Hilera

Hilera
Hilera
Origin	San Juan City, Philippines
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	PolyEast Records
Associated acts	Eraserheads; Ely Buendia; The Oktaves; Kamikazee; The Butchercons; Typecast;
Members	Chris Padilla; Bobby Padilla; Ronnie Pamittan
Past members	Ivan Garcia ; Buddy Zabala ; Conrad Javier

Hilera is a Filipino rock band formed in December 2004. The 3 piece-band currently consists of Chris Padilla, Bobby Padilla and Ronnie Pamittan.

Formation[]

In February 2004, bandmates Chris Padilla and Ivan Garcia decided to form their own 3-piece band. After months of searching, Chris' brother Bobby was showing potential with his drumming skills. They decided to move forward with their lineup and in December 2004 “Hilera” was officially formed.

The band joined the “Nescafe Soundskool Battle of the Bands” in 2005. The competition saw the young band winning the top spot and scoring a recording contract with EMI Philippines. Since then, the band has been very active and has been nominated in various award shows such as the NU Rock Awards, Myx Music Awards, IFM Pinoy Music Awards, SOP (Pasiklaband) and other local award giving bodies.

In late 2015 Ivan Garcia have left the band due to personal reasons. He was later replaced by former Eraserheads and The Dawn bassist, Buddy Zabala. The band also announced that their new upcoming album would be released in 2016.

Musical Style[]

Their style of music is a mix of punk rock, alternative rock, and rockabilly. Padilla and Garcia had a fascination with metal and other genres starting out. However, listening to bands like The Clash, Green Day and the Stray Cats defined the band's musical direction.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Album Title	Tracks	Year	Released by
Hilera	Rhyme Without Reason The Pot Of Gold Pass The Walls Define Lies In The Head Dehado Up The Heavens All Of This Pilit Sun Grass Nothing New Smiles And Fades	2006	PolyEast Records
NutHouse	Stop The Fight Not This Time Ded Ded Ded Radical It's A Crime Another Face No Lizard King Murder I'll Get By So Be It Floating In A Freewall Wala Akong Alam Stop Looking At Me Protest It All Ends Doo Wop Pop	2009	PolyEast Records
Kid In A Coma	Kid In A Coma Armageddon Time Blackout! No Future Bad Boy Going Nowhere It Sucks Outcast Dead End Street Hypocrite World On Fire Who's Gonna Save Us Now?	2010	PsychoLab Records

Compilations[]

Kami nAPO Muna Ulit (Universal Records, 2007)
In Love and War (Sony Records, 2010)
The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album (Star Records, 2012)

Band members[]

Chris Padilla – lead vocals, guitars (2004–present)
Bobby Padilla – drums, percussion (2004–present)
Ronnie Pamittan – bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals (2020–present)

Former members[]

Ivan Garcia – bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals (2004–2015)
Buddy Zabala – bass guitar, backing vocals (2015–2019)
Conrad Javier - bass guitar, backing vocals (2019–2020)

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
2005	Nescafe Soundskool	Grand Champion	N/A	Won
2007	iFM Pinoy Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Pilit"	Won
	MYX Music Awards	Favorite New Artist	N/A	Nominated^[1]
	NU Rock Awards	Best New Artist	N/A	Won^[2]
		Bassist of the Year	(for Ivan Garcia)	Nominated^[3]
		Best Live Act	N/A	Nominated^[3]
2008	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Remake	"Mahirap Magmahal ng Syota ng Iba"	Nominated^[4]
2008	SOP Pasiklaband	Breakthrough Artist	N/A	Nominated
2009	NU Rock Awards	Best Live Act	N/A	Won
		Bassist of the Year	(for Ivan Garcia)	Won^[5]
		Video of the Year	"Radical"	Nominated
		Producer of the Year	"NutHouse"	Nominated
		Best Album Packaging	(Timothy Wong for "NutHouse")	Nominated
		Drummer of the Year	(for Bobby Padilla)	Nominated
		Guitarist of the Year	(for Chris Padilla)	Nominated
		Vocalist of the Year	(for Chris Padilla)	Nominated
		Album of the Year	"NutHouse"	Nominated
		Artist of the Year	N/A	Nominated
2010	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Rock Video	"Radical"	Nominated
2010	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Music Video	"Radical"	Nominated

Other media[]

Sponsors and Endorsements[]

Draven Shoes
PRS Guitars^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Baby A. Gil (February 5, 2007). "A MYX Magna for Apo nominees". PhilStar. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
^ "NU Rock Awards 2007 winners". Thoughts in Binary. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "And the nominees are ..." Inquirer.net. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
^ Jocelyn Dimaculangan (February 18, 2008). "Third MYX Music Awards to be held on March 26". PEP.ph. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ Sisante, Jam (October 31, 2009). "Up Dharma Down, FrancisM tribute rule NU 107 Rock Awards". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

Sources[]

Awards
Preceded by Up dharma Down	NU Rock Awards Best New Artist 2007	Succeeded by

[MyxMusicAwards2007-1] Baby A. Gil (February 5, 2007). "A MYX Magna for Apo nominees". PhilStar. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[NUAwards2007-2] "NU Rock Awards 2007 winners". Thoughts in Binary. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[NURockAwards2007-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "And the nominees are ..." Inquirer.net. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

[MyxMusicAwards2008-4] Jocelyn Dimaculangan (February 18, 2008). "Third MYX Music Awards to be held on March 26". PEP.ph. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

[gma-5] Sisante, Jam (October 31, 2009). "Up Dharma Down, FrancisM tribute rule NU 107 Rock Awards". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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