Zico Chain is a rock band from

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, formed in 2002. To date, they have released two full

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entitled ''Food'' and ''The Devil in Your Heart'', a self-titled EP and an EP called ''These Birds Will Kill Us All''. The band opened the main stage at the

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on 8 June 2007. They supported

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on their 2007 summer tour of the UK, in support of their second album '' Libertad''. Their new album ''The Devil in Your Heart'' was released on 16 April 2012.

Early years

The band formed in East London. Vocalist-bassist Chris Glithero had moved there from

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, 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

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and System of a Down, they began recording, and soon were signed to Hassle Records. For their first EP, they worked with Ted Miller, who has previously worked with

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. They then toured with

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, Cave In and The Fall of Troy. They had a number-one video on

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's chart.

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(and

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, AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 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.

''The Zico Chain EP'' (2006)

The Zico Chain's first official EP was released in April 2006, and contained six tracks; "Rohypnol", "This Thing", "Roll Over", "Social Suicide", "Brain", and "The Lonely Ones". "Rohypnol" was released as a single from the album, along with a video. Produced by The Zico Chain. Engineered by Marc Lane/Tom Harris. Recorded at The Dairy Studios.

''Food'' (2007–2008)

Zico Chain's second album, ''Food'', was released 15 October 2007. The album contains 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 to 5 stars.

''These Birds Will Kill Us All EP'' (2010)

Zico Chain's '' These Birds Will Kill Us All EP'' was released in 2010. The band released one single off the album, which shares the same name as the album. Songs such as "Bile n' Blood" and "Daycase" started to appear on the band's

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''The Devil in Your Heart'' (2012)

The band's second full studio album, ''The Devil in Your Heart'', was released on 16 April 2012. Pre-release reviews of the album were positive. The album came after a two-year break from recording. The band also completed a UK tour to promote the album's launch and they also played as support act on the European British Lion tour of Iron Maiden's Steve Harris.

Band members

*Chris Glithero – vocals, bass *Paul Frost (indefinite hiatus) – guitar, vocals *Ollie Middleton – drums *Tommy Gentry – guitar, vocals

Music videos

Discography

;Albums * 2006 – ''The Zico Chain'' * 2007 – ''Food'' * 2012 – ''The Devil in Your Heart'' ;EPs * 2004 – ''Touch EP'' * 2010 – ''These Birds Will Kill Us All EP''

References

External links

* {{Authority control English hard rock musical groups Musical groups established in 2002 2002 establishments in England