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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: At least that's what their biography and some stories from interviews let you believe.
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** It may be argued that most of their older songs are cover versions because they use texts and melodies from medieval artists like [[UsefulNotes/DichterAndDenker Walther von der Vogelweide]] or Francois Villon.
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* NamesTheSame: Their old tour manager was called Doro Peters. One time when they played on a festival they told the worker "Doro booked the room" and were led into the dressing room of Metal singer Doro Pesch.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: ''Küss mich'' is based on a female neighbour of Micha and Dr. Pymonte whom Micha often saw through her windows from their flat.
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** Sometimes, they invoked this on purpose by wearing sunglasses or modern clothing to annoy people who complained that the AnachronismStew of their music style didn't fit into the rennaissance fairs where they played.
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* TheCartel: When playing in Mexico, they were warned that there is nothing they can do against fake merachandise because the Mafia is behind everything.
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* CluelessDeputy: One police woman in Mexico wanted Micha to sign her underwear, handing him her loaded pumpgun while undressing.
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* CreatorBreakdown: Their old bagpiper ''Thomas der Münzer'' had one before leaving the band.
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* FanGirl: In their biography "Wir werden niemals knien" they mention a particularily annoying fangirl who wanted to marry their drummer Rainer.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Guitarrist Sebastian once stole a thong from a stage dancer of the band Music/Blutengel and went into a highway rest stop wearing nothing else.
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* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: When playing in Mexico, they saw tons of merchandise being sold that they never saw before. Mostly it was printed with bad German texts full of typos and wrong grammar and phrases google brings up if you search for "In Extremo".
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** Also, Music/Korn make an appearance on their DVD "Live 2002"
* TheCaper / CaperRationalization: ''Kunstraub''
* TheCaper / CaperRationalization: ''Kunstraub''
* KleptomaniacHero: If you read their biography "Wir werden niemals knien", you find out that they have stolen more than one thing on their travels.
* TheRockStar: How they see themselves
* StealingFromTheHotel: How Micha got all of his cutlery.
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* AudienceParticipationSong: ''Sternhagelvoll''
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* CallAndResponseSong: Ai vis lo lop
-->Micha: Ai vist lo lop, lo rainard, lèbre
-->Rest of the band: Ai vist lo lop, rainard dancar
-->Micha: Ai vist lo lop, lo rainard, lèbre
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* IconicSongRequest: ''Spielmannsfluch''. There was a time when they refused to play it.
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* KidsRock: One chorus in ''Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig sein''
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* TropeMaker: For Medieval Metal (Mittelalter-Rock)
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* AnachronismStew: Medieval instruments, modern Rock music and texts from everywhere between the medieval and today
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* ArabianNightsDays: Micha once played the bagpipes at the court of a Sultan.
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* DarkAgeEurope: The setting of most of their older songs.
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** Particularily obvious in ''Vor vollen Schüsseln''
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* FeudalOverlord: The villian in ''Spielmannsfluch''
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* GloriousMotherRussia: ''Roter Stern''
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* LovableRogue: How they see themselves
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* Pirate: ''Störtebeker''
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* AllThereInTheManual: Some of their album's booklets contain German translations to the songs listed under BilingualBonus.
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* TheDungAges: They wouldn't want to live in the real medieval era, but their fantasy-version of it isn't the shiny perfect version of ChivalricRomance either.
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* FolkMetal: They combine Rock and Metal with medieval instruments and sometimes conemporary folk music. This particular style of FolkMetal is called Mittelalter Rock[[note]]Medieval Rock[[/note]] in Germany and today there are many bands like this.
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* FolkMetal: They combine Rock and Metal with medieval instruments and sometimes conemporary contemporary folk music. This particular style of FolkMetal is called Mittelalter Rock[[note]]Medieval Rock[[/note]] in Germany and today there are many bands like this.
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* SelfTitledAlbum: Their first album initally only had the words ''In Extremo'' on it's golden cover, so fans called it ''In Extremo Gold''. For the rerelease, it was titled ''Die Goldene''[[note]]The Golden one[[/note]], averting this trope.
* SequelNumberSnarl: ''Zauberspruch No. VII'' may be this to ''Zauberspruch''. There were no songs called ''Zauberspruch'' II - VI.
