H-Block 101 | nl

H-Blockx is a German crossover band founded 1991 by Henning Wehland while still going to school in Münster, Germany. The bands name is a tribute to the 1981 Irish hunger strike participants inside Her Majesty's Prison Maze, which was colloquially called "The H Blocks". 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...

H-Block 101 formed in 1995 and played their final show on New Years Eve 2005/06. In '95, after a couple of years looking for members, Karl Mautner found some other guys to play in a band inspired by '77 punk. H-Block weren't afraid to wear their influences on their sleeve: sounding a lot like The Clash or Stiff Little Fingers, they blasted out terrific, high-energy pogo punk, all with a good dose of politics. They released six EP's, three albums and appeared on numerous compilations. Along with the recent break up of long-time Melbourne punk rockers Mach Pelican, H-Block 101's...