In Extremo were founded in Berlin in 1995. The musical path is initially
unclear. After the members finally form themselves into a pure medieval rock
band in 1997, the first two full-lengths Die Goldene and Hameln (1998) are
released immediately. Commercially, the collective, which trades under ancient
alter egos such as Das Letzte Einhorn (Michael Rhein), Dr. Pymonte (André
Strugala) or Flex Der Biegsame (Marco Zorzytzky), celebrates its first success
in 1999 with Verehrt und angespien. The band's fourth album, whose folkloristic
sound features traditional analog instruments suc...