The fourth and final studio album for 'Marshall Law' before they decided to hang up their spurs and close the door on the first chapter of the band. Musically 'Warning from History' displays some advancement from 'Metal Detector', but personally I was hoping for a little more refinement, that said this is a better structured album than the predecessor and while not a out and out a concept album, a lot of songs are themed around the album title and the song writing does ventures into semi epic territory.

The brooding instrumental 'Foregathering' opens affairs in similar fashion to 'Osmium' from 'Metal Detector' only not quite as intense, this acts as a nice lead into the punishing opener. 'Victory at Last' is a no nonsense ripper, that while relatively simplistic, sports a hard hitting chorus and a magnificent extended instrumental break that just shreds, for me this is the highpoint of the album. The thunderous pace is sustained with the pulsating 'Locked and Loaded' and while not as strong as the first cut, again highlights some glorious instrumentation and 'Andy Pike's' snarling vocals. The momentum falls for the nasty driving 'Remember Tomorrow', a mid tempo chugger that while not the strongest song present, is still nicely penned and executed. After an eerily spoken introduction 'Harbinger' assaults your speakers 'Marshall Law' style, lyrically it's all a little blatant but the divine guitar work of 'Dave Martin' and 'Andy Southwell' is guaranteed to get the blood pumping. Speaking of which, 'Blood on Blood' follows and in my opinion is spoilt by the repetitive lyrics, other than that it's a decent cut with some quality head-swaying drum and bass work. Back on track is the nasty groover 'Crucify' which contains some cracking lyrics, glorious rhythm work and sweet guitar soloing. After a slow intro 'March of History' fails to impress, although the rhythm work is solid throughout, the chorus is droning and ultimately lets the song down. Swifter still is the Thrashy but menacing 'Pray for Deliverance', while 'God King' ebbs and flows in a nasty but satisfying manner. The pace falls for the subtle intro of the final track 'Retreat', before thunderous rhythm work transforms this into a nasty grooving ripper, laced with gritty vocals and sharp guitaring.

The European version of 'Warning from History' comes complete with the bonus track 'Storming to Power', a respectable effort it is too and while not as intense as the material above, features a solid chorus and some dazzling fret work- should have gone on the album proper!

As with 'Metal Detector' there's plenty of positives, but all told a little Thrashy and crude in places for my particular tastes and a little more variety and melody wouldn't have gone a miss, that said, development is shown and it's nice to hear the band have reformed.