hidden slayer of hiroshima

~hidden layer biography~ hidden layer formed in the autumn of 2003 in zagreb, croatia, mostly under influences of what was once called new school hardcore. during the first few months group was under constant lineup changes but the core of the band remained the same; it consists of tomica (bass), mislav (guitar) and jakov (guitar). during the winter 2003/2004 lineup solidified with arival of hrvoje (drums) and gonzo (vocals), who replaced mihael. that first year was period of constant sound searching but at the begining of 2005 band recorded and self released well received four songs demo called ''cephalic''. first gig was held in ''mocvara'', hidden layer supported austria's the plague mass (ex pledge alliance). shortly afterwards group's vocalist left. it was a time of redefineing band's sound which became more brutal and less melodic. outfit played punkpillon fest in autumn that year, started some serious mosh and then concentrated on writing new songs. gonzo was soon replaced by petar, ex vocalist to lasting values. the latest turbulency was caused by department of drummer, but fortunately that problem was solved quite fast with arival of kris (ex amok, naelc wonk). re-solidified lineup now consists of petar (vocals), tomica (bas), mislav (guitar), jakov (guitar) and kris (drums). the music that hidden layer plays is most often described as mosh hardcore with obvious metal influences and some dissonant, chaotic edge that reffers to turmoil, early converge and unbroken.