@Zincy
Narr! Do your homework right! Nah, just kidding. ;-)
But Funny Fact: Blind Guardian were not the first German metal band to have a gig in a video game. 2001 the game
Gothic by Piranha Bytes was released. In Germany a huge success because it’s quite a pearl of the role-playing genre, but unfortunately the game was not able to achieve an international breakthrough. Anyway, Gothic includes a performance of the German medieval/metal band In Extremo with their song Herr Mannelig. Here the corresponding YouTube
link. ;-)
I can’t even think about the fact that next year is already 20 years ago. How time flies. By the way, Piranha Bytes was founded in Bochum - my hometown. And guess who was an intern there at a very young age. Well, unfortunately it didn’t lead to a later career in the gaming industry. Instead, I joined the military at my family’s request, ich Depp. ;-)
By the way2, it is worthwhile to see a live performance of In Extremo on YouTube. Even though you may not be a fan of such music. They belong to the veterans of the German medieval music scene and have a similarly strong stage presence as Rammstein.
In Extremo -
Herr Mannelig (Live von der Loreley Freilichtbühne)