In Legend

In Legend (also Inlegend) is a German piano rock band, founded in 2010 by Van Canto drummer Bastian Emig who assumed the role of vocalist and pianist in the band. He was joined by Daniel Wicke on bass and Dennis Otto on drums; Wicke and Otto left the band in spring 2014. As of June 2014, the line-up includes Emig, Daniel Galmarini (piano), Daniel Schmidle (keytar, piano), Paul Perlejewski (bass), and Marcos Feminella (drums).

Bastian Emig stated that he had already been composing material for what would later become In Legend before joining Van Canto—more exactly during his studies and in the course of a year-long stay in China. According to his own statement, he had already presented his composing ideas to the particular guitarists of his various bands that he played drums in (but especially to his teenage band Jester's Funeral) on the piano, as he has not able to play the guitar. The musical style which developed from there is nowadays known as Hand-hammered Piano Craft.

The Pandemonium EP (limited to 500 copies) was the band's first release and was available for purchase on their very first tour in support of Van Canto in the spring 2010. The EP was recorded with the German producer Charlie Bauerfeind, whom Emig got to know during previous recordings with Van Canto. He has had a lasting musical impact on Bastian Emig. Eventually, the EP was put up for free download on 1 May 2010, coinciding with the launch of the band's official website.

In December 2010, the recording and mastering of In Legend's debut album were finished. The band signed a record deal with the German label SPV. This also marked the first time that a band's album was being released in collaboration with two SPV sub-labels (Steamhammer & Oblivion). Ballads 'n' Bullets was released on 20 May 2011. The 14 songs also included the four songs from the Pandemonium EP. In the run-up to the release, one already had the chance to listen to all songs of the album by means of a specially programmed streaming app at Facebook.

To date, the band has played two tours in order to promote the album (which also led them to Switzerland and the Netherlands) and they also played several headline shows and festivals. Besides, the band shot music videos for four songs off the album ("Pandemonium", "Vortex", "Soul Apart" and "Universe"). A special feature for the promotion of the videos was the conception and creation of a "YouTube DVD", which was supposed to eventually include all songs of the album—either in the form of a professional music video or a self-designed slide show video. The whole thing has been realized as a unique multimedia project with a self-designed menu screen.

From late 2012 to summer 2013, In Legend were in the studio recording the successor for their debut album. The album, which is called Stones at Goliath, is the first release with Daniel Schmidle who joined the band in 2011.

In June 2014, In Legend announced on Facebook that they had parted ways with bassist Daniel Wicke and drummer Dennis Otto. They were replaced by Paul Perlejewski and Marcos Feminella. In addition to that, a third pianist (Daniel Galmarini) joined the band.

Stones at Goliath was released in January 2015. Apart from the usual instrumentation, the album features violins, a cello (played by Benni Cellini, member of the German band Letzte Instanz), organ sounds, synthies, a real gospel choir. Laura Vargas from the Chilean band Sacramento appears as guest singer. The album is, however, dominated by piano sound and lacks guitars which prompted the Sonic Seducer to compare In Legend to Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica.