The band's name makes reference to 17th century French soldier Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, made famous by the author Alexandre Dumas in his d'Artagnan Romances, notably in the novel The Three Musketeers.

Metzner and Fischer, who have been friends since they were young, played together in the medieval rock band Feuerschwanz.

On April 16, 2016, the trio played at the Feste der Volksmusik folk festival in Halle, which was broadcast on TV by ARD and ORF.

[5] In December 2017, Felix Fischer announced his departure from the bands Feuerschwanz and dArtagnan.

On March 1, 2024, the band released a music video for the song "Ruf der Freiheit"[8] The band describe their style of music as "musketeer rock" (Musketier-Rock), a blend of modern rock sounds interwoven with folk rhythms "some of which echoed through the land hundreds of years ago", together with lyrics that celebrate "love of life, compassion, friendship, camaraderie and courage".