Heroes del Silencio started in 1984 as a band named Zumo de Vidrio. The original members were Enrique Bunbury, Juan Valdivia and his brother, and Pedro Andreu. Bunbury was originally a bass player but after Juan Valdivia heard him singing a David Bowie song and told him that he had a great voice, Bunbury became the vocalist. Later on, Joaquin Cardiel joins the line-up.
The band changed their name to Heroes del Silencio in 1986. At first they played in public places and made demos but their break 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 some time later, at a concert in Sala En Bruto, he signed the band.
Their first EP, Héroe de Leyenda, was released in 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 Traicion, 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. 1992 saw the most important CD in their career, El Espiritu del Vino. They sold 600,000 copies of this album which was played throughout America. They followed this with a tour for El Espiritu del Vino. In 1993, Alan Bogulavsky joined the band.
Due to tensions within the band, they took a hiatus and went to Benasque to take a vacation and heal the rifts within the group. After this break they gained a new producer, Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, Kiss, etc.) and in 1995 released Avalancha, widely considered their best album. Avalancha was more hard rock than 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 Para Siempre.
The band split in 1996 though this did not prevent the release of the Rarezas album in 1998.
2007 Reunion tour
20 years after their first album, and 10 years after they split up, the band announced a ten concerts reunion tour, taking in 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 Bogulavsky. More than 10,000 people attended each concert. The tour was followed by another live album, Tour 2007.
After the tour, singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury announced the definitive split of the band and that he would be focusing in his solo career.
Sangre Hirviendo
Héroes del Silencio Lyrics
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Cae derrumbado encima de tí,
Escóndete un mundo, que nadie lo vea,
Cierra las puertas y espera,
Ha llegado tu hura,
Y dudo que alguien merezca,
Un segundo así,
Contempla el vacío desde este rincón,
Muérete a solas, nadie te enseña,
Cierra las puertas y espera,
Ha llegado tu hora,
Y dudo que alguien merezca,
Un segundo así,
Burbujas de sangre hirviendo,
Caen dentro de ti,
La sordera que fue mi alimento,
Burbujas de sangre hirviendo,
Caen dentro de ti,
Que alguien le grite al viento:,
Puedes contar conmigo!,
Puedes contar conmigo!,
Teme al rumor de la risa,
No encuentro el motivo que se atragantó,
Escúpelo pronto, maldita sea,
Cierra las puertas y espera,
Ha llegado tu hora,
Y dudo que alguien merezca,
Un segundo así,
Burbujas de sangre hirviendo,
Caen dentro de ti,
Que alguien le grite al viento:,
Puedes contar conmigo!,
Puedes contar conmigo!,
Quien no guarda un secreto no es de fiar,
Escóndete un mundo, que nadie lo sepa,
Cierra las puertas y espera,
Ha llegado tu hora,
Y dudo que alguien merezca,
Un segundo así,
Burbujas de sangre hirviendo,
Caen dentro de ti,
Que alguien le grite al viento:,
Puedes contar conmigo!,
Puedes contar conmigo!,
The lyrics to Héroes del Silencio's song, Sangre Hirviendo, are incredibly potent and carry a heavy theme of isolation and despair. The opening line, "Pierde el cielo equilibrio," can be interpreted as the loss of balance or stability in one's own life. The following lines, "Cae derrumbado encima de ti," suggest that this loss of balance or stability has caused the singer to fall down and collapse under the weight of their own problems. In this state of despair, they seek solace and cower in isolation, shutting themselves off from the outside world.
The lines, "Ha llegado tu hora, y dudo que alguien merezca un segundo así," emphasize the singer's feeling of loneliness and abandonment. They do not feel like anyone deserves to witness their pain and they are resigned to suffering alone. The repetition of the lines "Burbujas de sangre hirviendo, caen dentro de ti," coupled with the suggestion that "escúpelo pronto, maldita sea" implies a sense of self-loathing and anger towards oneself.
The final lines, "Quien no guarda un secreto no es de fiar, escóndete un mundo, que nadie lo sepa," suggest that the singer is keeping something hidden from others, adding another layer to their sense of isolation and the inability to trust others.
Overall, Sangre Hirviendo is a heavy and introspective song that delves into the darker aspects of the human psyche.
Line by Line Meaning
Pierde el cielo equilibrio
The world seems to be falling apart
Cae derrumbado encima de ti
It's all crashing down on you
Escóndete un mundo, que nadie lo vea
Hide your troubles from the world
Cierra las puertas y espera
Shut out the world and wait
Ha llegado tu hora
Your time has come
Y dudo que alguien merezca
And it's doubtful that anyone deserves it
Un segundo así
A moment like this
Duele el dedo en la llaga?
Does it hurt to face the truth?
Contempla el vacío desde este rincón
Stare into the emptiness from this corner
Muérete a solas, nadie te enseña
Die alone, with no one to teach you
Burbujas de sangre hirviendo
Boiling bubbles of blood
Caen dentro de ti
Falling within you
La sordera que fue mi alimento
Deafness was what nourished me
Que alguien le grite al viento:
Let someone shout into the wind:
Puedes contar conmigo!
You can count on me!
Teme al rumor de la risa
Fear the sound of laughter
No encuentro el motivo que se atragantó
I can't find the reason that got stuck
Escúpelo pronto, maldita sea
Spit it out, damn it
Quien no guarda un secreto no es de fiar
Those who don't keep a secret aren't trustworthy
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ENRIQUE ORTIZ LANDAZURI YZARDUY, JOAQUIN CARDIEL GERICO, JUAN VALDIVIA NAVARRO, PEDRO LUIS ANDREU LAPIEDRA
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