I know their very popular, I am a fan after all that's why I picked them as a very accessible band. But I still picked a smaller band which was Prong

Once you get into music, outgrowing your gateway drug is somewhat natural.

Is it because you're German corrupt? lol

Yes, but that is by people into metal. Rammstein are a culture phenomenon.

Hell Blind Guardian got them beat out with the most fans on this site.

By people into metal or people not into metal? I'm talking general conversations around the world. I'd say 60-80% of the times I outed myself as German anywhere in the world, people asked me about Rammstein.

You forgot Accept Helloween and Blind Guardian I hear about them a lot when it comes to metal conversations