| 1 |  | Opeth | progressive death metal; progressive metal; metal; death metal; progressive rock; doom metal; melodic death metal; progressive; heavy metal | 8.92 |
| 2 |  | Carcass | death metal; grindcore; goregrind; deathgrind; progressive death metal; melodic death metal; metal; death n roll; death; thrash metal; extreme metal | 8.84 |
| 3 |  | Moonsorrow | black metal; viking metal; folk metal; pagan metal; metal; pagan black metal | 8.83 |
| 4 |  | Nile | death metal; technical death metal; metal; brutal death metal | 8.83 |
| 5 |  | Neurosis | post-metal; sludge; doom metal; metal; hardcore; experimental; progressive metal; atmospheric; sludge metal | 8.82 |
| 6 |  | Immortal | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal; true black metal; metal; epic | 8.79 |
| 7 |  | Equilibrium | folk metal; viking metal; pagan metal; metal; symphonic metal; epic metal | 8.79 |
| 8 |  | Mastodon | progressive metal; sludge metal; metal; heavy metal; sludge; hardcore; stoner metal; rock; stoner rock | 8.77 |
| 9 |  | Primordial | black metal; folk metal; pagan metal; doom metal; celtic metal; folk black metal; progressive | 8.77 |
| 10 |  | Nasum | grindcore; grind; death metal; metal | 8.76 |
| 11 |  | The Ruins Of Beverast | atmospheric black metal; doom; black metal; avant-garde black metal; metal; dark ambient; experimental; raw black metal | 8.76 |
| 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 |
| 14 |  | Pig Destroyer | grindcore; metal; deathgrind; death metal; grind | 8.73 |
| 15 |  | Mercenary | power metal; melodic death metal; metal; progressive metal; heavy metal; heavy; death metal; speed metal; melodic metalcore | 8.73 |
| 16 |  | Burst | progressive metal; hardcore; post-metal; metal; rock; punk | 8.72 |
| 17 |  | Threshold | progressive metal; metal; piano; progressive; progressive rock; rock; prog metal; heavy metal | 8.72 |
| 18 |  | Dark Tranquillity | melodic death metal; metal; gothenburg metal; death metal; progressive metal; instrumental; heavy metal; epic | 8.72 |
| 19 |  | High On Fire | stoner metal; metal; heavy metal; stoner; sludge; doom metal | 8.72 |
| 20 |  | Agalloch | doom metal; folk metal; progressive metal; black metal; atmospheric metal; post-rock; neofolk; ambient; folk; atmospheric black metal | 8.71 |
| 21 |  | Solstafir | viking metal; post-black metal; post rock; progressive metal; avantgarde; post-metal; sludge; metal; progressive death metal; hardcore; black metal; post-rock | 8.70 |
| 22 |  | Green Carnation | doom metal; progressive metal; doom; metal; progressive rock; progressive; melancholic; rock | 8.70 |
| 23 |  | Orphaned Land | progressive metal; folk metal; death metal; doom metal | 8.70 |
| 24 |  | Hell | heavy metal; nwobhm; doom; sludge; drone; metal | 8.70 |
| 25 |  | Edge of Sanity | progressive death metal; melodic death metal; death metal; progressive metal; classic; metal; progressive | 8.69 |
| 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 |
| 27 |  | Draconian | doom metal; gothic doom metal; gothic metal; death doom metal; melancholic | 8.69 |
| 28 |  | Akercocke | death metal; black metal; blackened death metal; metal; progressive metal; experimental; death; progressive death metal; progressive black metal | 8.68 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 32 |  | Swallow The Sun | doom metal; death doom metal; death metal; metal; doom; death-doom metal; atmospheric metal; melodic death metal; dark | 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 |
| 36 |  | Kreator | thrash metal; thrash; metal; heavy metal; speed metal; teutonic thrash metal; black metal; gothic metal; melodic death metal; death metal | 8.66 |
| 37 |  | While Heaven Wept | doom metal; heavy metal; epic; epic doom metal; epic metal; power metal; progressive rock; progressive metal | 8.66 |
| 38 |  | Diablo Swing Orchestra | avant-garde metal; symphonic metal; avant-garde; progressive metal; experimental | 8.65 |
| 39 |  | Anaal Nathrakh | black metal; grindcore; metal; industrial black metal; grind; blackened death metal; cybergrind; experimental; atmospheric; death metal; industrial; industrial metal | 8.65 |
| 40 |  | Immolation | death metal; technical death metal; metal; brutal death metal; brutal technical death metal; grindcore; old school death metal; thrash metal | 8.65 |
| 41 |  | Ihsahn | progressive metal; black metal; avant-garde metal; progressive black metal; industrial; avant-garde; experimental rock; post-black metal; metal | 8.65 |
