| 2 |  | Carcass | death metal; grindcore; goregrind; deathgrind; progressive death metal; melodic death metal; metal; death n roll; death; thrash metal; extreme metal | 8.84 |
| 6 |  | Immortal | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal; true black metal; metal; epic | 8.79 |
| 12 |  | Nevermore | progressive metal; metal; thrash metal; progressive thrash metal; heavy metal; power metal | 8.73 |
| 13 |  | The Chasm | death metal; thrash metal; progressive death metal | 8.73 |
| 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 |
| 29 |  | Triptykon | doom metal; dark metal; thrash metal; metal; black metal; death metal; gothic metal; avant-garde metal; atmospheric doom metal; avant-garde | 8.68 |
| 31 |  | Death | death metal; progressive death metal; technical death metal; progressive metal; old school death metal; metal; thrash metal; death | 8.67 |
| 33 |  | Darkane | metal; melodic death metal; death metal; thrash metal; technical; heavy metal | 8.67 |
| 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 |
| 35 |  | Bathory | black metal; old school black metal; viking metal; folk metal; epic metal; progressive metal; thrash metal; metal; blackened thrash metal; death metal | 8.66 |