| 11 |  | The Ruins Of Beverast | atmospheric black metal; doom; black metal; avant-garde black metal; metal; dark ambient; experimental; raw black metal | 8.76 |
| 29 |  | Triptykon | doom metal; dark metal; thrash metal; metal; black metal; death metal; gothic metal; avant-garde metal; atmospheric doom metal; avant-garde | 8.68 |
| 38 |  | Diablo Swing Orchestra | avant-garde metal; symphonic metal; avant-garde; progressive metal; experimental | 8.65 |
| 41 |  | Ihsahn | progressive metal; black metal; avant-garde metal; progressive black metal; industrial; avant-garde; experimental rock; post-black metal; metal | 8.65 |
| 48 |  | Deathspell Omega | black metal; progressive black metal; avant-garde black metal; post-black metal; orthodox black metal; metal; progressive metal; experimental; avant-garde; avant-garde metal; math metal; post-metal; technical death metal | 8.63 |
| 85 |  | Sigh | black metal; melodic black metal; old school black metal; avant-garde metal; symphonic metal; symphonic black metal; psychedelic; metal; avant-garde black metal; progressive metal; doom metal; death metal; progressive black metal | 8.54 |
| 102 |  | Leprous | progressive; progressive rock; progressive metal; avant-garde; metal | 8.52 |
| 119 |  | Winds | progressive metal; symphonic metal; avant-garde metal; neo-classical metal | 8.50 |
| 136 |  | A Forest Of Stars | black metal; atmospheric black metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; avant-garde metal; avant-garde black metal | 8.48 |
| 152 |  | Genghis Tron | experimental; cybergrind; electronic; grindcore; metal; avant-garde | 8.47 |