| Zico Chain | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Grunge Alternative rock Hard rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Hassle Records (2006-2008) Degenerate Music (2009-present) |
| Website | www.thezicochain.com |
| Members | |
| Chris Glithero Paul Frost Ollie Middleton |
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Zico Chain are a rock band from London, United Kingdom, formed in 2002. To date, they have released one full album entitled Food and one self titled EP. The band opened the main stage at the Download Festival on 8 June 2007. They supported Velvet Revolver on their 2007 summer tour of the UK, in support of their second album Libertad.
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The band formed in east London. Vocalist-bassist Chris Glithero had moved there from Manchester, and met guitarist Paul Frost and drummer Ollie Middleton. Their dissatisfaction with 21st-century British rock helped them connect with one another. Influenced by such bands as Motörhead, Queens of the Stone Age, The White Stripes and System of a Down, they began recording, and soon were signed to Hassle Records. For their first EP, they worked with Teo Miller, who has previously worked with Placebo. They then toured with Nine Black Alps, Alkaline Trio, Cave In and The Fall of Troy.[1] They had a number-one video on MTV2's chart. Musicians Slash and Duff called Zico Chain their favourite new band.[2] On 9 November 2009, the band released a standalone single "These Birds Will Kill Us All" with B-sides "Blood 'N Bile" and "Daycase", available on itunes among other internet sites.
As of April 2010, Zico Chain posted on their facebook wall confirming that a new album was in the works. Although as of yet no tracklisting, album name or release date has been set.
The Zico Chains first official EP was released in April 2006, and contained six tracks; "Rohypnol", "This Thing", "Roll Over", "Social Suicide", "Brain", "The Lonely Ones". "Rohypnol" was released as a single from the album, along with a video.
Zico Chains second album, Food, was released 15 October 2007. The album contained eleven tracks; "Pretty Pictures", "Where Would You Rather Be?", "Food", "Junk", "Roll Over", "Preach", "No Hoper Boy", "Your Favourite Client", "Nihilism", "All Eyes On Me" and "Anaemia". The album also included one iTunes bonus track "1,2,3,4". "Junk", "Where Would You Rather Be?" and "Anaemia" were released as singles from the album over the course of 2007. The album received mainly good critical reception ratings ranging from 3-5 stars.
Zico Chain's These Birds Will Kill Us All EP is due to be released in 2010. The band have already released one single of the album, which shares the same name as the album name. Songs such as "Bile n' Blood" and "Daycase" have started to appear on the band's Myspace page.
| Year | Song Name | Record label | Album/EP |
| 2006 | "Rohypnol" | Hassle Records | Zico Chain EP |
| 2007 | "Where Would You Rather Be?" | Hassle Records | Food |
| 2007 | "Anaemia" | Hassle Records | Food |
| 2007 | "Junk" | Hassle Records | Food |
| 2009 | "These Birds Will Kill Us All" | Degenerate Music | These Birds Will Kill Us All EP |