| 6 |  | Immortal | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal; true black metal; metal; epic | 8.79 |
| 156 |  | Bloodbath | death metal; brutal death metal; metal; progressive death metal; old school death metal; deathgrind; blackened death metal; true norwegian black metal | 8.46 |
| 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 |
| 200 |  | Kampfar | black metal; folk metal; melodic black metal; pagan metal; true norwegian black metal; viking metal; pagan black metal; norwegian black metal; metal | 8.42 |
| 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 |
| 624 |  | Taake | black metal; melodic black metal; atmospheric black metal; norwegian black metal; metal; true norwegian black metal | 8.20 |
| 712 |  | Ulver | ambient; experimental; avant-garde; atmospheric; dark ambient; electronic; avantgarde; black metal; folk metal; atmospheric black metal; folk black metal; raw black metal; true norwegian black metal; norwegian black metal; avant-garde metal; folk; neofolk; rock; experimental rock; metal; instrumental | 8.18 |
| 820 |  | Tsjuder | black metal; true norwegian black metal; true black metal; norwegian black metal | 8.14 |
| 832 |  | Long Distance Calling | post-rock; instrumental; progressive rock; post rock; brutal death metal; true norwegian black metal; electronic; post-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 |