Avalancha
Encyclopedia
Avalancha is the fourth and final studio album released by Spanish
rock band Héroes del Silencio
in 1995
. It's the only album in which guitar
ist Alan Bogulavsky plays as a full time member of the band. It is to date their last studio recorded album. It is considered a turning point in the Rock en Español
movement of the 90's and a classic in its own right. It was produced by Bob Ezrin
(Lou Reed
, Pink Floyd
, Peter Gabriel
, Alice Cooper
, Kiss, etc.) and recorded mostly in different studios in the Los Angeles
area. It was followed by a very successful 18-month world tour after which the band went on hiatus until the announcement of a 10 date world tour in early 2007.
The title track appears as a bonus song in the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
and in the Europe
an version of Guitar Hero: On Tour.
, Juan Valdivia, Joaquin Cardiel
, Pedro Andreu, Alan Boguslavsky
Spain
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rock band Héroes del Silencio
Héroes del Silencio
Héroes del Silencio was a Spanish rock band from Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, formed by Juan Valdivia and Enrique Bunbury. During the 1990s they experienced success around Spain and the Americas, and in various European countries including Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Serbia and Portugal...
in 1995
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
. It's the only album in which guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist Alan Bogulavsky plays as a full time member of the band. It is to date their last studio recorded album. It is considered a turning point in the Rock en Español
Rock en Español
Rock en español is the Spanish-language rock music. While the term is used widely in English, it is used in Spanish mainly to distinguish such music from "Anglo rock." It is a style of rock music that developed in Latin American countries and Latino communities, along with other genres like...
movement of the 90's and a classic in its own right. It was produced by Bob Ezrin
Bob Ezrin
Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2004.-Biography:...
(Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
, Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
, Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
, Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, Kiss, etc.) and recorded mostly in different studios in the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
area. It was followed by a very successful 18-month world tour after which the band went on hiatus until the announcement of a 10 date world tour in early 2007.
The title track appears as a bonus song in the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game, the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall...
and in the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an version of Guitar Hero: On Tour.
Track listing
All tracks by Enrique BunburyEnrique Bunbury
Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izardui , born August 11, 1967 is a Spanish rock singer-songwriter.Bunbury was born in Zaragoza, Spain. He got involved in music in the early 1980s, making his debut in a high school band called Apocalipsis, and later played along with Proceso Entrópico...
, Juan Valdivia, Joaquin Cardiel
Joaquín Cardiel
Joaquín Cardiel is a musician best known for his 10 years in the Zaragoza hard rock band Heroes Del Silencio.-Before Héroes del Silencio:...
, Pedro Andreu, Alan Boguslavsky
- "Derivas" (Drifts) – 0:59
- "¡Rueda, Fortuna!" (Spin, Fortune!) – 4:09
- "Deshacer el Mundo" (To Unmake the World) – 4:47
- "IberiaIberian PeninsulaThe Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
Sumergida" (Submerged Iberia) – 5:17 - "Avalancha" (Avalanche) – 5:56
- "En Brazos de la Fiebre" (In the Arms of Fever) – 4:45
- "Parasiempre" (Forever) – 4:05
- "La Chispa Adecuada (Bendecida III)" (The Suitable Spark) (Blessed III) – 5:28
- "Días de Borrasca (Víspera de Resplandores)" (Days of Storm) (Eve of Splendors) – 6:24
- "Morir Todavía" (To Die Yet) – 4:14
- "Opio" (Opium) – 6:18
- "La Espuma de Venus" (Venus' Foam) – 6:13
Personnel
- Alan Boguslavsky - Rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Enrique BunburyEnrique BunburyEnrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izardui , born August 11, 1967 is a Spanish rock singer-songwriter.Bunbury was born in Zaragoza, Spain. He got involved in music in the early 1980s, making his debut in a high school band called Apocalipsis, and later played along with Proceso Entrópico...
- vocalist - Joaquin CardielJoaquín CardielJoaquín Cardiel is a musician best known for his 10 years in the Zaragoza hard rock band Heroes Del Silencio.-Before Héroes del Silencio:...
- BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Juan Valdivia - Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Pedro Andreu - Drums