* SequelNumberSnarl: ''Zauberspruch No. VII'' may be this to ''Zauberspruch''. There were no songs called ''Zauberspruch'' II - VI.
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* CharacterTitle: ''Liam'', ''Störtebeker''
* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: There seventh album is just called "7"
* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: There seventh album is just called "7"
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* ForeignLanguageTitle: See BilingualBonus
** ''Viva la Vida'': Except for the Spanish TitleDrop in the chorus, the entire song is in German.
** ''Viva la Vida'': Except for the Spanish TitleDrop in the chorus, the entire song is in German.
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* IronicEpisodeTitle: ''Gaukler'' implies a happy song about gleemen, but it's a rather sad song about how nobody goes to the circus anymore.
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* CreepyCrows: ''Черный ворон (Schwarzer Rabe)'' [[note]]Black Raven[[/note]]
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** Their guitarrist Sebastian Lange is called ''Van Lange''''[[Main/TheVonTropeFamily Van Lange]]''
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* RuleOfSeven: The number seven features heavily in their songs, for example ''Sieben Köche'', ''Sterneneisen'' and ''Zigeunerskat''
** Also, there are seven band members
** One of their logos is a heptagram
** Their seventh album is called 7
** Also, there are seven band members
** One of their logos is a heptagram
** Their seventh album is called 7
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** When Music/GraveDigger covered In Extremo's version of Creator/{{JohannWolfgangVonGoethe}} ''Rattenfänger''[[note]]"ratcacher", a poem about the Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin[[/note]], they translated the German text to English.
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** When Music/GraveDigger covered In Extremo's version of Creator/{{JohannWolfgangVonGoethe}} Creator/JohannWolfgangVonGoethe ''Rattenfänger''[[note]]"ratcacher", a poem about the Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin[[/note]], they translated the German text to English.
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* CoolPlane: The [[https://media1.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/0602527613543.jpg cover]] of ''Sterneneisen''
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* ThunderboltIron: ''Sterneneisen'' compares the band themselves to ''Iron from the stars''
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* Goth: While they don't see themselves as gothic, many of their fans are goths
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* Goth: Main/{{Goth}}: While they don't see themselves as gothic, many of their fans are goths
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* HeavyMithril: Some of the lyrics are definitely set in a fantasy setting. They also had a cameo in VideoGame/Gothic
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* HeavyMithril: Some of the lyrics are definitely set in a fantasy setting. They also had a cameo in VideoGame/GothicVideoGame/{{Gothic}}
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* TheCameo: They can be seen in the German version of the game VideoGame/Gothic playing their song ''Herr Mannelig''
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** The also contributed to a tribute album to Music/{{Metallica}} and one to Music/DieFantastischenVier
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* CoverAlbum: The bonus disc of their best-of ''Kein Blick zurück'' consists of other artists covering In Extremo songs.
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* GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Kein Blick zurück''. Besides old songs and remakes of old songs, it also contains two new songs and a bonus disc with other artists covering In Extremo
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** On one of their acoustic tours, they also played an unplugged version of ''It's a long way to the top (If you wanna rock'n'roll)'' by Music/ACDC
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** On one of their acoustic tours, they also played an unplugged version of ''It's a long way to the top (If you wanna rock'n'roll)'' by Music/ACDC
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* IntercourseWithYou: ''Weiberfell'', ''En esta noche''
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* HotWitch: ''Belladonna''
* IntercourseWithYou: ''Weiberfell'', ''En estanoche''noche'', ''Belladonna''
* IntercourseWithYou: ''Weiberfell'', ''En esta
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* SchizoTech: Their electric guitars and drums look like this between the traditional instruments. Actually, their bagpipes are the most modern instruments, because the ''Marktsack'', the specific kind of bagpipe they use, has been invented in TheEighties
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* StageNames: Every member has one
** Their singer Michael Rhein is called ''Das Letzte Einhorn''[[note]]"The last unicorn"[[/note]]
** Their guitarrist Sebastian Lange is called ''Van Lange''
** Their bassist Kay Lutter is called ''Die Lutter''[[note]]"The Lutter"[[/note]]
** Multiinstrumentalist André Strugala is called ''Dr. Pymonte''
** Their bagpiper Marco Zorzytzky is called ''Flex der Biegsame''[[note]]"Flex the flexible"[[/note]]
** Their other bagpiper Boris Pfeiffer is called ''Yellow Pfeiffer''[[note]]"Yellow piper"[[/note]]
** Their drummer Florian Speckardt is called ''Specki T.D.''
** Their singer Michael Rhein is called ''Das Letzte Einhorn''[[note]]"The last unicorn"[[/note]]
** Their guitarrist Sebastian Lange is called ''Van Lange''
** Their bassist Kay Lutter is called ''Die Lutter''[[note]]"The Lutter"[[/note]]
** Multiinstrumentalist André Strugala is called ''Dr. Pymonte''
** Their bagpiper Marco Zorzytzky is called ''Flex der Biegsame''[[note]]"Flex the flexible"[[/note]]
** Their other bagpiper Boris Pfeiffer is called ''Yellow Pfeiffer''[[note]]"Yellow piper"[[/note]]
** Their drummer Florian Speckardt is called ''Specki T.D.''
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* UnusualEuphemism: In ''Belladonna'', a song about a HotWitch
-->''Du kennst bestimmt das schönste Spiel, komm setzt dich auf den Besenstiel''[[note]]"You surely know the best game, sit down on the broomstick"[[/note]]
* UnusualEuphemism: In ''Belladonna'', a song about a HotWitch
-->''Du kennst bestimmt das schönste Spiel, komm setzt dich auf den Besenstiel''[[note]]"You surely know the best game, sit down on the broomstick"[[/note]]
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* TheCameo: They can be seen in the German version of the game VideoGame/Gothic playing their song ''Herr Mannelig''
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* CookingStories: ''Sieben Köche''[[note]]"Seven cooks"[[/note]]
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* GenieInABottle: ''Flaschenteufel''
* HealingHands: The supposed effect of ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche II''
* HealingHands: The supposed effect of ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche II''
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* IntercourseWithYou: ''Weiberfell'', ''En esta noche''
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* LostAtSea: What the female main character suspects about her lover in ''Liam''. Turns out that he's already dead.
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* SpecialGuest: They really love guest musicians:
**''Horizont'' features Marta Jandová of Music/DieHappy
**''Liam'' features Rea Garvey of Reamonn, who also translated the song to Irish
**''Hol die Sterne'' features ''Der Graf'' of Music/Unheilig
**''Unsichtbar'' features Mille Petrozza of Music/{{Kreator}}
**''En esta noche'' features José Andrëa of Music/MagoDeOz
**''Flaschenteufel'' features Music/HeavenShallBurn
**''Roter Stern'' features Hansi Kürsch of Music/BlindGuardian
**''Horizont'' features Marta Jandová of Music/DieHappy
**''Liam'' features Rea Garvey of Reamonn, who also translated the song to Irish
**''Hol die Sterne'' features ''Der Graf'' of Music/Unheilig
**''Unsichtbar'' features Mille Petrozza of Music/{{Kreator}}
**''En esta noche'' features José Andrëa of Music/MagoDeOz
**''Flaschenteufel'' features Music/HeavenShallBurn
**''Roter Stern'' features Hansi Kürsch of Music/BlindGuardian
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* AllTrollsAreDifferent: In ''Herr Mannelig'', a female troll tries to convince a human knight to marry her in order to become human herself.
