H-Blockx is a German
rock band founded in
Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...
in 1991. After the success of their debut album in 1994, ''Time to Move'', the band received a nomination for
Best Breakthrough Artist at the 1995
MTV Europe Music Award
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s. In 1999, the
World Wrestling Federation
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contacted them to record a song, "Oh Hell Yeah", for wrestler
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most ...
, and their song "Countdown to Insanity" appears in the European version of the 2007 music video game ''
Rock Band
A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two gui ...
''. Between 1994 and 2012, H-Blockx released seven studio albums.
History
The band rose to fame with their successful debut album, ''Time to Move'', released in 1994 on Sing Sing Records, and produced by Ralph Quick and Chris Wagner. The music videos for "Risin' High" and "Move" received considerable airplay on
MTV
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. The band earned a nomination for "
Best Breakthrough Artist" at the following
MTV Europe Music Awards
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, however, the award went to
Dog Eat Dog. With the help of the singles "Risin' High", "Move", and "Little Girl", their debut spent 62 weeks in the
German album chart
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official music charts in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustr ...
, selling over 750,000 copies worldwide, and earning the band their first gold album. Their first major tour followed. In 1999,
World Wrestling Federation
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contacted the band to record a song, "Oh Hell Yeah", for wrestler
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most ...
. Although it was never used as his theme song, it became synonymous with Austin and was released on ''
WWF The Music, Vol. 4''. A reworked version of "Oh Hell Yeah" was featured on the 2002 ''
WWE Anthology'' album ''
The Attitude Era
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.''
None of their following albums have been as successful as ''Time to Move'' was. However, with the release of ''Get in the Ring'' in 2002 on
Supersonic Records
GUN Records (''Great Unlimited Noises'') was a record label located in Bochum, Germany, founded in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec ( DRAKKAR Promotion Musikverlag GmbH) and Wolfgang Funk.
Different artists on the label have had hit singles as well as alb ...
in association with
BMG they did have a minor hit with their cover of "
The Power" featuring rapper
Turbo B
Durron Maurice Butler (born April 30, 1967), known as Turbo B, is an American musician, rapper and beatboxer. He was once the frontman of the German electronic music group Snap!
After completing a period of service with the United States Army i ...
; Turbo B also performs the original version with
Snap!
Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, including American singers, songwriters and rappers Thea Austin, Turbo B ...
In 2004, the band's album ''No Excuses'' reached No. 14 on the German album charts. It was then supported by an extensive European tour. In early 2005 and 2006 in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popul ...
, Sweden, their 2007 album ''Open Letter To A Friend'' was recorded. They were accompanied by H-Blockx producer Andreas "Boogieman" Herbig who was with them in 1994 when ''Time To Move'' was completed. Their single "Countdown to Insanity" from the album is one of the playable tracks included on the European version of the game ''
Rock Band
A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two gui ...
'', and is available to download with the US version.
Ending a five-year absence from the recording studio, the band released their album ''HBLX'' in May 2012.
In 2013, the band's song "Gazoline" was used for the trailer and soundtrack for the video game ''
Sunset Overdrive'', along with several other rock and metal songs.
Band members
Current members
* Henning Wehland – vocals (1990–present)
* Tim "Humpe" Tenambergen – guitar (1990–present)
* Stephan "Gudze" Hinz – bass (1990–2003, 2007–present)
* Steffen Wilmking – drums (1999–2001, 2003–present)
Past members
* Johann Christoph "Mason" Maass – drums (1990–1998)
* Dave Gappa – vocals (1992–2001, 2003–2005)
*
Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann (born 24 December 1970) is a German drummer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
Marco Minnemann has released over a dozen solo albums as drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, and performed on over 100 studio alb ...
– drums (1998–1999)
* Martin "Dog" Kessler – drums (2001–2003)
* Fabio Trentini – bass (2003–2007)
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Guest appearances
* 2001 – ''Brennstoff'' by Das Department (
V2 Records
V2 Records (or V2 Music; V2 being an abbreviation for Virgin 2) is a record label that was purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007 and sold to IASin 2013. In the Benelux, V2 operates separately from PIAS, as the label bought itself out from ...
, "Tinitus")
Compilation appearances
* 1994 – ''White Magic – Soundtrack'' (BMG Ariola München GmbH, "Move")
* 1995 – ''Always Music '95'' (BMG Ariola Special Projects, "Move (The Radio)")
* 1995 – ''De Afrekening Volume 9'' (
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
, "Move")
* 1995 – ''Internationale Hits 95'' (
Ariola Records
Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomerat ...
