Panic Room is a Welsh band founded by former Karnataka members Jonathan Edwards, Gavin Griffiths, Paul Davies, and Anne-Marie Helder, along with bassist Alun Vaughan, in 2007.

They released their debut album Visionary Position in early 2008. In August 2009, it was announced that pre-orders were being taken for their upcoming second studio album Satellite. A UK tour was done in September, October and November 2009 supporting the upcoming release of Satellite. The pre-release version was released in December 2009 with the retail copy released in early 2010. On July 28, 2010 it was announced on the band's website that founding bass player Alun Vaughan had left the band and had been replaced by Yatim Halimi.