* BilingualBonus: While their main language is German, they had many songs in other languages, particularily on older albums. Most of them are traditional texts
** ''Fontaine la Jolie'', ''Nature Nous Semont'' and ''Requiem'' are in French
** ''Ai vis lo lop'' is Occitan, an old French dialect
** ''This corrosion'', ''An end has a start'' and ''I disappear'' are in English, they are all cover versions (of Music/{{TheSistersOfMercy}}, Music/{{Editors}} and Music/{{Metallica}} respectively
** ''Santa Maria'', ''Hiemali Tempore'', ''Captus est'', ''Maria Virgin'', ''Totus Floreo'' and ''Omnia Sol Temperat'' are in Latin
*** ''Stetit Puella'' and ''Nymphenzeit'' are partly German and partly Latin
** ''Herr Mannelig'' and ''Vänner och Frände'' are in Swedish
** ''Villemann og Magnhild'' is Norwegian
** ''Tannhuser'' and ''Palästinalied'' are in Middle High German
** ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche'', ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche II'' and ''Wessebronner Gebet'' are in Old High German
** ''Krummavísur'' is Icelandic
** ''Le'or Chiyuchech'' is Hebrew
** ''Liam'' is Irish, but it's not a traditional song. It has been written by In Extremo in German and translated to Irish by Rea Garvey
** ''En esta noche'' is Spanish, the text has been written by singer Michael Rhein's son who lives in Spain
** ''Zauberspruch'', ''Zauberspruch No. VII'' and ''Pikse Palve'' are Estonian
** ''Dacw 'Nghariad'' is Welsh
** ''Черный ворон (Schwarzer Rabe)'' is Russian
** ''Fontaine la Jolie'', ''Nature Nous Semont'' and ''Requiem'' are in French
** ''Ai vis lo lop'' is Occitan, an old French dialect
** ''This corrosion'', ''An end has a start'' and ''I disappear'' are in English, they are all cover versions (of Music/{{TheSistersOfMercy}}, Music/{{Editors}} and Music/{{Metallica}} respectively
** ''Santa Maria'', ''Hiemali Tempore'', ''Captus est'', ''Maria Virgin'', ''Totus Floreo'' and ''Omnia Sol Temperat'' are in Latin
*** ''Stetit Puella'' and ''Nymphenzeit'' are partly German and partly Latin
** ''Herr Mannelig'' and ''Vänner och Frände'' are in Swedish
** ''Villemann og Magnhild'' is Norwegian
** ''Tannhuser'' and ''Palästinalied'' are in Middle High German
** ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche'', ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche II'' and ''Wessebronner Gebet'' are in Old High German
** ''Krummavísur'' is Icelandic
** ''Le'or Chiyuchech'' is Hebrew
** ''Liam'' is Irish, but it's not a traditional song. It has been written by In Extremo in German and translated to Irish by Rea Garvey
** ''En esta noche'' is Spanish, the text has been written by singer Michael Rhein's son who lives in Spain
** ''Zauberspruch'', ''Zauberspruch No. VII'' and ''Pikse Palve'' are Estonian
** ''Dacw 'Nghariad'' is Welsh
** ''Черный ворон (Schwarzer Rabe)'' is Russian
* GallowsHumor: ''Werd ich am Galgen hochgezogen''[[note]]"When I Will Be Heaved Up at the Gallow"[[/note]] is a literal example.
* InterspeciesRomance: In ''Herr Mannelig'', a female troll tries to convince a human knight to marry her
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**When Music/GraveDigger covered In Extremo's version of Creator/{{JohannWolfgangVonGoethe}} ''Rattenfänger''[[note]]"ratcacher", a poem about the Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin[[/note]], they translated the German text toEnglish.English.
** In Extremo themselves translated some of the traditional texts to German, mostly those of Francois Villon
**When Music/GraveDigger covered In Extremo's version of Creator/{{JohannWolfgangVonGoethe}} ''Rattenfänger''[[note]]"ratcacher", a poem about the Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin[[/note]], they translated the German text to
** In Extremo themselves translated some of the traditional texts to German, mostly those of Francois Villon
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->''Thor! Oden's son\\
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Your destiny awaits\\
Thor! Hlódyn's son\\
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Ragnarok awaits''
-->-- '''Amon Amarth''', "Twilight of the Thunder God"
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Your destiny awaits\\
Thor! Hlódyn's son\\
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Ragnarok awaits''
-->-- '''Amon Amarth''', "Twilight of the Thunder God"
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->''Thor! Oden's son\\
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Your destiny awaits\\
Thor! Hlódyn's son\\
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Ragnarok awaits''
-->-- '''Amon Amarth''', "Twilight of the Thunder God"
In Extremo is a German FolkMetal band from Berlin, founded in 1995, and is famous for being one of the first bands who combined medieveal instruments with rock music. Their name is Latin for ''At the Edge''.
While their early albums were strongly influenced by the particular style of punk played in the [[UsefulNotes/EastGermany German Democratic Republic]], they later changed it to Metal and Neue Deutsche Härte. But their signature feature have always been the historic instruments like bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, harp etc.
