| 18 |  | Dark Tranquillity | melodic death metal; metal; gothenburg metal; death metal; progressive metal; instrumental; heavy metal; epic | 8.72 |
| 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 |
| 36 |  | Kreator | thrash metal; thrash; metal; heavy metal; speed metal; teutonic thrash metal; black metal; gothic metal; melodic death metal; death metal | 8.66 |
| 43 |  | After Forever | symphonic metal; gothic metal; power metal; melodic metal; metal; prog | 8.65 |
| 51 |  | Epica | symphonic metal; gothic metal; metal; power metal; progressive metal | 8.61 |
| 55 |  | Antimatter | melancholic; ambient; darkwave; progressive rock; dark ambient; alternative rock; doom metal; rock; alternative; gothic rock | 8.60 |
| 75 |  | Sentenced | gothic metal; metal; melodic death metal; heavy metal; gothic rock; melodic metal; death metal; doom metal; death-doom metal; technical death metal; old school death metal | 8.56 |
| 77 |  | Virgin Black | funeral doom metal; doom metal; symphonic metal; gothic rock; death doom metal; gothic metal; gothic; gothic doom metal; metal | 8.56 |
| 83 |  | Therion | death metal; symphonic metal; old school death metal; progressive metal; gothic metal; metal; heavy metal; melodic metal; thrash metal; power metal | 8.55 |