, "Risin' High")
* 1995 – ''Just the Best Vol. 4'' (Polystar Records, "Risin' High (Video Cut)")
* 1995 – ''Just the Best Vol. 6'' cassette (Polystar Records, "Little Girl (Video Version)")
* 1995 – ''Just the Best Vol. 6'' CD (Polystar Records, "Little Girl (Video Version)")
* 1995 – ''Popcorn – Hyper Dance Power (Ariola, BMG Ariola Media GmbH, "Risin' High")
* 1995 – ''Rockgarden Vol. 3'' (EVA Belgium, "Risin' High")
* 1995 – ''Rockgarden Volume 3'' (EVA Records, "Risin' High")
* 1995 – ''Stop Chirac'' (
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
, "Revolution")
* 1995 – ''Top of the Pops 1'' (Columbia Records, "Move")
* 1995 – ''Wild CD 02'' (''Wild Magazine'', "Move")
* 1995 – ''Crossing All Over! - Vol. 3'' (
GUN Records
GUN Records (''Great Unlimited Noises'') was a record label located in Bochum, Germany, founded in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec ( DRAKKAR Promotion Musikverlag GmbH) and Wolfgang Funk.
Different artists on the label have had hit singles as well as albu ...
, BMG, "Revolution")
* 1996 – ''Fresh'' (
Sonet
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,
PolyGram
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Finland Oy, "Little Girl")
* 1996 – ''Jam – Vol. 3'' (BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH, "How Do You Feel?")
* 1996 – ''Quote 97 – Niemals Einer Meinung'' (Eastwest Records, "Little Girl")
* 1996 – ''Zoo Magazine CD Sampler 04'' (
Zoo Magazine
''Zoo Magazine'' is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and was created on 25 September 2003. It focuses on fashion, art, literature and architecture and is published four times a year. The predominantly German based subject matter has recently expan ...
(DK), "How Do You Feel?")
* 1997 – ''Bravo Super Show 1997 – Volume 4'' (BMG Ariola Media GmbH, "Step Back")
* 1997 – ''Radio FM4 Soundselection'' (BMG Ariola Austria GmbH, "Step Back (Loop Version)")
* 1997 – ''Vivamania Volume 1'' (
Sony Music Entertainment
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(Germany), "Move")
* 1999 – ''Crossing All Over! - The Classix''(Supersonic Records, BMG, "Risin' High")
* 1999 – ''Pop 2000–50 Jahre Popmusik Und Jugendkultur In Deutschland'' (
Grönland Records
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,"Risin' High)
* 1999 – ''WWF the Music Vol.4 – Oh Hell Yeah (Stone Cold Steve Austin)''
* 2000 – ''Bravo Hits 29'' (Warner Special Marketing GmbH, Bertelsmann Club, "Ring of Fire")
* 2000 – ''Lords of the Boards 2000'' (Modul Records, "Time Of My Life")
* 2000 – ''The Dome Vol. 14'' (BMG Ariola, "Ring Of Fire")
* 2000 – ''Viva Hits 9'' (Polystar Records, "Ring Of Fire (Video Version)")
* 2001 – ''Monsterhits'' (EMM (EMI Music Media), "Ring Of Fire (Video Version)")
* 2002 – ''Chart Boxx – Second Highlights'' (Top 13 Music-Club, "The Power (Single Version)")
* 2002 – ''Fetenhits – New Rock Party'' (Polystar Records, "The Power")
* 2002 – ''Pepsi Chart Album'' (Oy EMI Finland Ab, BMG Finland, Universal Music (Finland), "The Power")
* 2002 – ''Rock Zone Special'' (BMG Russia, "How Do You Feel?")
* 2004 – ''Off Road Tracks Vol. 80'' (
Metal Hammer
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(Germany), "Where's The Message?")
* 2006 – ''American Chopper'' (
EMI Electrola
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History
On 8 May 1925 the British Gramophone Company ...
, "Leave Me Alone")
* 2007 – ''Dynamit Vol. 57'' (RockHard Records, "I Don't Want You To Like Me")
Singles
See also
*
List of Sony BMG artists
This is a list of recording artists signed to Sony Music Entertainment.
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*12 Gauge (rapper), 12 Gauge
*14 Bis (band), 14 Bis
*1976 (band), 1976
*24kGoldn
*3rd Bass
*3rd Faze
*4th Impact
*50 Cent
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*A1 (band), A1
*A-Lin
*Aaron Carter
*A ...
References
External links
Official websiteH-Blockxat
MySpace
H-Blockx videography
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1991 establishments in Germany
German alternative rock groups
German nu metal musical groups
MTV Europe Music Award winners
Musical groups established in 1991
Musical quartets
Pop punk groups
Rapcore groups