Warning plays doom metal, stripped down to its most basic form - a powerful expression of despair. The lyrics deal entirely with personal struggles, failure, longing, and other powerful feelings. Patrick Walker's vocals are extremely intimate and emotional. Unlike traditional doom bands that employ operatic vocals, Patrick sings in a plain but passionate voice. The guitar has an impressivley heavy quality with a tasteful amount of roar on the sustained notes, while still maintaining a light and beautiful quality on the harmonized melodies. This album is nearly flawless and a perfect doom metal experience. Says one critic: "Watching From A Distance is one of the greatest albums ever released. It is heavy, depressing (perhaps the most depressing offering metal has), beautiful, and sincere".