| 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 |
| 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 |
| 207 |  | Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum | experimental; progressive metal; avant-garde; folk metal; avant-garde metal | 8.41 |
| 226 |  | Ram-Zet | black metal; progressive metal; gothic metal; progressive black metal; progressive; avant-garde metal | 8.40 |
| 258 |  | Ulcerate | death metal; progressive death metal; progressive; progressive metal; technical death metal; brutal death metal; doom; noise; grindcore; math metal; avant-garde metal; technical brutal death metal; post-metal | 8.37 |