| 1 |  | Opeth | progressive death metal; progressive metal; metal; death metal; progressive rock; doom metal; melodic death metal; progressive; heavy metal | 8.92 |
| 5 |  | Neurosis | post-metal; sludge; doom metal; metal; hardcore; experimental; progressive metal; atmospheric; sludge metal | 8.82 |
| 8 |  | Mastodon | progressive metal; sludge metal; metal; heavy metal; sludge; hardcore; stoner metal; rock; stoner rock | 8.77 |
| 12 |  | Nevermore | progressive metal; metal; thrash metal; progressive thrash metal; heavy metal; power metal | 8.73 |
| 15 |  | Mercenary | power metal; melodic death metal; metal; progressive metal; heavy metal; heavy; death metal; speed metal; melodic metalcore | 8.73 |
| 16 |  | Burst | progressive metal; hardcore; post-metal; metal; rock; punk | 8.72 |
| 17 |  | Threshold | progressive metal; metal; piano; progressive; progressive rock; rock; prog metal; heavy metal | 8.72 |
| 18 |  | Dark Tranquillity | melodic death metal; metal; gothenburg metal; death metal; progressive metal; instrumental; heavy metal; epic | 8.72 |
| 20 |  | Agalloch | doom metal; folk metal; progressive metal; black metal; atmospheric metal; post-rock; neofolk; ambient; folk; atmospheric black metal | 8.71 |
| 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 |