Héroes del Silencio
Encyclopedia
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
. They established themselves as major contributor to the Rock en Español
scene. After ten years and numerous albums, the band broke up in 1997. When the lead singer Enrique Bunbury
started a solo project, other members of the band also followed a different musical path. In 2007, as part of a 20-year anniversary celebration and 10 years after their break-up, they organized a 10-concert world tour.
joined the line-up. Bunbury was originally a bass player but after Juan Valdivia had heard him sing a David Bowie
song, Bunbury became the vocalist.
The band changed their name in 1986 to Héroes del Silencio. At first they played in public places and made demo recordings but their breakthrough came when they participated in a music contest in Salamanca
and won second place. An EMI
producer, Gustavo Montesano, saw the band in the contest and at a later concert in Sala En Bruto, he signed the band.
Their first EP, Héroe de Leyenda
, was released in 1987 and sold 30,000 copies. The following year, the album El Mar No Cesa
was released, featuring the songs "Mar Adentro", "Agosto" and "El Estanque", and sold 100,000 copies. The supporting tour followed in 1989, documented on the limited edition live album En Directo
.
In 1990 they released Senderos de Traición
, their best-selling album with 2 million copies, including 400,000 copies in the first two weeks in Spain alone. The following year they started the tour Senda 91 and released another live album, Senda '91. In 1992 the band released the most important CD in their career, El Espíritu del Vino
. 600,000 copies of this album, which was played throughout America, were sold. They followed this with a tour for El Espíritu del Vino. In 1993, Alan Bogulavsky joined the band.
Due to tensions within the band, Héroes del Silencio took a hiatus and went to Benasque
to take a vacation and heal the rifts within the group. After this break they acquired a new producer, Bob Ezrin
(Lou Reed
, Pink Floyd
, Peter Gabriel
, Alice Cooper
, Kiss
, etc.) and in 1995 released Avalancha
. Avalancha was more hard rock
than the previous albums, with songs like "Avalancha", "Deshacer el Mundo" and "Iberia Sumergida". The album was followed by the Avalancha tour in 1995 and 1996, which produced the live album "Parasiempre
".
The band split in 1996, though this did not stop the release of the album Rarezas
in 1998.
was a limited edition and all copies (30,000) were sold. The album was more pop-oriented than the band had originally wished, which made them perform live in a slightly more aggressive way so as to show the real potential of the band. A limited live album En Directo was later released capturing the energy of their concerts. In 1990 they went into the studio once again to work with producer Phil Manzanera
on their second album, Senderos de Traición
.
In 1990 Senderos de Traicion was a successful second release for Heroes, "combining Celtic guitars [and] metal rhythms." The songs "Entre Dos Tierras" and "Maldito Duende
" are still among the most popular of the band. The album was recorded in London, including English versions of "Entre Dos Tierras" and "Maldito Duende". It was decided though to not publish them. The tour for this album was called Senda like the song of the same name. It took the band to America and to various countries of Europe like Germany and Belgium; they won several gold discs on their way. According to Bunbury, the tour represented the golden times of the band. The live album Senda 91' was produced on this tour. When the band gave a concert in Mexico
, they met Alan Boguslavsky who would later join the band. Senderos de Traicion stayed in the album charts of countries like Spain, Switzerland and Germany.
In 1993, after the success of Senderos de Traicion, the band were to record their third album called El Espíritu del Vino which was produced by Phil Manzanera
. The singles from the release were "Nuestros Nombres", "Flor de Loto", "Los Placeres De La Pobreza", "La Sirena Varada" and "La Herida" The album features hard rock and has a style similar to rock bands like Led Zeppelin
, The Cult
, Van Halen
, Def Leppard
and AC/DC
. The songs "Nuestros Nombres" and "La Herida" reached position one in several European charts. Alan Bosguslavsky joined the band in the tour named El Camino Del Exceso, during which they played in countries including Germany, Austria, Portugal, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, U.S.A, Chile, Finland and Hungary. The song "Nuestros Nombres" reached the first place in the "40 Principales
", being the first song of the band in a number one position. "La Sirena Varada" was the second song of Héroes del Silencio in "Los 40 Principales". The rest of the songs on the album got in the Top 10 of "Los 40 Principales" and on MTV
.
