Panchiko Tickets

Panchiko is a British alternative rock band allegedly formed around 1998 in Nottingham, by members ‘Owain’ (vocals, guitar), ‘Andy’ (guitar, engineering), ‘John’ (drums) and ‘Shaun’ (bass programming). The first known mention of the band online dates back to a 2016 4Chan thread where an anonymous user claimed to have purchased their alleged debut album, D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L (dated to the year 2000), from Oxfam, a British thrift store. A copy of the project was uploaded, although the audio quality was very “damaged” due to alleged disc rot.

It was claimed on Reddit that the thrift store in question was contacted and they denied ever having the project. However, since Oxfam do not track specific media titles in their inventory there would be no record of it.

A second EP, Kicking Cars, was also allegedly released in 2001. The project gained a somewhat cult following among netizens following the 4Chan thread, and fans searched for proof of the project’s existence. They were able to get in touch with the alleged band members, and in 2020, a “remastered” edition of D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L was officially released (this time, in full quality), along with ‘demo tracks’ from the Kicking Cars EP.

In 2020, members of the band conducted an interview where they went more in-depth about the history of the band.