| 1 |  | Opeth | progressive death metal; progressive metal; metal; death metal; progressive rock; doom metal; melodic death metal; progressive; heavy metal | 8.92 |
| 5 |  | Neurosis | post-metal; sludge; doom metal; metal; hardcore; experimental; progressive metal; atmospheric; sludge metal | 8.82 |
| 9 |  | Primordial | black metal; folk metal; pagan metal; doom metal; celtic metal; folk black metal; progressive | 8.77 |
| 19 |  | High On Fire | stoner metal; metal; heavy metal; stoner; sludge; doom metal | 8.72 |
| 20 |  | Agalloch | doom metal; folk metal; progressive metal; black metal; atmospheric metal; post-rock; neofolk; ambient; folk; atmospheric black metal | 8.71 |
| 22 |  | Green Carnation | doom metal; progressive metal; doom; metal; progressive rock; progressive; melancholic; rock | 8.70 |
| 23 |  | Orphaned Land | progressive metal; folk metal; death metal; doom metal | 8.70 |
| 27 |  | Draconian | doom metal; gothic doom metal; gothic metal; death doom metal; melancholic | 8.69 |
| 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 |
| 32 |  | Swallow The Sun | doom metal; death doom metal; death metal; metal; doom; death-doom metal; atmospheric metal; melodic death metal; dark | 8.67 |