| 60 |  | Exodus | thrash metal; speed metal; metal; groove metal; heavy metal; black metal | 8.59 |
| 128 |  | Fear Factory | industrial metal; metal; industrial; alternative metal; groove metal; death metal; industrial death metal; thrash metal | 8.49 |
| 148 |  | Testament | thrash metal; metal; heavy metal; death metal; thrash; groove metal; epic; speed metal | 8.47 |
| 181 |  | Gojira | death metal; progressive death metal; progressive metal; metal; thrash metal; groove metal | 8.44 |
| 201 |  | Lamb of God | metalcore; metal; thrash metal; groove metal; death metal | 8.42 |
| 240 |  | Overkill | thrash metal; metal; heavy metal; speed metal; hard rock; thrash; groove metal | 8.38 |
| 259 |  | Devildriver | groove metal; thrash metal; melodic death metal; metal; metalcore; death metal; stoner metal | 8.37 |
| 323 |  | Clutch | stoner rock; hard rock; groove metal; rock; blues rock; stoner; blues; sludge metal | 8.33 |
| 393 |  | Grip Inc. | thrash metal; groove metal; metal; heavy metal; trash metal | 8.29 |
| 467 |  | Anacrusis | thrash metal; progressive metal; progressive thrash metal; speed metal; groove metal; metal; symphonic metal; gothic metal; doom metal; technical thrash metal; thrash | 8.26 |