–present)

## Discography

### Studio albums

* *XXI Century Blood* (2017)
* *Queen of the Murder Scene* (2018)
* *Error* (2022)

### EPs

* *Escape the Mind* (2015)
* *Mayday* (2021)

### Singles

* "Free Falling" (2015)
* "Narcisista" (2019)
* "Choke" (2021)
* "Evolve" (2021)
* "Enter Sandman" (2021) (with Alessia Cara)
* "Martirio" (2021)
* "Disciple" (2021)
* "Money" (2022)
* "More" (2023)