| 21 |  | Solstafir | viking metal; post-black metal; post rock; progressive metal; avantgarde; post-metal; sludge; metal; progressive death metal; hardcore; black metal; post-rock | 8.70 |
| 355 |  | Emperor | black metal; symphonic black metal; melodic black metal; norwegian black metal; metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal; avantgarde; atmospheric black metal | 8.32 |
| 365 |  | Fantômas | experimental; avant-garde; avant-garde metal; noise; avantgarde; ambient | 8.31 |
| 435 |  | Solefald | avant-garde metal; black metal; progressive metal; symphonic black metal; avantgarde; post-black metal; progressive black metal; avant-garde black metal; metal; electronic; experimental | 8.27 |
| 712 |  | Ulver | ambient; experimental; avant-garde; atmospheric; dark ambient; electronic; avantgarde; black metal; folk metal; atmospheric black metal; folk black metal; raw black metal; true norwegian black metal; norwegian black metal; avant-garde metal; folk; neofolk; rock; experimental rock; metal; instrumental | 8.18 |
| 1448 |  | Guapo | progressive rock; post-rock; avant-garde; art rock; avantgarde | 8.03 |
| 1808 |  | Step In Fluid | progressive; progressive metal; experimental; avantgarde | 7.99 |
| 1845 |  | The Firstborn | avant-garde metal; avantgarde | 7.98 |
| 3099 |  | Chain | progressive rock; prog metal; avantgarde | 7.89 |
| 3455 |  | Spectral Lore | ambient; ambient black metal; atmospheric black metal; avantgarde | 7.87 |