| 42 |  | Cephalic Carnage | technical death metal; death metal; grindcore; progressive; brutal death metal; jazz | 8.65 |
| 43 |  | After Forever | symphonic metal; gothic metal; power metal; melodic metal; metal; prog | 8.65 |
| 44 |  | Lost horizon | power metal; metal; progressive metal; heavy metal; melodic metal | 8.65 |
| 45 |  | Ensiferum | folk metal; viking metal; melodic death metal; epic; metal; death metal; speed metal; pagan metal; symphonic metal | 8.65 |
| 46 |  | Pharaoh | metal; progressive metal; heavy metal; prog metal; true metal; power metal | 8.64 |
| 47 |  | Riverside | progressive rock; progressive metal; rock; progressive; metal; alternative rock | 8.64 |
| 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 |
| 49 |  | Into Eternity | progressive metal; melodic death metal; progressive death metal; death metal; metal; progressive | 8.62 |
| 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 |
| 53 |  | Candlemass | doom metal; metal; heavy metal; doom; traditional doom metal; epic; epic doom metal; rock | 8.61 |
| 54 |  | Ufomammut | doom metal; psychedelic; drone doom; drone metal; stoner doom; stoner rock; sludge; metal; doom; traditional doom metal; stoner metal | 8.61 |
| 55 |  | Antimatter | melancholic; ambient; darkwave; progressive rock; dark ambient; alternative rock; doom metal; rock; alternative; gothic rock | 8.60 |
| 56 |  | The Devil's Blood | rock; psychedelic rock; hard rock | 8.60 |
| 57 |  | Grand Magus | heavy metal; doom metal; hard rock; stoner rock; viking metal; true metal; stoner; metal; doom; stoner metal | 8.60 |
| 58 |  | Borknagar | viking metal; black metal; folk metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; metal; neofolk | 8.59 |
| 59 |  | Seventh Wonder | progressive metal | 8.59 |
| 60 |  | Exodus | thrash metal; speed metal; metal; groove metal; heavy metal; black metal | 8.59 |
| 61 |  | Amon Amarth | melodic death metal; death metal; viking metal; metal | 8.59 |
| 62 |  | Obscura | technical death metal; progressive death metal; death metal; progressive metal; progressive | 8.59 |
| 63 |  | Blind Guardian | speed metal; power metal; heavy metal; thrash metal; metal; epic metal; symphonic power metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal | 8.59 |
| 64 |  | Shadow gallery | progressive metal; progressive rock; rock; metal; progressive; heavy metal; prog | 8.59 |
| 65 |  | Accept | heavy metal; power metal; hard rock; speed metal; metal; thrash metal; general heavy metal; trash metal; rock | 8.58 |
| 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 |
| 67 |  | Demons & wizards | power metal; metal; heavy metal; melodic metal; fantasy metal | 8.58 |
| 68 |  | Suidakra | death metal; folk metal; melodic death metal; progressive death metal; viking metal; black metal; power metal; celtic metal | 8.57 |
| 69 |  | Isole | doom metal; epic doom metal | 8.57 |
| 70 |  | The Ocean | progressive metal; sludge; experimental; post-metal; metal; post-hardcore; sludge metal | 8.57 |
| 71 |  | Legion Of The Damned | thrash metal; metal; death metal; deathrash; death-thrash metal | 8.57 |
| 72 |  | Cult Of Luna | sludge; post-metal; doom metal; progressive metal; metal; post-rock; doom | 8.57 |
| 73 |  | God dethroned | death metal; black metal; blackened death metal; melodic death metal; metal; war metal; old school death metal; progressive death metal | 8.57 |
| 74 |  | Atlantean Kodex | heavy metal; epic metal | 8.57 |
| 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 |
| 76 |  | Hanker | | 8.56 |
| 77 |  | Virgin Black | funeral doom metal; doom metal; symphonic metal; gothic rock; death doom metal; gothic metal; gothic; gothic doom metal; metal | 8.56 |
| 78 |  | Deadsoul Tribe | progressive metal; progressive rock; metal; industrial; atmospheric; progressive | 8.56 |
| 79 |  | Be'lakor | melodic death metal; progressive death metal; metal; progressive metal; death metal; heavy metal; rock | 8.55 |
| 80 |  | Sacrifice | thrash metal; metal | 8.55 |
| 81 |  | Insomnium | melodic death metal; progressive metal; death metal; metal; doom metal; heavy metal; epic; progressive | 8.55 |
| 82 |  | Behemoth | death metal; blackened death metal; black metal; metal; brutal death metal; pagan black metal; progressive metal | 8.55 |
| 83 |  | Therion | death metal; symphonic metal; old school death metal; progressive metal; gothic metal; metal; heavy metal; melodic metal; thrash metal; power metal | 8.55 |
| 84 |  | Demonoid | death metal; metal; black metal; thrash metal | 8.54 |
