Vocalist-bassist Chris Glithero had moved there from Manchester, and met guitarist Paul Frost and drummer Ollie Middleton.
Slash and Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N' Roses) revealed that Zico Chain were 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.
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".
", "Food", "Junk", "Roll Over", "Preach", "No Hoper Boy", "Your Favourite Client", "Nihilism", "All Eyes on Me" and "Anaemia".
The album received mainly good critical reception ratings ranging from 3 to 5 stars.