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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

So how is it working with one of the most dangerous men in professional wrestling, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?

An absolute dream, according to the German rock outfit H-BLOCKX.

The group hooked up with the WWF superstar in Los Angeles this week to shoot a video for "Oh Hell Yeah," the song representing Austin on "WWF - The Music, Volume 4." The track recently debuted in the top five of the "Billboard" album chart, along with the rest of the CD.

The two-day shoot found H-BLOCKX atop a skyscraper in downtown L.A. on day one, and then in front of a bluescreen in a Burbank studio for day two. Footage from the making of the video will soon be popping up on wwf.com and on future WWF pay-per-view events.

Wrestling fans may find it odd that the shoot also came just days after Austin was run down by a car and carted off in an ambulance at Sunday night's WWF "Survivor Series" pay-per-view event.

The video, directed by Martin Weisz, is expected to be serviced to various video outlets on December 9.

If you'd prefer to see the band in the flesh, the group is currently on the road with Biohazard. Here's where to catch them:

  • 11/18 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
  • 11/20 - Las Vegas, NV @ Sanctuary
  • 11/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Boston's
  • 11/23 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
  • 11/24 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
  • 11/26 - Roseville, CA @ Big Shots
  • 11/27 - San Francisco, CA @ Maritime Hall

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H-BLOCKX

Behold the power of the WWF.

If early tabulations are to be believed, the German rock outfit H-BLOCKX will find itself firmly wedged in the top five of next week's "Billboard" album chart, thanks to its slot on "WWF - The Music, Volume 4."

The collection carries the theme songs of various WWF superstars, and according to early figures, it has sold more than 200,000 copies in its first week in stores to land a place in the top five. Initially, the album shipped more than 500,000 copies to U.S. retailers, and has since upped that figure to more than one million.

The news bodes well for H-BLOCKX, who are the only artists billed on the CD. While the theme songs of wrestling stars such as Mankind, the Undertaker, The Rock, and others are performed by studio musicians who are not credited on album, the "Stone Cold" Steve Austin theme "Oh Hell Yeah" sees H-BLOCKX receive the only artist credit on the disc.

The band will now try to keep the momentum going with a video for the track and will head to Los Angeles next week to shoot the clip with Austin and director Martin Weis.

The band will have to shoehorn the shoot in to its current tour schedule, which finds the band making the rounds with Biohazard. Here's where to catch them:

  • 11/9 - Wichita, KS @ Antartica
  • 11/10 - Kansas City, KS @ The Hurricane
  • 11/11 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis
  • 11/12 - St. Louis, MO @ The Galaxy
  • 11/13 - Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
  • 11/15 - Springfield, MO @ Juke Joint
  • 11/18 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
  • 11/20 - Las Vegas, NV @ Sanctuary
  • 11/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Boston's
  • 11/23 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
  • 11/24 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
  • 11/26 - Roseville, CA @ Big Shots
  • 11/27 - San Francisco, CA @ Maritime Hall

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H-Blockx

Teutonic rockers H-Blockx have written and recorded the new theme song for WWF wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and the track, titled "Oh Hell Yeah," will be included on the "WWF: The Music - Volume 4" album, due out on November 2.

Steve Austin's love of hard-rocking tunes has been well documented throughout the annals of the World Wrestling Federation, and his name graced a 1998 compilation album of tracks by Kiss, The Cult, and The Scorpions, among others, called "Steve Austin's Stone Cold Metal."

The German band has just released its first U.S. album, "Fly Eyes," and will join Danzig, Biohazard, and Corrosion of Conformity at the Roxy in Boston on October 31 for the Monster Annual Halloween Bash. H-Blockx will then hook up with Biohazard for an extended tour that's scheduled to start on November 2 in Cleveland.

The initial set of dates where you can catch the Biohazard/H-Blockx pairing:

  • 11/2 - Cleveland, OH @ Odeon
  • 11/3 - Cincinnati, OH @ Annie's
  • 11/4 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave's Bar
  • 11/5 - Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
  • 11/6 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
  • 11/7 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
  • 11/9 - Clinton, IA @ Pig Pen
  • 11/10 - Iowa City, IA @ Gab's
  • 11/11 - St. Louis, MO @ Karma
  • 11/12 - Kansas City, MO @ Hurricane
  • 11/13 - Memphis, TN @ Last Day On Earth
  • 11/14 - Nashville, TN @ Exit-In
  • 11/16 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy's
  • 11/18 - Baltimore, MD @ Daytona's
  • 11/19 - Washington, DC @ Nation
  • 11/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
  • 11/21 - Hartford, CT @ Toad's Place

-- David Basham

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