"El Camino Del Exceso" meant in many ways the loss of compatibility between Bunbury and Valdivia.
In 1995 Héroes met Bob Ezrin
, who produced the album Avalancha
. This album was a new commercial success for the Héroes. Alan Boguslavsky, baptized "el Azteca de oro" , entered the band officially, being credited as co-composer of several songs although he did not appear in the promotional photos for the album. The album has a stronger rock
style than any others before. Songs like "Iberia Sumergida" and "La Chispa Adecuada" came into the first position of the lists. The title track, "Avalancha", came in the first positions of charts like MTV. The tour was the most extensive one of the band. The final concert of Héroes del Silencio was meant to take place in Los Angeles but it was canceled because the crowd was angry at the band after rumors of their split. Héroes said goodbye in Spain with the mythical phrase: "Nos vemos en la gira del proximo milenio. Hasta Siempre [See you on tour in the next millenium. Farewell].".
of Brasil in 1996 as headliners. The concert was not recorded. The Héroes also got a special in MTV, like Unplugged and Gustock.
The "Tour macrogira Avalancha" from July 1995 to October 1996 led them to give 152 concerts in Europe and America. The coexistence during that time was difficult, and fatigue lead to increased internal conflicts. During this development, Bunbury started his own compositions and recorded new songs, hinting that his future was already far from Héroes del Silencio. Their last concert, was in Los Angeles on October 6, 1996.
Before concluding the tour, and in a press conference in Lima
, Peru
, Héroes del Silencio reported their temporary separation. Apart from its environment, the news was surprising, but eventually came to transcend some of the reasons that had led to such a situation. The musical differences, especially between Juan and Enrique, had led them to a distance, and these differences became personal. The deaths of two persons very close to the group as well influenced the band's spirit: their road manager Martin Druille in 1993, and Enrique's brother, Rafael, in 1994. As remarked by Bunbury, the last months of the tour were an ordeal for him.
20 years after their first album, and 11 years after they split up, the band announced a ten-day reunion tour that would take them to Guatemala City
, Buenos Aires
, Monterrey
, Ciudad de México, Los Ángeles
, Sevilla, Zaragoza
and Valencia. For this tour guitarist
Gonzalo Valdivia (Juan Valdivia's brother) replaced former band member Alan Boguslavsky. More than 10,000 people attended each concert and some of the concerts saw as many as 90,000 fans (e.g. in Sevilla). The tour was followed by another live album, "Tour 2007
".
After the tour, singer-songwriter
Enrique Bunbury announced his new album, focusing in his solo career.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
from Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, Aragón
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, formed by Juan Valdivia and Enrique Bunbury
Enrique 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...
. During the 1990s they experienced success around Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, and in various European countries including Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. They established themselves as major contributor to 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...
scene. After ten years and numerous albums, the band broke up in 1997. When the lead singer Enrique Bunbury
Enrique 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...
started a solo project, other members of the band also followed a different musical path. In 2007, as part of a 20-year anniversary celebration and 10 years after their break-up, they organized a 10-concert world tour.
Overview
Héroes del Silencio started in 1984 as a band named Zumo de Vidrio consisting of Juan Valdivia, his brother Pedro Valdivia and their cousin Javier Guajardo Valdivia. Later 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...
joined the line-up. Bunbury was originally a bass player but after Juan Valdivia had heard him sing a David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
song, Bunbury became the vocalist.
The band changed their name in 1986 to Héroes del Silencio. At first they played in public places and made demo recordings but their breakthrough came when they participated in a music contest in Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...
and won second place. An EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
producer, Gustavo Montesano, saw the band in the contest and at a later concert in Sala En Bruto, he signed the band.
