| 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 |
| 85 |  | Sigh | black metal; melodic black metal; old school black metal; avant-garde metal; symphonic metal; symphonic black metal; psychedelic; metal; avant-garde black metal; progressive metal; doom metal; death metal; progressive black metal | 8.54 |
| 115 |  | Ancient Rites | old school black metal; viking metal; black metal; death metal; melodic death metal; melodic black metal; heavy metal; epic metal; melodic | 8.50 |
| 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 |
| 1014 |  | Darkthrone | black metal; black n roll; crust punk; punk; true norwegian black metal; metal; true black metal; norwegian black metal; crust; death metal; old school black metal; old school death metal; atmospheric death metal; raw black metal; speed metal; heavy metal; doom metal | 8.10 |
| 2375 |  | Necrodeath | thrash metal; death-thrash metal; black-thrash metal; old school black metal; blackened thrash metal; metal; death metal | 7.93 |
| 3257 |  | Beherit | black metal; raw black metal; old school black metal; metal; death metal; dark ambient; ambient | 7.88 |
| 4610 |  | Damnation | metal; black metal; death metal; old school death metal; old school black metal | 7.82 |
| 5950 |  | Vulcano | thrash metal; old school black metal | 7.77 |
| 8187 |  | Cult Of Daath | old school black metal | 7.63 |