Panic! at the Disco is a Grammy-nominated rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004. The band comprises vocalist, guitarist and pianist Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith. In July 2009, guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker left the band, citing creative differences as the reason for their departure.[1] They have since formed a new band, The Young Veins.[2] Panic! at the Disco's debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, reached number 13 on the United States Billboard 200 and has sold over 2.2 million copies worldwide since its September 2005 release.[3] The band's second album, Pretty. Odd., was released on March 25, 2008 and debuted at number 2 in the US.
The band will release their third album, entitled Vices & Virtues, on March 22, 2011,[4] while the record's first single, "The Ballad of Mona Lisa", was released February 1, 2011.[5]
The band was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, by childhood friends Ross on guitar and Smith on drums. Later they recruited more members to create a band under the name of "The Summer League" with Brent Wilson and Trevor Howell. Howell would later leave the band.
Wilson met Urie at Palo Verde High School. Wilson asked Urie to try out as guitarist for the fledgling band, as they were looking for a replacement for Trevor at the time. Originally, Urie was not the band's lead singer. Rather, the position belonged to former guitarist and lyricist Ross. When they heard Urie sing backup vocals during a rehearsal, they were impressed with his backup vocal abilities and unanimously decided to make him the singer. The band then settled on the name Panic! at the Disco, which comes from the song "Panic" by Name Taken. The band contacted Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz through LiveJournal and sent him an internet link to their PureVolume site. Wentz took a trip to Las Vegas to meet the band. After seeing them practice, he asked if they would sign with his Fueled by Ramen imprint label Decaydance which made them the first on the new label.
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