Their first EP, Héroe de Leyenda
Héroe de Leyenda
Héroe de Leyenda is the debut EP released by the band Héroes del Silencio which gained acceptance throughout Spain. This was the first time that this band garnered attention...
, was released in 1987 and sold 30,000 copies. The following year, the album El Mar No Cesa
El mar no cesa
El Mar No Cesa is the first full-length album released by Rock En Español band Héroes del Silencio. It quickly became platinum and made them one of the greatest rock acts of Spain.- LP Edition :...
was released, featuring the songs "Mar Adentro", "Agosto" and "El Estanque", and sold 100,000 copies. The supporting tour followed in 1989, documented on the limited edition live album En Directo
En Directo
En Directo is a live EP by the spanish rock band Héroes Del Silencio, released in 1989- Track listing :#"Mar adentro"#"No más lágrimas"#"La visión de vuestras almas"#"El estanque"#"Olvidado"-External links:*...
.
In 1990 they released Senderos de Traición
Senderos de Traición
Senderos de traición is the second studio album by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, released in 1990....
, their best-selling album with 2 million copies, including 400,000 copies in the first two weeks in Spain alone. The following year they started the tour Senda 91 and released another live album, Senda '91. In 1992 the band released the most important CD in their career, El Espíritu del Vino
El Espíritu del Vino
El Espiritu Del Vino is the third studio album by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, released in 1993. A double disc special edition was released in December 2006 on EMI.- History :...
. 600,000 copies of this album, which was played throughout America, were sold. They followed this with a tour for El Espíritu del Vino. In 1993, Alan Bogulavsky joined the band.
Due to tensions within the band, Héroes del Silencio took a hiatus and went to Benasque
Benasque
Benasque or Benasc is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, . It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range.-Language:...
to take a vacation and heal the rifts within the group. After this break they acquired a new producer, 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
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, etc.) and in 1995 released Avalancha
Avalancha
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 guitarist 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...
. Avalancha was more hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
than the previous albums, with songs like "Avalancha", "Deshacer el Mundo" and "Iberia Sumergida". The album was followed by the Avalancha tour in 1995 and 1996, which produced the live album "Parasiempre
Parasiempre
Parasiempre is a live album issued by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio after the "Avalancha Tour" in 1996, where the group performed all across Europe, South America and North America. The title is taken from a song of the album Avalancha. The first part of the album was recorded on June...
".
The band split in 1996, though this did not stop the release of the album Rarezas
Rarezas
Rarezas is a compilation/remix album by the spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, it was released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Apuesta por el rock'n'roll" #"Virus"#"Babel"#"... Y parasiempre" Rarezas is a compilation/remix album by the spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, it was released in...
in 1998.
Albums and tours
In 1988 Héroes recorded their first full-length album. El Mar No CesaEl mar no cesa
El Mar No Cesa is the first full-length album released by Rock En Español band Héroes del Silencio. It quickly became platinum and made them one of the greatest rock acts of Spain.- LP Edition :...
was a limited edition and all copies (30,000) were sold. The album was more pop-oriented than the band had originally wished, which made them perform live in a slightly more aggressive way so as to show the real potential of the band. A limited live album En Directo was later released capturing the energy of their concerts. In 1990 they went into the studio once again to work with producer Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera is a musician and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music. In 2006 Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's album On An Island and played in Gilmour's band for tours in Europe and North America...
on their second album, Senderos de Traición
Senderos de Traición
Senderos de traición is the second studio album by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, released in 1990....
.
In 1990 Senderos de Traicion was a successful second release for Heroes, "combining Celtic guitars [and] metal rhythms." The songs "Entre Dos Tierras" and "Maldito Duende
Maldito duende
Maldito Duende is a song by Héroes del Silencio that is in the album Senderos de traición recorded in 1990. The song is one of the most important songs of Heroes and came into the first positions on the charts....
