Side Chain is a hard rock / metal band currently based between Singapore (South-East Asia) & Perth (Australia). Side Chain is a one-man outfit spearheaded by Canadian-born Scott Dickson, who is the band's songwriter, as well as vocalist, instrumentalist, and recording engineer / producer.

Side Chain's music is founded on Black Label Society and Metallica styles and may be characterised as a more a more progressive and punishing version of the "Sabbath sound". Scott's devastating riffs, snarling gravelly vocals, and intricate soloing style give Side Chain's music a brutally bone-crushing, yet textured, melodic and intelligent, sound.

Side Chain's music is deliberately made available for everyone to download for free - no strings attached. You can download the music from WhoTune, or go to Side Chain's official website at WWW.SIDE-CHAIN.NET.

Side Chain has released two full-length albums so far: Drone Manifesto (21 December 2007) and Lasting Impressions (08 September 2009). Scott is now working on putting together a third album called 'Locus of Control', which is scheduled for release in 2011.