Nirvana, Soundgarden, Helmet, Fugazi, At the Drive-in, Snapcase, Quicksand, Slint, Will Haven, Therapy?, Stanford Prison Experiment, Mogwai, Tool, Cave In, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine, Deftones, Refused, Fireside, Texas Is The Reason, Unsane, Far, Small Brown Bike, Dinosaur JR, Faith No More, Weezer, Hot Water Music, Massive Attack, Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, Bluetip, Corrosion of Conformity, Kyuss...
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COMMAND BOX STREET SCENARIO Cascade Records (2005)
1 Blind Summit 2 Like A Lamb 3 Common Interest 4 Waiting For An Excuse 5 Smile 6 Outweighed 7 Monorail * 8 Remain Indifferent *
* Bonus Live Session
ALONG THE DIVIDE EP Poisoned Whiskey Records (2003)
1 Along The Divide 2 Ninetyninepointninepercent 3 Get Under It
We are extremely pleased to announce that our song 'It's Airborne!' has been selected for Chapter 11 of the legendary compilation series Emo Diaries, entitled 'Taking Back What's Ours' on Deep Elm. It features 12 awesome tracks in all, and is scheduled for an Autumn release.
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"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 in the summer of 2000. After a couple of reshuffles, they finally settled on their current lineup in the February of 2004. Completed by second 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. With well 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, Panel have matured into a well-revered band with a fierce live reputation."
Louis Pattison
Photos by Lisa Hocking
Panel do Smile at the Muni, Pontypridd Video by Phillipa
"Furiously brutal gems of songs." 5/5 - www.rockmidgets.com
"Excelling in the art of creating startling introductions and impressive musical variations, bending any genres the band maybe pigeon holed in is a task the band take to with ease."
- www.punktastic.com
"Recalling the likes of Quicksand topped off with arctic metal shudders and the obligatory raging rhythm section. Very noisy, very nice." - Big Issue
"It makes me sweat just listening to it, and yes, you should take a chance on it. It just feels good."
- Logo-Magazine.com
"Panel are holding the fort for decent UK hardcore." - Honk Magazine
"Panel have been consistently at the top of their game. Holding the tuff-melody secret that made bands like Quicksand and Helmet such a blast." - Rocksound
"An intricate guitar blend with a melodic post-hardcore messiness worthy of further investigation." - Rocksound
"No-nonsense post-hardcore champions born in the spirit of Fugazi, Quicksand, and other such solemn punk types." - NME
"With Lostprophets, Funeral For A Friend and Bullet For My Valentine unashamedly taking on the world, its hardly as if the Welsh valleys are short of a rock band or eight. You can add Panel to that list now, however, and certainly dont assume theyre relevant to the aforementioned triumvirate via anything other than location. Moulding satisfying guitar globules that demand the word angular to get involved, therere glimpses of the usual Quicksand-style touch-points, fortified with a no-nonsense approach not dissimilar to that employed by stoner rocks aristocracy. In other words, check em out." Adam Anonymous, www.new-noise.net
"As a steady stream of black-clad and kohl-eyed teenagers form long lines to get through the gates, those already inside the colossal, Y-shaped tent get things underway with Panel. Having supported Funeral For A Friend the previous night in Southampton, the sizeable crowd doesn't elicit the apprehension it might have done and the Cardiff fourpiece get straight into a blistering, riff-heavy 20-minute set. Four songs, numerous time changes and their trademark melodic, rocky post-hardcore - most notably on the awesome Blind Summit - gets the first circle pit of the day going." - BBC Wales Full Ponty Review
The Donde Stars launch their brand new single, 'America' at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. Support comes from 'Cutting the Beef' and 'Black Russian'. £5 Entry gets you a free copy of the single! Advance tickets from... http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_wales&query=detail&event=335143 Or Spillers Records ***The Donde Stars also play a stripped down instore gig at Borders book store on the Hayes at 1pm***
Hey hows it going. Hope is well. I was wondering if you would like to have a free download of the album? You can get it at http://www.megaupload.com/?f=3NNQTYF1 I would love to know what you think
We have some very exciting news for you, Dopamine are going to be playing 2 shows !!!! :D
To make this an extra special event we have decided to do something a little different
On September 9th we will play our first album , Auditioning My Escape Plan, in its entirety On September 10th we will play our second album, Experiments With Truth, in its entirety
Both shows will take place at the Barfly in Cardiff and both shows are 14+ Each show is £7 in Adv from www.ticketweb.co.uk or you can buy a ticket that gets you into both nights for just £12 !
