| 21 |  | Solstafir | viking metal; post-black metal; post rock; progressive metal; avantgarde; post-metal; sludge; metal; progressive death metal; hardcore; black metal; post-rock | 8.70 |
| 41 |  | Ihsahn | progressive metal; black metal; avant-garde metal; progressive black metal; industrial; avant-garde; experimental rock; post-black metal; metal | 8.65 |
| 48 |  | Deathspell Omega | black metal; progressive black metal; avant-garde black metal; post-black metal; orthodox black metal; metal; progressive metal; experimental; avant-garde; avant-garde metal; math metal; post-metal; technical death metal | 8.63 |
| 97 |  | Fen | black metal; atmospheric black metal; post-rock; post rock; atmospheric; progressive rock; alternative rock; post-black metal; progressive black metal; epic | 8.53 |
| 112 |  | Wolves In The Throne Room | black metal; atmospheric black metal; ambient black metal; progressive black metal; ambient; dark ambient; post-black metal | 8.51 |
| 260 |  | Tombs | sludge; metal; progressive metal; shoegaze; black metal; post-metal; sludge metal; post-black metal; industrial | 8.37 |
| 300 |  | Alcest | metal; shoegaze; black metal; atmospheric; atmospheric black metal; post-rock; psychedelic rock; post-black metal | 8.34 |
| 302 |  | Dark Fortress | black metal; melodic black metal; doom metal; symphonic black metal; post-black metal; metal | 8.34 |
| 435 |  | Solefald | avant-garde metal; black metal; progressive metal; symphonic black metal; avantgarde; post-black metal; progressive black metal; avant-garde black metal; metal; electronic; experimental | 8.27 |
| 734 |  | Drudkh | black metal; atmospheric black metal; atmospheric; metal; post-punk; dark metal; folk metal; black; nsbm; instrumental; folk; pagan metal; post-black metal; melodic black metal; pagan black metal | 8.17 |