| 15 |  | Mercenary | power metal; melodic death metal; metal; progressive metal; heavy metal; heavy; death metal; speed metal; melodic metalcore | 8.73 |
| 36 |  | Kreator | thrash metal; thrash; metal; heavy metal; speed metal; teutonic thrash metal; black metal; gothic metal; melodic death metal; death metal | 8.66 |
| 45 |  | Ensiferum | folk metal; viking metal; melodic death metal; epic; metal; death metal; speed metal; pagan metal; symphonic metal | 8.65 |
| 50 |  | Evergrey | progressive metal; power metal; heavy metal; speed metal; metal; progressive rock; symphonic metal; death metal; progressive power metal | 8.62 |
| 60 |  | Exodus | thrash metal; speed metal; metal; groove metal; heavy metal; black metal | 8.59 |
| 63 |  | Blind Guardian | speed metal; power metal; heavy metal; thrash metal; metal; epic metal; symphonic power metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal | 8.59 |
| 65 |  | Accept | heavy metal; power metal; hard rock; speed metal; metal; thrash metal; general heavy metal; trash metal; rock | 8.58 |
| 99 |  | Heathen | thrash metal; speed metal; thrash; metal; heavy metal; progressive metal | 8.53 |
| 110 |  | Vektor | thrash metal; technical thrash metal; progressive metal; speed metal; progressive thrash metal; metal | 8.51 |
| 121 |  | Metal Church | heavy metal; thrash metal; metal; power metal; speed metal; power thrash metal | 8.49 |