H-Blockx

H-Blockx is a German rapcore/hardcore band founded in the early '90s.

Biography

H-Blockx are a German rockband formed in 1990 in Münster/Germany. In 1993 the band released their first single "Rising High". The track was extensively played in clubs and sold over 10 000 copies without a video or any advertising whatsoever.

The band rose to fame with their successful first album Time To Move, released in 1994. Part of this success was due to MTV and their repeated airplay of the videos for the Risin' High and Move singles. They even earned a nomination for "Best Breakthrough Artist" at the following MTV music awards (but lost 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. Time To Move sold over 750 000 copies worldwide. The newcomer-band received their first Gold album award. The first major tour followed.

Back then with the average age of 21 they were considered to be the German precursors of "Crossover".

They are still active to this day and are regularly releasing new albums, though none of them have caught the public or MTV's eye like Time To Move did. However they had a minor hit in 2002 with a cover of Snap!'s The Power.

Original band members: Henning Wehland (singer), David Gappa (rapper), Stefan "Gudze" Hinz (bass), Tim Tenambergen (guitar) und Christop "Mason" Maass (drums)

Present lineup: Henning Wehland (singer/ guitar), Dave Gappa (singer), Fabio Trentini (bass), Tim Tenambergen (guitar), Steffen Wilmking (drums)

Discography

Albums

Time To Move (1994)
Discover My Soul (1996)
Fly Eyes (1998)
Bang Boom Bang O.S.T. (1999)
Ring Of Fire (2000)
Get In The Ring (2002)
Live (2002)
No Excuses (2004)
More Than A Decade - The Best Of (2004)

Singles

Risin´ High (1993)
Move (1994)
Little Girl (1994)
How Do You Feel (1996)
Step Back (1996)
Fly (1998)
Take Me Home (1998)
C`MON (2001)
The Power (2002)
Leave Me Alone (2004)
Celebrate Youth (2004)

External links

[Official website]

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