Hide and Cloud Rat perform at Warsaw's Hydrozagadka.
Hide is an industrial duo hailing from Chicago. In their music, vocalist Heather Gabel's mantras and incantations intertwine with Seth Sher's alienating electronic textures, together creating a prophetic feedback loop. Clout Rat, meanwhile, have become one of the more fascinating bands in the grindcore underground over the past decade. With a sizable number of releases; four full-length albums, eleven EPs and splits, a live album and compilations - the Michigan-based band has made a name for itself through sheer emotion and musical freedom. Emerging from a space where hardcore punk spirals into grindcore, Cloud Rat is that and so much more. The band knows no boundaries and incorporates influences from across the musical map - black metal, noise, doom, goth, folk and beyond - while maintaining their authenticity.