Tickets are already on sale and are selling fast so please please if you intend coming make sure you get tickets asap
What do you say? Sound like a good night out?
Write back!! x
btw - just to also let you know we have merch (cds/vinyls/tees/hoods) from as little as 1penny available at www.dopamine.bigcartel.com check it out
We're stopping by to say a huge Thank You for being a member of UK Metal Underground. With so many friends it's hard for us to get to know everyone, so for a better chance of getting to know us, and getting to know your band, we're always online at www. ukmetalunderground. co. uk - where you can pimp your band, agency or company, find new members for your band, advertise gigs or your product in our metal marketplace and even network with record labels.
If you've not stopped by our myspace page lately, then we have interviews with Chickenhawk, Band of the Month Features, Reviews and Directories for Bands, Labels and Gig Promoters and much much more....MESSAGE US TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP YOUR BAND, COMPANY OR AGENCY FOR FREE Hope to speak to you soon!
The Scarlets, Blues, Ospreys and Dragons have each released a single with the aim of getting into the UK Top 40 on Februaty 8th (The day Wales begin their 6 Nations defence against Scotland)
Which region will get the highest chart posittion?
Please support your region by pre-ordering their single NOW!
The Scarlets - 'Yma O Hyd' Text 'SCARLETS' to 78789
The Blues - 'Delilah' Text 'BLUES' to 78789
The Ospreys - 'Cwm Rhondda' Text 'OSPREYS' to 78789
Hey You And you rockstady crew! Long time since we heard from you! Well our Ep "Can't Bury Waves" is out now on Itunes, worldwide. And you know what? you can listen to the entire ep on our myspace right now! So check it out! Or go pick it up right now, right here, .. And help us spread the word. It means the world to us! You CAN help us! Write to your freinds, post a blog aso. Or start our street team anything matters! Thanks!
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE (two members of WILCO) + PLUSH (Liam Hayes) Sunday 7th September @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
The Autumn Defense is a collaboration between Wilco/Uncle Tupelo bassist John Stirratt and Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone who has also produced records for the likes of Andrew Bird and Joseph Arthur. They have released 3 albums of beautifully arranged, organic, wispy folk-rock and singer-songwriter musings.
"Comfort music for the soul...” UNCUT **** "never less than utterly gorgeous" THE WORD "reference points include Nick Drake and CSN, Bread, Big Star and the essence of Love, Steely Dan and a dozen others" MOJO **** "edifying and beautifully textured" DAILY MIRROR **** "soft rock at it's most elegant." TIME OUT "Soft, dreamy and bittersweet” WASHINGTON POST "Warming, gorgeous and delightful” DAVID FRICKE, SENIOR EDITOR, ROLLING STONE
Liam Hayes appeared as himself in High Fidelity and his band Plush's long lost masterpiece 'Fed' is currently receiving rave reviews across the music press including 5/5 in Uncut, 4/5 in Mojo, Q, Plan B, NME 8/10 etc. A regular collaborator, he has also worked with Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), appearing on keyboards across the Palace era output, and also played on records by Royal Trux.
"Fed is beautifully excessive, ornamented with dazzling soul/pop arrangements. And the songs are glorious..." UNCUT ***** "A banquet of sonic gorgeousness" NME 8/10 "Fed is something of a lost classic" MOJO **** "Fed can be finally heard as a testament to Hayes's widescreen obsessions" Q **** "Perfect takes time" PLAN B “a soulful symphonic masterpiece” ROLLING STONE
A pretty decent amount of superlatives there for just £9 (adv.) Get your tickets from www. clwb. net, Spillers (Cardiff) or Diverse (Newport)
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hey guys, you've been top friended and you're flyers in bulletins and on my profile so hopefully it will be such an amazing gig you guys will change your minds about splitting up yes yes hehe
Well guys, the South Wales music scene has been privileged to have a band like Panel & it's a real shame that it's come to an end. It's been a pleasure playing with you guys over the years & we're chuffed to bits to be involved with your 'Last Ever Show' We hope all your new music projects work out & look forward to hearing them. Love Sadie, Paul & Greg .x.
The Donde Stars launch their brand new single, 'America' at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. Support comes from 'Cutting the Beef' and 'Black Russian'. £5 Entry gets you a free copy of the single! Advance tickets from... 
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