Bastian Emig

In Legend
Promotional photo of In Legend (December 2012)
Background information
Origin	Berlin, Germany
Genres	Rock
Years active	2010 (2010)–present
Labels	SPV Records
Associated acts	Van Canto, Emergency Gate, The Razorblades, Jester's Funeral, Colours Of Gospel, Narakam, Mary Red, Mercury Falling, Garden Of Delight, Stormental, Denis Warren
Website	www.inlegend.de
Members	Bastian Emig Daniel Galmarini Daniel Schmidle Paul Perlejewski Marcos Feminella
Past members	Daniel Wicke Dennis Otto

The rock band In Legend was 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 himself was 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 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 May 1, 2010, coinciding with the launch of the band's official website.

In December 2010, the recording and mastering of In Legend's debut album was 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 of two SPV sub-labels (Steamhammer & Oblivion).Ballads 'n' Bullets was released on May 20, 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.