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Los Angeles hard rock band Zero Theorem’s battle rages on in the enigmatic track “Swarmâ€Â. Capturing the buzzing and dystopian mood of Blade Runner and drilling the listener with a two-fold rhythm attack, “Swarm†quickly sets this five-piece blistering outfit apart on both the audio and visual playing fields. Hell bent on interpreting society’s shortcomings and superficialities, “Swarm†attacks negativities and promises a realistic approach.
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Out of the gate, “Swarmâ€Â, the first single from the forthcoming Killing II EP,  has heavy, unloading guitars. Guitarists Roy Lev-Ari and Max Georgiev outgun the scene, leaving vocalist Caesar a clear path to vocal victory. Caesar’s vocals are gruffy, he’s the right front man to lead this ironclad squad. The guitars are loud – yes, but the arrangement and chord structure’s hook is piercing, but not obscured. Caesar’s calling is growly, but he’s buoyant and plows through the music bed with charisma. When drummer Jake Hayden hits the kit, it’s like the elevator shaft dropping 80 floors. Each. And. Every. Time. His shoulders must be killing him, because mine were after air drumming to this song.
Though the music bed is a turbulent, relentless journey, Caesar’s distorted, baritone voice could easily belt out several octaves. For whatever reason, he stays pretty contained in “Swarmâ€Â. He can at times get caught up in the guitar and bass (bassist Eloy Palacios is just as unabating), and the listener can’t always discern what he’s saying. Can you feel it, he sings, as if he were Maximus Decimus Meridius himself asking the crowd in the Colosseum. He wins the audience over, that’s for sure with the emotional commitment. As a listener, I felt aggressive, but pulled into the double-guitar attack more than anything. Drawing from anger and stumbling blocks, “Swarm†echoes the overindulgent members of society and reminds them of humanity’s compassion. After all, we’re all human, as I interpreted this song.  Never give up, they inject with each note. A faint chant of swarm! swarm! swarm! fills the air, and calling to mind that no progress is without struggle.
The animated “Swarm†music video is a science fiction take featuring robots and mass assembly of how to think, how to act. The stealthy and futuristic video’s art direction and animation is by Lubomir Atan, and the creepy, stoic machines fall into place in this mechanical game of dominoes. A wall of TV monitors with ‘selfies’ being taken is proof of self-involvement and self-importance. The newly “made†robot jumps off the ledge to see these images – screaming at just the same time as the indistinct swarm, swarm blends with the roaring guitars and rhythm section.
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Zero Theorem catapulted to the rock scene with “Area†and “Becoming†(both Top 30 BDS Active Rock singles) from 2018’s EP ATARAXIS. From there, they hit the road and shared the stage with Nonpoint and Hyro The Hero. In 2019 they launched “You†from The Killing I EP, and were geared up to support Fozzy on the Save The World Tour before COVID-19 sacked their plans.
Samuel Pratt