User:Panel (band)

Welsh rock band, Panel were conceived in an Irish pub in New York by vocalist/guitarist Daf Williams and bassist Dan Brewin on the way back from a drunken night out at legendary punk haunt CBGB's. Panel solidified into a real-life band back in their native South Wales, UK in the summer of 2000. After a couple of reshuffles, they settled on their current lineup in February 2004. Completed by guitarist Jason Addicott and drummer Mark Hicks, they pick up where the hardcore and alternative rock bands of the mid-90s left off, or went off the boil: aggressive, complex metal-tinged hardcore that's serious, but not po-faced; passionate, but never cloying. Having matured into a well-revered band with a fierce live reputation with over six years worth of gigging behind them, including shows with the likes of Hell Is For Heroes, Champions Of Sound, Brant Bjork, Jetplane Landing, Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro, Amplifier and many more, an EP released on Poisoned Whisky Records and a mini-album released on Cascade Records all under their belts, Panel decided to call it a day in August 2007.