| 25 |  | Edge of Sanity | progressive death metal; melodic death metal; death metal; progressive metal; classic; metal; progressive | 8.69 |
| 90 |  | Cirith Ungol | heavy metal; epic metal; doom metal; metal; classic; epic; power metal | 8.54 |
| 119 |  | Winds | progressive metal; symphonic metal; avant-garde metal; neo-classical metal | 8.50 |
| 160 |  | Jag Panzer | power metal; heavy metal; melodic metal; classic; thrash metal; metal; speed metal | 8.45 |
| 246 |  | Agent Steel | speed metal; thrash metal; classic; power metal | 8.38 |
| 261 |  | Mercyful Fate | heavy metal; black metal; progressive metal; thrash metal; metal; power metal; classic metal | 8.37 |
| 282 |  | Magic Kingdom | metal; power metal; symphonic metal; neo-classical metal | 8.35 |
| 284 |  | My Dying Bride | doom metal; gothic doom metal; death doom metal; death metal; gothic metal; doom; melancholic; metal; atmospheric metal; death doom; neoclassical; ambient; darkwave; dark ambient | 8.35 |
| 296 |  | Rush | progressive rock; hard rock; rock; classic rock; progressive; prog rock | 8.34 |
| 343 |  | Rage | power metal; rock; dark; heavy metal; metal; progressive metal; melodic metal; symphonic metal; thrash metal; speed metal; classic; general heavy metal; trash metal | 8.32 |