H-Blockx
| H-Blockx | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Münster, Germany |
| Genres | Nu metal,[1] alternative punk, hardcore punk |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | BMG[2] Sing Sing[2] BMG Berlin Musik GmbH[2] Supersonic Records[2] X-Cell |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Henning Wehland Stephan "Gudze" Hinz Tim Tenambergen Steffen Wilmking |
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| Past members | |
| Dave Gappa Fabio Trentini Johann-Christop "Mason" Maass Marco Minnemann Martin "Dog" Kessler" |
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H-Blockx is a nu metal[1]/alternative punk/hardcore punk band founded in Münster, Germany in 1991.[3]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] 1990s
The band rose to fame with their successful debut album, Time to Move, released in 1994 on Sing Sing Records,[2] and produced by Ralph Quick and Chris Wagner. The music videos for "Risin' High" and "Move" received considerable airplay on MTV. The band earned a nomination for "Best Breakthrough Artist" at the following MTV Europe Music Awards, 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, selling over 750,000 copies worldwide, and earning the band their first gold album. Their first major tour followed. In 1999 their song "Oh Hell Yeah" was chosen as the theme song for wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin.
[edit] 2000s
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 in association with BMG,[2] they did have a minor hit with their cover of "The Power" featuring rapper Turbo B (Turbo B also performs the original version with Snap!).
In 2004, the band's album No Excuses reached the Top 15 of the German album charts. It was then supported by an extensive European tour. After the tour the members spent time with side projects working as producers, singers (all but Mannheims) or management (Pohlmann) with artists of different genres.
The members would not only meet at concerts, but regularly for several weeks to return to songwriting. In Scandinavia in early 2005 and 2006 in Sweden, the first song of the new album was recorded. They were accompanied by H-Blockx producer Andreas "Boogieman" Herbig whom was with them in 1994 when Time To Move was completed. While in the studios in Malmö, Open Letter To A Friend was recorded. They are currently signed to X-Cell Records.
[edit] Other media
In 1999, the band was featured on the wrestling album, WWF The Music, Vol. 4 released in 1999 with their song "Oh Hell Yeah".[4]
A cover version of their song "Oh Hell Yeah" was featured on WWE Anthology disc 2 The Attitude Era. A re-worked version was also featured on The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin DVD in 2008.
Their song "Countdown to Insanity" is one of the playable tracks included on the European version of the game Rock Band, and is available to download with the US version.[5]
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Henning Wehland: Vocals
- Stephan "Gudze" Hinz: Bass
- Tim "Humpe" Tenambergen: Guitar
- Steffen Wilmking: Drums
[edit] Past members
- Dave Gappa: Vocals
- Fabio Trentini: Bass
- Johann-Christop "Mason" Maass: Drums
- Marco Minnemann: Drums
- Martin "Dog" Kessler: Drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Title | GER | AUT | SWI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Time To Move | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| 1996 | Discover My Soul | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 1998 | Fly Eyes | 19 | 20 | 44 |
| 2002 | Get In The Ring | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| 2004 | No Excuses | 14 | 23 | 53 |
| 2007 | Open Letter To A Friend | 14 | - | - |
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Title | GER | AUT | SWI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bang Boom Bang | - | - | - |
| 2004 | More Than A Decade | 66 | - | - |
[edit] Guest appearances
- 2001 - Brennstoff by Das Department (V2 Records, "Tinitus")[6]
[edit] 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, "Move")
- 1995 - Internationale Hits 95 (Ariola Records, "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, "Revolution")
- 1995 - Top Of The Pops 1 (Columbia Records, "Move")
- 1995 - Wild CD 02 (Wild Magazine, "Move")
- 1996 - Crossing All Over! - Vol. 4 (GUN Records, BMG, "Revolution")
- 1996 - Fresh (Sonet, PolyGram 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 (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 (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,"Risin' High)
- 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 (Germany), "Where's The Message?")
- 2006 - American Chopper (EMI Electrola, "Leave Me Alone")
- 2007 - Dynamit Vol. 57 (RockHard Records, "I Don't Want You To Like Me")
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [7][8] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
SWI [11] |
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| 1993 | Risin' High | 34 | — | — | — | Time To Move |
| 1994 | Move | 34 | — | — | — | |
| Little Girl | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | How Do You Feel | — | — | — | 28 | Discover My Soul |
| Step Back | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | Fly | — | — | — | — | Fly Eyes |
| Take Me Home | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | Ring of Fire (featuring Dr. Ring-Ding) |
— | — | 10 | 42 | Get In The Ring |
| 2001 | C'MON (featuring B & K) |
83 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | The Power (featuring Turbo B) |
48 | 34 | 51 | — | |
| 2004 | Leave Me Alone | 55 | — | 59 | — | No Excuses |
| Celebrate Youth | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Countdown To Insanity | 35 | — | 51 | — | Open Letter To A Friend |
| "—" denotes the single did not chart or was not released in that country | ||||||
[edit] Awards and achievements
- 1995 Breakthrough Artist nominee
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b McIver, Joel (2002). Nu Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Omnibus Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780711992092.
- ^ a b c d e f H-Blockx at Discogs
- ^ H-Blockx Yahoo Music UK Biography
- ^ BNET album release article
- ^ Softpedia game release article
- ^ "Das Department - Brennstoff". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/release/1472178. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ German Charts - H-Blockx
- ^ German Charts - H-blockx ft. Turbo B
- ^ Australian Charts - H-Blockx
- ^ Austrian Charts - H-Blockx
- ^ Swiss Charts - H-Blockx
