2011.05.05 | “Ballads ‘n’ Bullets” Release Show in Berlin on May 20!

To celebrate the release of our debut album Ballads ‘n’ Bullets, we are gonna play at Halford Club in Berlin on May 20! Along with our live performance, there will be more specials such as an air-piano contest, an after-show party with a DJ (where you will also get to hear album tracks!), and also live performances of three other bands (RISING STORM, IMPACT, and SCORNED).

Tickets are only 7.00 € (!) that night (6.00 € if you have a flyer) but they can also already be ordered HERE for 6.00 € + 1.40 € shipping!

Doors are 8.00 P.M.!

We are looking forward to celebrating the birth of our first album with as many of you as possible… so come and sing along! ;)

in legend release show berlin 2011.05.05 | Ballads n Bullets Release Show in Berlin on May 20!

Album Preorder | Pre-listen to 4 songs (and maybe more soon?)

2011-04-28 | “Ballads ‘n’ Bullets” Digipak Design Released + First Reviews + Interviews Online!

Hey folks!

Already 4 previously unheard songs of our new record are available for listening! So here is another appeal to you to also check out the acoustic appetizers of the record that were already unlocked by means of eager spreading, and whose quantity hopefully increases even more in the near future! The suspense continues…

We hope you are looking forward to holding the album in your hands as much as we do!

… speaking of holding it in the hands: Yes, we are mean to you guys and want to give you a visual appetizer to this kickass record that you will be able to discover for yourself starting May 20, May 23, or June 14 (and that you can already preorder)… Oh, and maybe you will even discover yourself in the album in some form?! Anyways, we proudly present to you… the Ballads ‘n’ Bullets digipak, freshly heading out from the pressings (we also only have this picture so far, by the way…):

in legend ballads n bullets digipak 2011 04 28 | Ballads n Bullets Digipak Design Released + First Reviews + Interviews Online!

The first reviews and interviews are now slowly shuffling in! The following extremely readables articles have recently surfaced, and of course we don’t want to withhold them from you… even though you might need a Google Translator to read them ;)

Metal.de

Ballads ‘n’ Bullets Special – Basti talks about the meaning of every track
In Legend – Interview – Basti talks about IN LEGEND and Ballads ‘n’ Bullets

Dark Festivals

“Everything really fits together in Ballads ‘n’ Bullets. This is particularly true for the songwriting. In that one hour of music, everything just sounds unique!”
aus dem Ballads ‘n’ Bullets Review by Dark-Festivals.de

Don’t forget to listen to our album and preorder it right away!

2011-04-20 | IN LEGEND Cover Story in German magazine Orkus!

YES – we have scored our first title story in one of Germany’s biggest scene mags – Orkus! They had the following to say about us and our debut album Ballads ‘n’ Bullets:

“… Ballads ‘n’ Bullets, the debut album of a promising newcomer, presents the listener with a previously unheard and enthralling sound. Dreary minor chords, snarling metal anthems, haunting vocals,… IN LEGEND in fact put up a modern monument to a time-honored keyboard instrument.”

Just a quick reminder:

You can still watch a medley of our record in our YouTube video, you have the chance to listen to the entire album if you install our Facebook Streaming App and of course you can preorder the album at Amazon.

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2011.04.13 | Pre-listen to the Entire “Ballads ‘n’ Bullets” Album!

Today we are proud to announce the release of our exclusive IN LEGEND Facebook Streaming App that gives you the chance to pre-listen to all songs of our debut album Ballads ‘n’ Bullets in full length! The app will be released along with a video trailer (incl. a short medley of the songs), live pics, and a preview of the booklet, and also works if you don’t have a Facebook account as you can also sign up via e-mail. Besides, it can easily be embedded to your own website. The app works after the principle “The more people connect to it, the more songs will be available for streaming”, therefore we appeal to you to spread the news to as many people as possible in order to be rewarded with more songs ;)

We hope that the app will be a nice appetizer for the album! Ballads ‘n’ Bullets can already be preorded in physical format HERE!

This is what it looks like! As you can see, you can use it right away on this page!

The medley as a stand-alone video:

2011.04.05 | Official Press Release: IN LEGEND signs with SPV!

Hey folks!

After we were able to get you fooled some days ago (… sorry, but we just had to do that!), here we present to you the official press release about our new cooperation with SPV! Enjoy!

SPV / Oblivion-Steamhammer signs challenging band worldwide!

Traditionally, most rock bands are dominated by guitars. Not so the case with IN LEGEND, where the mother of all instruments is the “key” component: The piano. With an uncompromising feeling for hard and flowing melodies, the ivories are hammered by Bastian Emig to an as of right now unexplored extreme. [...]

