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Merely a blip on the world music radar when they released their debut album, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out", this alternative band would soon redefine Overnight Success when they won Video of the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards a short year later...

It was high school classmates Spencer Smith (drums) and Ryan Ross (guitar) who first formed the nucleus of the band, first begun in a garage in a Las Vegas suburb in 2005.

They later recruited friends Brendon Urie (vocals) and Brent Wilson (bass) to complete the quartet and took the name Panic! at the Disco from a line in the song "Panic" by Name Taken.

With a little viral marketing - and with demo tracks posted to purevolume.com - Panic! at the Disco soon caught the attention of the Fueled by Ramen label, which signed the fledgling band to its first album, cut over five-week session in College Park, Maryland.

Released in September 2005, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" rose on the Billboard charts to No. 13 and has since gone platinum selling over a million copies.

Singles spun off from the album, meanwhile, also went to the Top 40 playlist - resulting in an appearance on MTV TRL in early 2006 when they introduced their now-monster video,"I Write Sins Not Tragedies."

By the summer of 2006, the band was headlining important venues in both the U.S. and U.K while continuing to release their most edgy, eerie or witty cuts in video form, including "But It's Better If You Do" and "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off."

With their notable MTV VMA win for Video of the Year (for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies") Panic! at the Disco concert dates continue as one of the top selling nationwide.

As of October 2006, a world tour kicks off in Australia and New Zealand before moving on to major venues in Europe.

Panic at the Disco.com - The official site with the latest news, concert schedule & ticket availability, photo galleries, online message boards, related links.

Panic at the Disco @ MySpace - The band's official profile with complete tour dates, music downloads, latest blog entries.

purevolume.com - Panic! at the Disco - More official news and photos from the band who first took up residence here - and continue to update - with related blog, MP3 audio clips, tour dates.

Panic! at the Disco - More fan frenzy with news, links to story feature articles, picture galleries, lyrics, ringtones, tour dates, plus complete biographies of band members Brendan Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith and Jon Walker.

Panic! at the Disco - Wikipedia - The complete picture in one encylcopedic entry with band bio, trivia, discography, awards, and a great collection of related links.

Rolling Stone - Panic at the Disco - Album reviews, interviews, news stories, complete discography & audio files, plus a Panic! at the Disco trivia game.

Fueled by Ramen - The official record label offering up a good biography, discography, album covers, pictures.

Lyrics - Panic! at the Disco - Complete lyrics from top hits.

...with many thanks to Silver for the site suggestions.

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