| 6 |  | Immortal | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal; true black metal; metal; epic | 8.79 |
| 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 |
| 156 |  | Bloodbath | death metal; brutal death metal; metal; progressive death metal; old school death metal; deathgrind; blackened death metal; true norwegian black metal | 8.46 |
| 186 |  | Mayhem | black metal; true norwegian black metal; metal; thrash metal; blackened thrash metal; norwegian black metal; true black metal; avant-garde black metal; experimental; avant-garde; raw black metal | 8.43 |
| 192 |  | Keep of Kalessin | black metal; melodic black metal; progressive black metal; norwegian black metal; power metal; thrash metal; symphonic black metal; metal; extreme metal | 8.42 |
| 200 |  | Kampfar | black metal; folk metal; melodic black metal; pagan metal; true norwegian black metal; viking metal; pagan black metal; norwegian black metal; metal | 8.42 |
| 339 |  | Vreid | black metal; norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; black n roll | 8.32 |
| 344 |  | 1349 | black metal; ambient; dark ambient; ambient black metal; avant-garde black metal; true black metal; true norwegian black metal; norwegian black metal; metal | 8.32 |
| 355 |  | Emperor | black metal; symphonic black metal; melodic black metal; norwegian black metal; metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal; avantgarde; atmospheric black metal | 8.32 |
| 402 |  | Marduk | black metal; old school black metal; norwegian black metal; orthodox black metal; true black metal; metal; blackened death metal; death metal; melodic black metal | 8.29 |