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Panacea are everything you love about rock’n’roll. Real, dirty, raw, balls and all rock’n’roll played with meaning and sincerity. The band has been hitting the Brisbane scene hard over the last year and their skilled musicianship, memorable songs and rocking live stage performance have struck a chord with a wide range of fans. Panacea are currently working tirelessly on their website launch, forthcoming EP & subsequent single to be released soon.

Panacea is a four-piece progressive rock band originating in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At first, the band was no more than a casual jam between two close friends, Adam Buick (Drums) and James Paterson (Lead Guitar) who shared a close friendship and a mutual passion for music. Progressively, they influenced one another’s quest to delve deeper into the realm of music and rock and roll. Thus, they decided to form a band. Adam met Pawel Cholewa (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar) at High School and instantly connected. Thus Pawel was soon recruited as the band’s lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. After a year and a half of writing songs, the three-piece struggled to secure a bassist as well as a name for themselves. Band names that Panacea had previously adopted included ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Stigma.’ Fortunately, a friend of Pawel’s approached the band with a concept for the name ‘Panacea.’ And they have remained as Panacea ever since. After enduring a saga of transitory bassists,