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