| 28 |  | Akercocke | death metal; black metal; blackened death metal; metal; progressive metal; experimental; death; progressive death metal; progressive black metal | 8.68 |
| 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 |
| 58 |  | Borknagar | viking metal; black metal; folk metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; metal; neofolk | 8.59 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 136 |  | A Forest Of Stars | black metal; atmospheric black metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; avant-garde metal; avant-garde black metal | 8.48 |
| 189 |  | Leviathan | black metal; depressive black metal; suicidal black metal; dark ambient; ambient; experimental; progressive black metal | 8.43 |