| 6 |  | Immortal | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal; true black metal; metal; epic | 8.79 |
| 7 |  | Equilibrium | folk metal; viking metal; pagan metal; metal; symphonic metal; epic metal | 8.79 |
| 18 |  | Dark Tranquillity | melodic death metal; metal; gothenburg metal; death metal; progressive metal; instrumental; heavy metal; epic | 8.72 |
| 34 |  | Symphony X | progressive metal; power metal; symphonic metal; heavy metal; metal; progressive power metal; progressive rock; rock; progressive; symphonic; thrash metal; epic | 8.67 |
| 35 |  | Bathory | black metal; old school black metal; viking metal; folk metal; epic metal; progressive metal; thrash metal; metal; blackened thrash metal; death metal | 8.66 |
| 37 |  | While Heaven Wept | doom metal; heavy metal; epic; epic doom metal; epic metal; power metal; progressive rock; progressive metal | 8.66 |
| 45 |  | Ensiferum | folk metal; viking metal; melodic death metal; epic; metal; death metal; speed metal; pagan metal; symphonic metal | 8.65 |
| 52 |  | Septicflesh | death metal; atmospheric death metal; dark metal; symphonic death metal; progressive death metal; symphonic metal; progressive metal; brutal technical death metal; epic; melodic death metal; doom metal | 8.61 |
| 53 |  | Candlemass | doom metal; metal; heavy metal; doom; traditional doom metal; epic; epic doom metal; rock | 8.61 |
| 63 |  | Blind Guardian | speed metal; power metal; heavy metal; thrash metal; metal; epic metal; symphonic power metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal | 8.59 |