The Warning (Queensrÿche album)

The Warning
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1984 (1984-09-07)
Studio
Genre
Length48:36
LabelEMI America
ProducerJames Guthrie
Queensrÿche chronology
Queensrÿche
(1982)
The Warning
(1984)
Rage for Order
(1986)
Singles from The Warning
  1. "Warning"
    Released: September 1984
  2. "Take Hold of the Flame"
    Released: December 1984
Audio sample
"Take Hold of the Flame"
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Ultimate Classic RockMixed

The Warning is the first studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on September 7, 1984, and reissued on May 6, 2003, with three bonus tracks.

In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 13th best power metal album of all time.