Avalanche, Memory of Heroes of Silence – Carlos H. Vázquez

Produced by the historic Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper…), Avalanche It crystallized the artistic and personal evolution of Héroes del Silencio and left behind hymns such as 'La chispa propia' (The Adequate Spark), 'Iberia sumergida' (Submerged Iberia) and 'Avalancha' (Avalanche). The memory demons of Heroes of Silence It goes from the group's initial seclusion in the solitude of the Benasque mountains to the final recording in Los Angeles, without forgetting to stop by the unreleased songs as well as the intense subsequent tour, with an innovative production and staging. Recounting and analyzing in detail, with a direct and entertaining style, the details, anecdotes and circumstances that made Avalanche An album as fundamental as it is impactful, this volume reveals its creation.

In the form of an oral account, Carlos H. Vázquez perfectly combines his reflections with statements from the main protagonists (Enrique Bunbury, Juan Valdivia, Joaquín Cardiel, Pedro Andreu and Alan Boguslavsky) and those who pivoted around them: producers, managers, technicians and even some followers essential to understanding the myth that surrounded the group. With the words of all of them - collected especially for this book and others recovered from the newspaper archives - he creates a brilliant puzzle that reconstructs the journey of Avalanche, when everything had been said and, at the same time, everything seemed about to explode.