| 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 |
| 70 |  | The Ocean | progressive metal; sludge; experimental; post-metal; metal; post-hardcore; sludge metal | 8.57 |
| 151 |  | Yob | doom metal; stoner metal; stoner rock; psychedelic; sludge metal; doom; sludge; stoner doom | 8.47 |
| 158 |  | Ghost Brigade | progressive metal; melodic death metal; sludge metal; doom metal; progressive death metal | 8.46 |
| 177 |  | Kylesa | sludge; stoner metal; progressive metal; hardcore; metal; sludge metal | 8.44 |
| 211 |  | Minsk | post-metal; doom metal; sludge; metal; sludge metal | 8.40 |
| 260 |  | Tombs | sludge; metal; progressive metal; shoegaze; black metal; post-metal; sludge metal; post-black metal; industrial | 8.37 |
| 281 |  | Pelican | post-rock; metal; instrumental; post-metal; post rock; sludge; stoner rock; sludge metal; indie | 8.35 |
| 304 |  | Baroness | progressive metal; sludge; sludge metal; metal; southern metal; rock; psychedelic; stoner rock; progressive rock; hard rock | 8.34 |