Those younger days might be coming back for Los Héroes because as Enrique puts it, "Many Americans especially those that speak English have never heard of us here. We look forward to starting fresh when we tour the U.S. and that might mean playing in small clubs but we look forward to meeting new people and prefer face to face interaction."

Along with the U.S tour will come the U.S. official release of their new album "Avalancha" There was some internal record label problems at first but those seem to be over and as it turns out, El Dorado a division of IRS Records will be distributing that album this November 7th and possibly others here. Up until now it was not uncommon for the albums of Los Héroes to sell for up to $40.00. With the release will come lower prices.

Adding to their tour this year will be for the first time, Budapest, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Central America including Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Colombia.

Enrique explains, "We are excited to have such a broad fan base but it didn't happen overnight. We have been evolving over the last 11 years and wish to think of ourselves as songwriters . . . our first album was very adolescent, you can hear it in the album. It was a reflection of what we were. The lyrics for example were mostly about relationships which were important to us at that time. Our second album was very direct but growing. The third one was very ambitious but still not exactly what we were looking for. I guess you could call our last album the traveling album because it was influenced by our travels. It was an important growth period for us. Our latest album "Avalancha" is also very ambitious but we did get the sound we were searching for since the beginning. It is not our definitive album but it is very close. If we were to nickname it I guess we could call it the social album. We are at the point in our lives that we are searching not only for our own immediate satisfaction but how we can improve all of our lives in a more real and grand scale."

After "el espìritu del vino" was released some people perceived Los Héroes band members as reclusive meditators buried into deep philosophy. "Meditation is not a way of life for us", explains Juan, "some of us do it from time to time and we experiment with many things outside our immediate culture." Curiosity is great for wisdom," adds Enrique. "We are not a mystic/voodoo band and perhaps people are reading into the symbols on our album covers or dissecting too deeply the lyrics. We are just people looking for solutions to our own lives. People need to look into themselves for their own life solutions. Our lyrics represent our philosophies and dreams."

The fact is is that people do identify with their lyrics. The world is starving for heroes. Due to their huge following in Europe, Los Héroes have included English translations to their lyrics in their CD's. It is important to note that the translations came after their success and did not necessarily contribute to their success. "People that live in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, England and most of Europe for that matter more commonly speak English than Spanish," explains Enrique. "We wanted to offer the English translations to the people so they can better understand what we are about. We are thinking and working people and always have been."

Enrique is right, in the beginning they were all from different bands but knew each other. Although somewhat casual they wanted to get serious. The people they used to play with only wanted to practice once or twice a week but that wasn't good enough to them. They since left their bands and created their own. Even after their newly formed band, some members would still take off skiing or something rather than practice every day. Needless to say, those people are no longer a part of them. The members of Los Héroes del Silencio are dedicated and serious about their music.

On the subject of advice to new rock bands starting out, Enrique says "Never take advice from Los Héroes del Silencio". The rest of the band including Enrique say together and quite loudly . . . "Get a lawyer!" Enrique leans over a little and says, "When it comes to English speaking groups- I think it's the first thing they do after buying their guitars is hire an attorney. Don't trust managers, record labels or promoters - Believe in yourself."