" are still among the most popular of the band. The album was recorded in London, including English versions of "Entre Dos Tierras" and "Maldito Duende". It was decided though to not publish them. The tour for this album was called Senda like the song of the same name. It took the band to America and to various countries of Europe like Germany and Belgium; they won several gold discs on their way. According to Bunbury, the tour represented the golden times of the band. The live album Senda 91' was produced on this tour. When the band gave a concert in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, they met Alan Boguslavsky who would later join the band. Senderos de Traicion stayed in the album charts of countries like Spain, Switzerland and Germany.
In 1993, after the success of Senderos de Traicion, the band were to record their third album called El Espíritu del Vino which was produced by Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera is a musician and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music. In 2006 Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's album On An Island and played in Gilmour's band for tours in Europe and North America...
. The singles from the release were "Nuestros Nombres", "Flor de Loto", "Los Placeres De La Pobreza", "La Sirena Varada" and "La Herida" The album features hard rock and has a style similar to rock bands like Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, The Cult
The Cult
The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
, Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
, Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
and AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
. The songs "Nuestros Nombres" and "La Herida" reached position one in several European charts. Alan Bosguslavsky joined the band in the tour named El Camino Del Exceso, during which they played in countries including Germany, Austria, Portugal, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, U.S.A, Chile, Finland and Hungary. The song "Nuestros Nombres" reached the first place in the "40 Principales
Los 40 Principales
Los 40 Principales is the main musical radio station in Spain with more than 4,000,000 listeners. The station was founded in 1966 and in 2006 the station celebrated its 40th anniversary...
", being the first song of the band in a number one position. "La Sirena Varada" was the second song of Héroes del Silencio in "Los 40 Principales". The rest of the songs on the album got in the Top 10 of "Los 40 Principales" and on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
"El Camino Del Exceso" meant in many ways the loss of compatibility between Bunbury and Valdivia.
In 1995 Héroes met 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:...
, who produced the album Avalancha
Avalancha
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 guitarist 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...
. This album was a new commercial success for the Héroes. Alan Boguslavsky, baptized "el Azteca de oro" , entered the band officially, being credited as co-composer of several songs although he did not appear in the promotional photos for the album. The album has a stronger rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
style than any others before. Songs like "Iberia Sumergida" and "La Chispa Adecuada" came into the first position of the lists. The title track, "Avalancha", came in the first positions of charts like MTV. The tour was the most extensive one of the band. The final concert of Héroes del Silencio was meant to take place in Los Angeles but it was canceled because the crowd was angry at the band after rumors of their split. Héroes said goodbye in Spain with the mythical phrase: "Nos vemos en la gira del proximo milenio. Hasta Siempre [See you on tour in the next millenium. Farewell].".
Consecration and separation
At the Avalancha tour, the band participated in the Monsters of RockMonsters of Rock
Monsters of Rock was an annual music festival held in England, then moved in other locations like The Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile.The Last show was in 2008....
of Brasil in 1996 as headliners. The concert was not recorded. The Héroes also got a special in MTV, like Unplugged and Gustock.
The "Tour macrogira Avalancha" from July 1995 to October 1996 led them to give 152 concerts in Europe and America. The coexistence during that time was difficult, and fatigue lead to increased internal conflicts. During this development, Bunbury started his own compositions and recorded new songs, hinting that his future was already far from Héroes del Silencio. Their last concert, was in Los Angeles on October 6, 1996.
Before concluding the tour, and in a press conference in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Héroes del Silencio reported their temporary separation. Apart from its environment, the news was surprising, but eventually came to transcend some of the reasons that had led to such a situation. The musical differences, especially between Juan and Enrique, had led them to a distance, and these differences became personal. The deaths of two persons very close to the group as well influenced the band's spirit: their road manager Martin Druille in 1993, and Enrique's brother, Rafael, in 1994. As remarked by Bunbury, the last months of the tour were an ordeal for him.
2007 Reunion tour
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Ciudad de México, Los Ángeles
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...
