No idea if Rammstein has ever done it, but some bands will take the precision thing so far as to get one or two good samples of a gallop or chug and copy/paste as many as they need, rather than having someone play the whole phrase.
Seriously? I might be naive but always try to believe that great artists put some really hard efforts in what they are producing.
Copy/Paste chugs or whatever.... This is so lame... If you can't play it in the studio, it shouldn't be on the album.
Where are the days where the whole band was pretty much playing/recording/tracking together in the same room? Funny that a lot of these albums are considered classics that everybody always refers to. Even the modern/electronic/rap are taking samples of these classics.
Sorry but disappointed... I can easily do copy/paste or using tech to fake my talent but I really couldn't record on a few takes and create a "future" classic. This is why I play for myself in my basement I guess.
Cheers,
Marc.
Edit: Guys, just to be clear, I am talking about the original artists here, not us trying to reproduce what they are doing.