March 2013

PANIC ROOM WIN 'BEST BASSIST' AWARD!
Yatim Halimi takes home the 'gong' from this year's CRS Awards, presented by Bob Harris...



At this year's prestigious Classic Rock Society Awards, Panic Room's very own 'groovemaster' Mr YATIM HALIMI was awarded the award for 'BEST BASSIST'!!!

Pictured here with the event's guest presenter - 'Whispering' Bob Harris (of Radio 2 fame) - Yatim was totally speechless with shock and joy as he took to the stage to receive his award, this March at the Montgomery Hall in Rotherham.

But fans of the band and of Yatim's charismatic, awesome bass playing weren't surprised at all - having voted him their no.1 bassist of the past year, they had spoken with their votes!

Everyone at PANIC ROOM HQ is delighted and ecstatic for Yatim, and couldn't be prouder of him!  - Cheers, bro! :oD



 





March 2013

PRESS STATEMENT
Paul Davies steps down from Panic Room

 

Dear friends, fans, and followers of PANIC ROOM...

We are deeply saddened to have to make the announcement today that Paul Davies - our lead guitarist -
will be stepping down from the band as of this time...

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For those of you coming to see PANIC ROOM play live on Tour this
Spring / Summer, fear not - the band will not be cancelling any Tour Dates...

 


READ FULL PRESS STATEMENT




 



PANIC ROOM REVEAL THE TITLE OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM :

'S K I N'


After many months in the studio, Panic Room have now completed the recording of their new studio album, and are working towards its release date in June 2012.
Now the band can exclusively reveal the album's title, cover design, and some of the details about what you can expect from their
highly anticipated third album...

'S K I N' - press release



PANIC ROOM WIN IN *CLASSIC ROCK PRESENTS PROG* MAGAZINE AWARDS!!!

 


Panic Room have won thousands of votes in the latest edition of 'Classic Rock Presents Prog' magazine, and lead singer Anne-Marie Helder has walked away with the title of
'BEST FEMALE VOCALIST' for the second year running!!!

The UK magazine (also available internationally) holds its 'Readers Poll' at the end of every year, and this year there were a record number of votes.
Panic Room not only triumphed with the Vocalist award, but there were Top-Ten listings in a total of FIVE categories!

Here is the breakdown:

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST : Anne-Marie Helder (1st)
HEARTTHROB 2011 : Anne-Marie Helder (2nd)
BEST DRUMMER : Gavin Griffiths (5th)
BEST GUITARIST : Paul Davies (10th)
BEST BAND : Panic Room (7th)

The band are all jumping for joy with these results, and blown away by your support!
So... THANK YOU X 1,000,000,000!!!!

 

 


READ THE FULL DETAILS...



*x* HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!!! *x*

Breaking News:


Panic Room sign record deal with Esoteric Antenna!!!

We wish you all a very Happy New Year, and hope 2012 will bring you all the happiness, success and joy that you long for!

Here at PANIC ROOM HQ we are starting the year with huge news...

As of January 2012, we are to be signed to the record label ESOTERIC -

a part of the highly-respected major company CHERRY RED RECORDS!!!

More specifically, we will be one of a select few bands chosen to join their brand new venture ESOTERIC ANTENNA, which will be launching only 'front-line' (new) albums from exciting upcoming artists.


Panic Room are honoured to be one of the first signed to the label!
Read all the details, plus our *Highlights & Thank You's of 2011*

in the full New Year article here...


SEE THE FULL DETAILS!



MAJOR AUTUMN TOUR + EXCLUSIVE NEW EP!!!


PANIC ROOM are about to embark on a major Autumn Tour - their biggest UK tour to date, covering 2 months, 3 countries and over 20 cities.

We've worked hard to ensure that every possible corner of the UK is covered, and we hope there's at least one venue you can make!
We intend to make this these the best shows Panic Room have ever played, and your support is invaluable to us.

ALTITUDE EP

To celebrate the Autumn Tour we are launching a new and exclusive EP! This very special multi-media disc will contain the long-awaited release of 'Bitches Crystal' (Panic Room's acclaimed ELP cover); an epic remaster of the instrumental Dark Star; and the world premiere of our first ever Video!
The award-winning animator Cole Jeffries has created a breathtaking video to accompany our song 'Satellite', and we know you will love it....

Read the full details here...



HAPPY NEW WEBSITE!


Hi everyone, and a big warm welcome to the new PANIC ROOM Website!
We’re hugely excited to go Live with our great new site, and we can’t wait for you to start using it!


There are so many cool features that we know you’re going to love, and we’ve given every detail a lot of thought, to create a place that makes you feel happy and well-informed to visit…

We really hope you love it!


To launch the site with a vengeance, we have a lot of great news to share with you from Panic Room HQ

Read more...




PANIC ROOM 2010 - A 'Stratospheric' year!


We want to thank you SO much for all your love and support in 2010, and for all the things you’ve helped us achieve this last 12 months.

Special thanks go to all of our loyal team of helpers – Ray and Steph, Hippy Dave and Christine, Tim Hamill for incredible studio recordings, Dave Pickering for live sound, Andy Smith for lighting, and all of our families for their unwavering support and love….

Plus dozens of other special people who have gone above and beyond to help us this last year, whether on the road, in our creative times, or just in being ourselves.

You all make it possible to be who we are, and do what we love – and it’s not always an easy path to tread, so your support really does make a huge difference!


Read more...




PANIC ROOM LIVE REVIEW IN CLASSIC ROCK PRESENTS PROG


Panic Room’s gig at 02 Islington Academy 2 on the Autumn 2010 leg of the ‘Satellite’ Tour - the first run of dates with our new bassist, Yatim Halimi - was attended by 'Classic Rock Presents Prog' editor, Jerry Ewing!

A review of the gig will appear in the forthcoming issue of the magazine.

(See Reviews page)



PANIC ROOM PLAY ELP


As we previously announced, earlier in the year, Panic Room were invited to contribute a track to an Emerson, Lake & Palmer tribute album and we recorded our own twisted bluesy version of ‘Bitches Crystal’ from the classic ‘Trilogy’ album.

Since then, Classic Rock Presents Prog have confirmed that sadly the ELP tribute album ‘The Endless Enigma’ (recorded for inclusion with the magazine) will not now appear, due to publishing clearance issues...


Although frustrating for all the artists involved - who had spent a lot of time & money on producing their tracks - everyone had their own way of reacting to the situation.


We at PR HQ have decided to licence the track ourselves, and we will release it at some point in the future for you; probably as a free download. We are also considering a multi-media CD/DVD EP release in the near future, and the track may also be included as part of that release.


From lemons... make lemonade!!!




PANIC ROOM/TOUCHSTONE GIG


Don’t forget to book your tickets for our Xmas gig with Touchstone at the Robin2 on Sunday, 12th December 2010.


It promises to be a great evening at a fantastic venue & we’re going to pull out all the stops for our last live appearance of the year.

Expect the unexpected!




NEW PANIC ROOM T-SHIRTS


The brand new Panic Room T-Shirts are now available from the on-line shop – we have limited numbers remaining after the Autumn Tour, but will be getting more manufactured once the current stock is sold out.


The T-Shirt are high quality 100% cotton and feature the wonderful new Panic Room logo designed by Satellite CD designer, Amy Teslin Davies - in a round design on the front, and a landscape version on the reverse.


Incredibly cool!