, Sevilla, Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
and Valencia. For this tour guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Gonzalo Valdivia (Juan Valdivia's brother) replaced former band member Alan Boguslavsky. More than 10,000 people attended each concert and some of the concerts saw as many as 90,000 fans (e.g. in Sevilla). The tour was followed by another live album, "Tour 2007
Tour 2007
Tour 2007 is a live album released in 2007 by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, it was recorded during their 2007 Reunion Tour. This album is to date their latest release....
".
After the tour, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Enrique Bunbury announced his new album, focusing in his solo career.
Studio albums
- Héroe de LeyendaHéroe de LeyendaHéroe de Leyenda is the debut EP released by the band Héroes del Silencio which gained acceptance throughout Spain. This was the first time that this band garnered attention...
(EP) (1987) - El Mar No CesaEl mar no cesaEl Mar No Cesa is the first full-length album released by Rock En Español band Héroes del Silencio. It quickly became platinum and made them one of the greatest rock acts of Spain.- LP Edition :...
(1988) - Senderos de TraiciónSenderos de TraiciónSenderos de traición is the second studio album by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, released in 1990....
(1990) - El Espíritu del VinoEl Espíritu del VinoEl Espiritu Del Vino is the third studio album by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, released in 1993. A double disc special edition was released in December 2006 on EMI.- History :...
(1993) - AvalanchaAvalanchaAvalancha is the fourth and final studio album released by Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio in 1995. It's the only album in which guitarist 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...
(1995)
Live recordings
- En DirectoEn DirectoEn Directo is a live EP by the spanish rock band Héroes Del Silencio, released in 1989- Track listing :#"Mar adentro"#"No más lágrimas"#"La visión de vuestras almas"#"El estanque"#"Olvidado"-External links:*...
(1989) - Senda '91 (Las Rozas (MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
), September 26, 1991) - ParasiempreParasiempreParasiempre is a live album issued by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio after the "Avalancha Tour" in 1996, where the group performed all across Europe, South America and North America. The title is taken from a song of the album Avalancha. The first part of the album was recorded on June...
(Disc one: ZaragozaZaragozaZaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, June 8, 1996; Disc two: MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, June 7, 1996) - El Ruido y la FuriaEl Ruido y la FuriaEl Ruido y la Furia is a live album by the Latin rock group Héroes del Silencio, recorded on June 16, 1993, at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid....
(2005) - Tour 2007Tour 2007Tour 2007 is a live album released in 2007 by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, it was recorded during their 2007 Reunion Tour. This album is to date their latest release....
(2007)
Compilations
- RarezasRarezasRarezas is a compilation/remix album by the spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, it was released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Apuesta por el rock'n'roll" #"Virus"#"Babel"#"... Y parasiempre" Rarezas is a compilation/remix album by the spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, it was released in...
(outtakes and rare versions) (1998) - Edición del MilenioEdición del MilenioEdición del milenio is a Compilation/Box set by the spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, released in 1999.-Track listing:Disc 1#"Apuesta por el Rock & Roll"#"Héroe de leyenda"#"No más lágrimas"#"El cuadro"#"Flor venenosa"#"Agosto"...
(4-CD boxset) (1999) - Canciones 1984-1996Canciones 1984-1996Canciones 1984-1996 is a compilation album by the spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, released in 2000.- Track listing :Disc 1#"Entre dos tierras"#"Maldito duende"#"Mar adentro"#"Sirena varada"#"Deshacer el mundo"#"La herida"...
(2-CD set) (2000) - Antología Audiovisual (2004)
- Héroes del Silencio: The Platinum Collection (3 CD, 2 DVD) (2006)
In other media
- The song "AvalanchaAvalanchaAvalancha is the fourth and final studio album released by Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio in 1995. It's the only album in which guitarist 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...
" is a bonus song in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of RockGuitar Hero III: Legends of RockGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game, the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall...
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External links
- /nueva red de los Heroes del silencio
- Enrique Bunbury (official website)
- Héroes del Silencio on Europopmusic.eu (English)