| 7 |  | Sons of northern darkness | Immortal | 2002 | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal | 9.39 |
| 10 |  | Epica | Kamelot | 2003 | power metal; symphonic metal; progressive metal; melodic power metal | 9.36 |
| 13 |  | The Black Halo | Kamelot | 2005 | power metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal; melodic power metal | 9.35 |
| 19 |  | At The Heart Of Winter | Immortal | 1999 | black metal; norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal | 9.30 |
| 26 |  | Crimson II | Edge of Sanity | 2003 | melodic death metal; progressive death metal; death metal | 9.27 |
| 28 |  | Heartwork | Carcass | 1993 | melodic death metal; death metal; metal; grindcore | 9.25 |
| 44 |  | Buried In Oblivion | Into Eternity | 2004 | progressive metal; melodic death metal; progressive death metal; death metal; metal | 9.19 |
| 48 |  | Character | Dark Tranquillity | 2005 | melodic death metal; death metal; metal | 9.17 |
| 53 |  | Signs For The Fallen | Suidakra | 2003 | melodic death metal; folk metal | 9.16 |
| 67 |  | The dark ride | Helloween | 2000 | power metal; heavy metal; melodic metal | 9.13 |