| 6 |  | Immortal | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal; true black metal; metal; epic | 8.79 |
| 186 |  | Mayhem | black metal; true norwegian black metal; metal; thrash metal; blackened thrash metal; norwegian black metal; true black metal; avant-garde black metal; experimental; avant-garde; raw black metal | 8.43 |
| 344 |  | 1349 | black metal; ambient; dark ambient; ambient black metal; avant-garde black metal; true black metal; true norwegian black metal; norwegian black metal; metal | 8.32 |
| 402 |  | Marduk | black metal; old school black metal; norwegian black metal; orthodox black metal; true black metal; metal; blackened death metal; death metal; melodic black metal | 8.29 |
| 506 |  | Dark Funeral | black metal; dark; true black metal; melodic black metal; metal; melodic death metal; orthodox black metal; pop | 8.24 |
| 537 |  | Negator | black metal; death metal; true black metal | 8.23 |
| 820 |  | Tsjuder | black metal; true norwegian black metal; true black metal; norwegian black metal | 8.14 |
| 845 |  | Gorgoroth | black metal; norwegian black metal; metal; true norwegian black metal; true black metal; melodic black metal; symphonic black metal; raw black metal | 8.13 |
| 910 |  | Carpathian Forest | black metal; true norwegian black metal; true black metal; melodic black metal; norwegian black metal; black n roll; instrumental; atmospheric black metal | 8.12 |
| 1014 |  | Darkthrone | black metal; black n roll; crust punk; punk; true norwegian black metal; metal; true black metal; norwegian black metal; crust; death metal; old school black metal; old school death metal; atmospheric death metal; raw black metal; speed metal; heavy metal; doom metal | 8.10 |