| 3 |  | Moonsorrow | black metal; viking metal; folk metal; pagan metal; metal; pagan black metal | 8.83 |
| 7 |  | Equilibrium | folk metal; viking metal; pagan metal; metal; symphonic metal; epic metal | 8.79 |
| 9 |  | Primordial | black metal; folk metal; pagan metal; doom metal; celtic metal; folk black metal; progressive | 8.77 |
| 20 |  | Agalloch | doom metal; folk metal; progressive metal; black metal; atmospheric metal; post-rock; neofolk; ambient; folk; atmospheric black metal | 8.71 |
| 23 |  | Orphaned Land | progressive metal; folk metal; death metal; doom metal | 8.70 |
| 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 |
| 45 |  | Ensiferum | folk metal; viking metal; melodic death metal; epic; metal; death metal; speed metal; pagan metal; symphonic metal | 8.65 |
| 58 |  | Borknagar | viking metal; black metal; folk metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; metal; neofolk | 8.59 |
| 68 |  | Suidakra | death metal; folk metal; melodic death metal; progressive death metal; viking metal; black metal; power metal; celtic metal | 8.57 |
| 86 |  | Enslaved | progressive black metal; black metal; progressive metal; viking metal; melodic black metal; metal; folk metal; technical; norwegian black metal; atmospheric black metal | 8.54 |