Albums:
* ''In Extremo'' (1996)
* ''Die Goldene''[[note]]"The Golden One"[[/note]] (1997)
* ''Hameln''[[note]]"Hamelin"[[/note]] (1998)
* ''Weckt die Toten!''[[note]]"Wake the Dead"[[/note]] (1998)
* ''Verehrt und angespien''[[note]]"Worshipped and Spat Upon"[[/note]] (1999)
* ''Sünder ohne Zügel''[[note]]"Unbridled Sinners"[[/note]] (2001)
* ''7'' (2003)
* ''Mein rasend Herz''[[note]]"My Raging Heart[[/note]] (2005)
* ''Sängerkrieg''[[note]]"Singer's War"[[/note]] (2008)
* ''Sterneneisen''[[note]]"Iron from the Stars"[[/note]] (2011)
* ''Kunstraub''[[note]]"Art Theft"[[/note]] (2013)
* ''Quid Pro Quo''[[note]]"Give and Take"[[/note]] (2016)
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!! Their music contains examples of:
* AristocratsAreEvil: A king is the villian in ''Spielmannsfluch''
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: While they often play songs from historical sources, they never intended to be a historically correct reenactment-group and loved to experiment with more modern influences, most prominently rock music.
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: While their outfits in promotion photos have changed from pseudo-medieval fantasy costumes towards something more modern, they still wear old-timey costumes on stage.
* BreakupSong: ''Alte Liebe'', ''Heut Morgen''
* CelebritySong: ''Störtebeker''
* CoverVersion: The covered Music/{{Metallica}}s ''I disappear'', Music/{{TheSistersOfMercy}}s ''This Corrosion'', Music/{{Editors}} ''An end has a start'', ''Yeah yeah yeah'' by Music/DieFantastischenVier and various traditional songs.
* DrunkenSong: ''Viva La Vida'', ''Sternhagelvoll''
* FolkMetal: They combine Rock and Metal with medieval instruments and sometimes conemporary folk music. This particular style of FolkMetal is called Mittelalter Rock[[note]]Medieval Rock[[/note]] in Germany and today there are many bands like this.
* HeavyMithril: Some of the lyrics are definitely set in a fantasy setting. They also had a cameo in VideoGame/Gothic
* MagicMusic: They made songs from several traditional spells, for example the ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche''[[note]]"Spells from Merseburg"[[/note]]
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Between 7 and 8
* MoneySong: ''Quid pro Quo''
* MurderBallad: ''Albtraum''
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: They combine medieval music, punk rock, metal and folk
* NonIronicClown: One is mentioned in ''Gaukler'', but he's no longer there
* OdeToIntoxication: ''Sternhagelvoll''
-->''Auf Schaukelschuhen durchs Leben''
-->''Was kann es Schöneres geben?''
* ObsessionSong: ''Unsichtbar'', ''Küss mich''
* SadClown: ''Gaukler''
-->''Es tut so weh wenn ich die Gaukler weinen seh''[[note]]"It hurts to see the gleemen cry"[[/note]]
* SpokenWordInMusic: For example in ''Poc Vecem'' or ''Flaschenteufel''
* TextlessAlbumCover: Their first album had their name on it, but no title. Since the cover was golden, it was renamed ''Die Goldene''[[note]]"The Golden One"[[/note]] when it was rereleased
* TheRockStar: How they see themselves
* TranslatedCoverVersion: When Music/GraveDigger covered In Extremo's version of Creator/{{JohannWolfgangVonGoethe}} ''Rattenfänger''[[note]]"ratcacher", a poem about the Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin[[/note]], they translated the German text to English.
* UnpluggedVersion: They had an unplugged live-album (Sängerkrieg Akustik Radio Show) and also on the special edition of ''Quid pro Quo'' there was an unplugged version of the titular song.
* WanderlustSong: ''Neues Glück''
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->''Thor! Oden's son\\
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Your destiny awaits\\
Thor! Hlódyn's son\\
Protector of mankind\\
Ride to meet your fate\\
Ragnarok awaits''
-->-- '''Amon Amarth''', "Twilight of the Thunder God"
In Extremo is a German FolkMetal band from Berlin, founded in 1995, and is famous for being one of the first bands who combined medieveal instruments with rock music. Their name is Latin for ''At the Edge''.
