Héroes del Silencio

Héroes del Silencio
Héroes del Silencio
Background information
Origin	Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Genres	Rock, hard rock, post-punk
Years active	1984–1996, 2007
Labels	EMI
Associated acts	Zumo de Vidrio
Website	http://www.heroesdelsilencio.es
Members	Enrique Bunbury (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica) Juan Valdivia (lead guitar) Joaquin Cardiel (bass, backing vocals) Pedro Andreu (drums)
Past members	Alan Boguslavsky Gonzalo Valdivia

Héroes del Silencio (translated: Heroes of the Silence) (well known as Héroes or HDS) was a Spanish rock band from Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, formed by guitarist Juan Valdivia and singer Enrique Bunbury. The lineup was completed by bassist Joaquin Cardiel and drummer Pedro Andreu. During the 1980s they experienced success around Spain and the Americas, and in various European countries including Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Yugoslavia and Portugal. They established themselves as one of the major contributors to the Rock en Español scene and are considered to be one of the all-time best bands in that genre. Their trademarks are their well-crafted lyrics, complicated arrangements and impeccable rhythm. After twelve years and numerous albums, the band broke up in 1996. 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 11 years after their break-up, they organized a 10-concert world tour.

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 Bunbury joined the line-up. Bunbury was originally a bass player but after Juan Valdivia heard him sing a David Bowie song, Bunbury became the vocalist.

The band changed their name in 1985 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.