| 7 |  | Equilibrium | folk metal; viking metal; pagan metal; metal; symphonic metal; epic metal | 8.79 |
| 34 |  | Symphony X | progressive metal; power metal; symphonic metal; heavy metal; metal; progressive power metal; progressive rock; rock; progressive; symphonic; thrash metal; epic | 8.67 |
| 38 |  | Diablo Swing Orchestra | avant-garde metal; symphonic metal; avant-garde; progressive metal; experimental | 8.65 |
| 43 |  | After Forever | symphonic metal; gothic metal; power metal; melodic metal; metal; prog | 8.65 |
| 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 |
| 51 |  | Epica | symphonic metal; gothic metal; metal; power metal; progressive metal | 8.61 |
| 52 |  | Septicflesh | death metal; atmospheric death metal; dark metal; symphonic death metal; progressive death metal; symphonic metal; progressive metal; brutal technical death metal; epic; melodic death metal; doom metal | 8.61 |
| 63 |  | Blind Guardian | speed metal; power metal; heavy metal; thrash metal; metal; epic metal; symphonic power metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal | 8.59 |
| 66 |  | Summoning | epic black metal; atmospheric black metal; black metal; epic metal; epic; raw black metal; ambient; dark ambient; symphonic black metal; ambient black metal | 8.58 |