While their early albums were strongly influenced by the particular style of punk played in the [[UsefulNotes/EastGermany German Democratic Republic]], they later changed it to Metal and Neue Deutsche Härte. But their signature feature have always been the historic instruments like bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, harp etc.
Albums:
* ''In Extremo'' (1996)
* ''Die Goldene''[[note]]"The Golden One"[[/note]] (1997)
* ''Hameln''[[note]]"Hamelin"[[/note]] (1998)
* ''Weckt die Toten!''[[note]]"Wake the Dead"[[/note]] (1998)
* ''Verehrt und angespien''[[note]]"Worshipped and Spat Upon"[[/note]] (1999)
* ''Sünder ohne Zügel''[[note]]"Unbridled Sinners"[[/note]] (2001)
* ''7'' (2003)
* ''Mein rasend Herz''[[note]]"My Raging Heart[[/note]] (2005)
* ''Sängerkrieg''[[note]]"Singer's War"[[/note]] (2008)
* ''Sterneneisen''[[note]]"Iron from the Stars"[[/note]] (2011)
* ''Kunstraub''[[note]]"Art Theft"[[/note]] (2013)
* ''Quid Pro Quo''[[note]]"Give and Take"[[/note]] (2016)
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!! Their music contains examples of:
* AristocratsAreEvil: A king is the villian in ''Spielmannsfluch''
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: While they often play songs from historical sources, they never intended to be a historically correct reenactment-group and loved to experiment with more modern influences, most prominently rock music.
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: While their outfits in promotion photos have changed from pseudo-medieval fantasy costumes towards something more modern, they still wear old-timey costumes on stage.
* BreakupSong: ''Alte Liebe'', ''Heut Morgen''
* CelebritySong: ''Störtebeker''
* CoverVersion: The covered Music/{{Metallica}}s ''I disappear'', Music/{{TheSistersOfMercy}}s ''This Corrosion'', Music/{{Editors}} ''An end has a start'', ''Yeah yeah yeah'' by Music/DieFantastischenVier and various traditional songs.
* DrunkenSong: ''Viva La Vida'', ''Sternhagelvoll''
* FolkMetal: They combine Rock and Metal with medieval instruments and sometimes conemporary folk music. This particular style of FolkMetal is called Mittelalter Rock[[note]]Medieval Rock[[/note]] in Germany and today there are many bands like this.
* HeavyMithril: Some of the lyrics are definitely set in a fantasy setting. They also had a cameo in VideoGame/Gothic
* MagicMusic: They made songs from several traditional spells, for example the ''Merseburger Zaubersprüche''[[note]]"Spells from Merseburg"[[/note]]
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Between 7 and 8
* MoneySong: ''Quid pro Quo''
* MurderBallad: ''Albtraum''
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: They combine medieval music, punk rock, metal and folk
* NonIronicClown: One is mentioned in ''Gaukler'', but he's no longer there
* OdeToIntoxication: ''Sternhagelvoll''
-->''Auf Schaukelschuhen durchs Leben''
-->''Was kann es Schöneres geben?''
* ObsessionSong: ''Unsichtbar'', ''Küss mich''
* SadClown: ''Gaukler''
-->''Es tut so weh wenn ich die Gaukler weinen seh''[[note]]"It hurts to see the gleemen cry"[[/note]]
* SpokenWordInMusic: For example in ''Poc Vecem'' or ''Flaschenteufel''
* TextlessAlbumCover: Their first album had their name on it, but no title. Since the cover was golden, it was renamed ''Die Goldene''[[note]]"The Golden One"[[/note]] when it was rereleased
* TheRockStar: How they see themselves
* TranslatedCoverVersion: When Music/GraveDigger covered In Extremo's version of Creator/{{JohannWolfgangVonGoethe}} ''Rattenfänger''[[note]]"ratcacher", a poem about the Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin[[/note]], they translated the German text to English.
* UnpluggedVersion: They had an unplugged live-album (Sängerkrieg Akustik Radio Show) and also on the special edition of ''Quid pro Quo'' there was an unplugged version of the titular song.
* WanderlustSong: ''Neues Glück''
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