Rammstein

German Industrial powerhouse Rammstein made a gloriously cantankerous racket upon their arrival on U.S. soil at the tail end of the 90s. Their monolithic, clattering machinery truly re-defined "heavy metal," and their disciplined, Teutonic demeanor brought a dark, bondage-influenced tint to an already dark genre. Fire-breathing live spectacles and unsettling videos made them a multimedia brand name, despite recording almost totally in their native tongue, and appearing on the soundtrack for maverick filmmaker David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY put them over the top internationally. As noisy and efficient as a tank factory, Rammstein's final product has almost as much firepower.

• rock
• electronic
• industrial
• 1990s
• 2000s