| 2 |  | Dead heart in a dead world | Nevermore | 2000 | progressive metal; thrash metal; progressive thrash metal; heavy metal | 9.53 |
| 3 |  | A night at the opera | Blind Guardian | 2002 | power metal; epic metal; symphonic metal; progressive metal; heavy metal | 9.50 |
| 4 |  | Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness | Green Carnation | 2001 | progressive metal; metal; doom metal | 9.48 |
| 5 |  | Given To The Rising | Neurosis | 2007 | sludge; doom metal; post-metal; progressive metal | 9.40 |
| 6 |  | Still Life | Opeth | 1999 | progressive metal; progressive death metal; death metal | 9.40 |
| 8 |  | Deliverance | Opeth | 2002 | progressive death metal; progressive metal; death metal; metal | 9.38 |
| 10 |  | Epica | Kamelot | 2003 | power metal; symphonic metal; progressive metal; melodic power metal | 9.36 |
| 11 |  | Recreation Day | Evergrey | 2003 | progressive metal; metal; power metal; heavy metal | 9.36 |
| 12 |  | Operation: Mindcrime | Queensryche | 1988 | progressive metal; heavy metal; metal | 9.35 |
| 13 |  | The Black Halo | Kamelot | 2005 | power metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal; melodic power metal | 9.35 |