| 4 |  | Nile | death metal; technical death metal; metal; brutal death metal | 8.83 |
| 26 |  | Suffocation | death metal; technical death metal; brutal death metal; metal; brutal technical death metal; death; old school death metal; thrash; technical brutal death metal | 8.69 |
| 30 |  | Augury | progressive death metal; death metal; technical death metal | 8.67 |
| 31 |  | Death | death metal; progressive death metal; technical death metal; progressive metal; old school death metal; metal; thrash metal; death | 8.67 |
| 40 |  | Immolation | death metal; technical death metal; metal; brutal death metal; brutal technical death metal; grindcore; old school death metal; thrash metal | 8.65 |
| 42 |  | Cephalic Carnage | technical death metal; death metal; grindcore; progressive; brutal death metal; jazz | 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 |
| 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 |
| 62 |  | Obscura | technical death metal; progressive death metal; death metal; progressive metal; progressive | 8.59 |
| 75 |  | Sentenced | gothic metal; metal; melodic death metal; heavy metal; gothic rock; melodic metal; death metal; doom metal; death-doom metal; technical death metal; old school death metal | 8.56 |