“A stedy up and down”

Suiciderock: How would you describe the typical sound of the H-Blockx?
Tim: That`s a difficult question. I think the sound of the H-Blockx is simply how the band sounds and plays together, how the band works together since 15 years now. I think that there is this red thread through the songs, though the line-up went through some changes it is still us. I can`t say what the typical H-Blockx sound is like. I think it`s easier for the people who buy our records or come to our shows. A difficult question...

Suiciderock: A difficult question right at the beginning but it will be easier now. Where does the ideas for your lyrics come from?
Tim: I only can answer for Henning. The lyrics come from the influence of his life, from things he see`s, he notices. We aren`t a political band, we aren`t Do-gooder or preachers. The lyrics are more about situations out of our invironment, our life and our story.

Suiciderock: You`re already done some shows. What have they been like for you?
Tim: Great so far! We played two Open Airs so far. Today the weather is best. Such a weather like this simply belongs to such a performance. We`ve played some festivals in the rain. It wasn`t that nice. It will be better now.

Suiciderock: You´re been touring in America with "Biohazard" if I remember right...
Tim: Exactly. One time with the rocktour and the other one with "Biohazard".

Suiciderock: What was it like for you to play there?
Tim: It was very very great experience. We`ve been on tour for ½ year. It`s interesting to see how bands work over there. It`s totally different. It was a big experience.

Suiciderock: So you would like to tour in the US again?
Tim: Yeah, you have to be clear that it is connected with a lot of work and it takes a lot of  time. You have to invest at least ½ year to get food on the ground. For us the problem   came up that our record company went bankrupt and we stopped everything. But if the   chance comes again maybe we would try it once more.

Suiciderock: Can you describe what a normal H-Blockx-tourday looks like?
Tim: Sitting on the bus, eating something and than on stage. We spent two hours in a traffic jam today. We have to drive about 1000 - 2000 km every weekend. So at the moment it is really just like mentioned above.

Suiciderock: What about all the German Bands like "Juli", "Silbermond", "Wir sind Helden" and on? Do you like them?
Tim: They are quite good. I also know them pretty well. There are always certain phases. Trends are always existing. There was the trend to German Hip Hop music, American Alternative bands or to German Rock & Pop music. It`s changing all the time. If such a trend cames up the record companies starts searching for a band who fit in that trend. They start to cast bands who play that kind of music, this kind of prototyp: Band and singer like the "Guano Apes".

Suiciderock: It`s all about politic on the festival today. What`s your commend on the current situation in Germany?
Tim: I think people shouldn`t make everything that bad. It`s not that worse. You have to do something, I mean everybody should do something. Everybody should stop complaining. We all have to change something, not only the politicans and shareholders. Than it will be better.

Suiciderock: The name of your band is the Irish Slang word for High security-prison cells. How comes?
Tim: It was a stupid accident. We were sitting in the English class, 16 years ago and we were asked to play at a schoolparty. We didn`t have a name for the band this time as the band was existing only since three weeks. So we had a look at our English book and thought that the word would sound cool. We added a "x" and so it was done. In the meantime we are existing since 16 years now. Noone thought this could be possible.

Suiciderock: How would you describe the last 15 years with the H-Blockx?
Tim: It happened so much. I even realise everything. It was always good and bad. We did a record, everything was fine and a while later everything was shit again. A stedy up and down. We haven`t done anythingelse than that since we left school.

Suiciderock: What about the new record? You`ve been in Danmark recently to work on the new material. Can you reveal something about the new stuff? Will it be similar to "No Excuses"?
Tim: I don`t think so. We haven`t worked with a producer since years. We`ve produced four records by ourselves. Finaly we got a producer, Andreas Herbig, we liked and he had time to produce. We just came back from the studio where we produced our demo material. It`s a lot of fun for us. Every record was a bit different. We`ve always tried out different things. That won`t change this time.

Suiciderock: When can your fans expect the new work?
Tim: Hopefully in January next year.

Suiciderock: And your future plans?
Tim: We`ll record the album, release it and than we will be on the road again. I hope we will see us again in Nürnberg.

Suiciderock: Hopefully. That`s it. Thanks.
Tim: Thank you.