Together with bass player Daniel Wicke and drummer Dennis Otto, Bastian Emig was able to create a once-in-a-lifetime audio adventure with the debut album Ballads ‘n’ Bullets, which will be released as a high-class digipak in Germany on May 20th, in Europe on May 23rd and in the USA/Canada on June 14th via a first-time cooperation of SPV-Oblivion and Steamhammer.

Comments Oblivion A&R Gero Herrde: “For the first time at SPV, an album will be released on 2 labels. Oblivion is the dark side of SPV and this is also characterizes one side of this exceptional band.”

Olly Hahn, A&R Steamhammer adds: “Steamhammer is definitely also a home for this band because the metal side is fully visible on this album. It is very exciting to see how Oblivion and Steamhammer benefit from each other.”

Band leader Bastian Emig has the following to say: “I’m very happy to be with SPV because they really understand what IN LEGEND is all about. And the combination of Oblivion and Steamhammer is 100% what of what we aim at!”

inlegend spv 2011.04.05 | Official Press Release: IN LEGEND signs with SPV!

Here you can already preorder the album in a lot of parts of Europe:

Germany: Amazon | EMP | Infrarot | Nuclear Blast

Austria: EMP

Switzerland: EMP |CeDe

United Kingdom: EMP

France: EMP

Italy: EMP

Netherlands: Large Popmerchandising

Sweden: Sweden Rock Online

Finland: EMP

Spanien: EMP

Denmark: EMP

2011.04.01 | IN LEGEND changes line-up!

In consequence of Daniel being kicked out of the band by Bastian after he got his long hair cut (on the grounds that they are now lacking someone to sweep the stage planks after the show and because all short-haired musicians are unworthy to play in the band in general!), Dennis also left the band at his own request.

But this sounds worse than it is… Due to Basti’s great looks, replacement was found easily, as you can see at the picture below. Unfortunately, the two girls can neither play drums nor hold a bass, but at least they can compete with Daniel in terms of hair length – and, you know, at live shows it’s all playback nowadays, therefore one has to make some sacrifices and rather focus on the appearance!

Anyway: The debut album Ballads ‘n’ Bullets will still be out on May 20 in Germany (or May 23 in Europe and June 14 in the USA/Canada) and can already be preordered HERE!

in legend 09 2011.04.01 | IN LEGEND changes line up!

2011.03.11 | “Ballads ‘n’ Bullets” are coming at you!

Hey folks!

Yes, the time has come – FINALLY we can give you some precise and watertight announcements concerning the upcoming IN LEGEND debut album: The title of the record will be Ballads ‘n’ Bullets and it will be out on May 20, 2011 via Steamhammer/Oblivion (SPV)! To get you all pumped up, here’s the cover artwork and the tracklist:

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01. Heaven Inside
02. Pandemonium
03. Elekbö
04. At Her Side
05. Vortex
06. Life Is Up To You
07. The Healer (Inclusive Remedy)
08. Yue
09. Soul Apart
10. Stardust (feat. Inga Scharf of VAN CANTO)
11. A Hanging Matter
12. Prestinate
13. Heya
14. Universe

Now get ready for some truly exciting weeks – more information and legendary details will follow in the next days!

Stay tuned – this is gonna rock! :)

Tour Diary from the Winter Tour!

Hey folks!

Our second tour with VAN CANTO has finally begun and we are all looking forward to meeting you at the shows! In order to keep you all updated (especially our fans from around the globe who aren’t able to attend the shows!), we are giving you some proper coverage of the tour here, including a tour diary and photos! So please check back regularly! Have fun and rock on!

#1 – Zurich (CH) | #2 – Grafenhausen (GER) | #3 – Bruchsal (GER) |
#4 – Bochum (GER) | #5 – Hamburg (GER) | #6 – Lubeck (GER) |
#7 – Frankfurt (GER) | #8 – Cologne (GER) | #9 – Schweinfurt (GER) | #10 – Ludwigsburg (GER) |

2010.12.08 | New Online Store with Official Merchandise!

Good news for all of you who didn’t get a supporter shirt:

Just in time for Christmas, our official online store is now open with some cool new merch! Check it out and spread the word!

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By the way: All products are also gonna be available on the upcoming tour!

2010.11.03 | Bastian live @ Berlin Metal TV tonight!

Tonight (Nov 3rd), Bastian will make an exclusive appearance at Berlin Metal TV and will talk about some cool stuff. The show starts at 8 P.M. (GMT +1)! Find more details and the live stream HERE! If you understand some German, we surely recommend checking it out!