| 1 |  | Opeth | progressive death metal; progressive metal; metal; death metal; progressive rock; doom metal; melodic death metal; progressive; heavy metal | 8.92 |
| 2 |  | Carcass | death metal; grindcore; goregrind; deathgrind; progressive death metal; melodic death metal; metal; death n roll; death; thrash metal; extreme metal | 8.84 |
| 3 |  | Moonsorrow | black metal; viking metal; folk metal; pagan metal; metal; pagan black metal | 8.83 |
| 4 |  | Nile | death metal; technical death metal; metal; brutal death metal | 8.83 |
| 5 |  | Neurosis | post-metal; sludge; doom metal; metal; hardcore; experimental; progressive metal; atmospheric; sludge metal | 8.82 |
| 6 |  | Immortal | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal; true black metal; metal; epic | 8.79 |
| 7 |  | Equilibrium | folk metal; viking metal; pagan metal; metal; symphonic metal; epic metal | 8.79 |
| 8 |  | Mastodon | progressive metal; sludge metal; metal; heavy metal; sludge; hardcore; stoner metal; rock; stoner rock | 8.77 |
| 9 |  | Primordial | black metal; folk metal; pagan metal; doom metal; celtic metal; folk black metal; progressive | 8.77 |
| 10 |  | Nasum | grindcore; grind; death metal; metal | 8.76 |