In the early ’90s, when alt-rock was beginning to take over the mainstream in the U.S., Spanish-language rock bands from Mexico were creating their own rock revolution, influenced by American and British alternative artists as well as traditional Latin music. The rock en español movement was a massive force in Latin America in the ’90s, and Mexican band Caifanes was at the forefront of it. At its height, the band regularly sold out stadiums in Mexico and opened for The Rolling Stones.
After releasing the landmark 1994 album El Nervio Del Volcán, Caifanes broke up, leaving a short but vital legacy. Like so many major ’90s bands, though, Caifanes reunited for the Coachella festival, and since getting back together in 2011, the band’s four core members have been touring regularly, and they released their first new single since 1994 with last year’s “Heridos.” Although the band is still focused on touring, a new album is finally in the works. “We want to have the space and calm to record new songs,” keyboardist Diego Herrera told La Opinión last month. For Caifanes fans, the long wait may soon be over.
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