| 85 |  | Sigh | black metal; melodic black metal; old school black metal; avant-garde metal; symphonic metal; symphonic black metal; psychedelic; metal; avant-garde black metal; progressive metal; doom metal; death metal; progressive black metal | 8.54 |
| 86 |  | Enslaved | progressive black metal; black metal; progressive metal; viking metal; melodic black metal; metal; folk metal; technical; norwegian black metal; atmospheric black metal | 8.54 |
| 87 |  | Strapping Young Lad | progressive metal; industrial metal; metal; thrash metal; death metal | 8.54 |
| 88 |  | Amorphis | progressive metal; metal; death metal; melodic death metal; doom metal; melodic metal; heavy metal; old school death metal; death doom metal; symphonic metal; progressive death metal; folk metal | 8.54 |
| 89 |  | Anubis Gate | progressive metal; power metal; progressive power metal | 8.54 |
| 90 |  | Cirith Ungol | heavy metal; epic metal; doom metal; metal; classic; epic; power metal | 8.54 |
| 91 |  | Vader | death metal; thrash metal; brutal death metal; metal; black metal; brutal death; atmospheric death metal; thrash; heavy; heavy metal | 8.54 |
| 92 |  | Pallbearer | doom metal | 8.54 |
| 93 |  | Porcupine Tree | progressive rock; rock; progressive metal; progressive; psychedelic rock; psychedelic; space rock; art rock; experimental | 8.53 |
| 94 |  | Pagan Altar | heavy metal; doom metal; nwobhm; traditional doom metal; psychedelic | 8.53 |
| 95 |  | Funeral Mist | black metal; orthodox black metal; religious black metal | 8.53 |
| 96 |  | Forsaken | | 8.53 |
| 97 |  | Fen | black metal; atmospheric black metal; post-rock; post rock; atmospheric; progressive rock; alternative rock; post-black metal; progressive black metal; epic | 8.53 |
| 98 |  | Ahab | funeral doom metal; funeral doom; doom metal; post-metal; death metal; metal; doom | 8.53 |
| 99 |  | Heathen | thrash metal; speed metal; thrash; metal; heavy metal; progressive metal | 8.53 |
| 100 |  | Reverend Bizarre | doom metal; traditional doom metal | 8.52 |
| 101 |  | Watain | black metal; melodic black metal; religious black metal; orthodox black metal; raw black metal | 8.52 |
| 102 |  | Leprous | progressive; progressive rock; progressive metal; avant-garde; metal | 8.52 |
| 103 |  | Falkenbach | viking metal; folk metal; black metal; metal; pagan metal; epic black metal; folk; pagan black metal; atmospheric black metal | 8.52 |
| 104 |  | Callisto | sludge; post-metal; post-rock; doom metal; progressive metal; progressive rock | 8.52 |
| 105 |  | Ironsword | epic metal; heavy metal | 8.52 |
| 106 |  | Rhapsody | power metal; symphonic metal; epic metal; metal; symphonic power metal; fantasy metal; heavy metal; epic | 8.52 |
| 107 |  | Slough feg | heavy metal; power metal; hard rock; stoner rock; stoner metal | 8.51 |
| 108 |  | Doomsword | doom metal; epic metal; power metal cool; power metal; heavy metal; epic; traditional doom metal; epic doom metal; viking metal; doom; pagan metal | 8.51 |
| 109 |  | Tenhi | piano; folk; progressive rock; neofolk; melancholic; ambient | 8.51 |
| 110 |  | Vektor | thrash metal; technical thrash metal; progressive metal; speed metal; progressive thrash metal; metal | 8.51 |
| 111 |  | Absu | black metal; blackened thrash metal; thrash metal; metal; black thrash metal; thrash; death metal | 8.51 |
| 112 |  | Wolves In The Throne Room | black metal; atmospheric black metal; ambient black metal; progressive black metal; ambient; dark ambient; post-black metal | 8.51 |
| 113 |  | Protest The Hero | progressive metal; progressive metalcore; metalcore; mathcore; hardcore; metal; progressive; experimental | 8.50 |
| 114 |  | Place Of Skulls | metal; heavy; doom; heavy metal; doom metal | 8.50 |
| 115 |  | Ancient Rites | old school black metal; viking metal; black metal; death metal; melodic death metal; melodic black metal; heavy metal; epic metal; melodic | 8.50 |
| 116 |  | Benighted | brutal death metal; progressive; progressive metal; grindcore; death metal; death; technical death metal; brutal death; black metal; black; metal; brutal technical death metal; deathgrind; deathcore | 8.50 |
| 117 |  | Arch enemy | melodic death metal; death metal; metal; thrash metal; heavy metal; power metal; metalcore | 8.50 |
| 118 |  | In Mourning | melodic death metal; progressive death metal; progressive metal; heavy metal; doom metal; post-rock; post-metal; death doom metal; epic doom metal | 8.50 |
| 119 |  | Winds | progressive metal; symphonic metal; avant-garde metal; neo-classical metal | 8.50 |
| 120 |  | Usurper | black-thrash metal; thrash metal; death metal; black metal | 8.50 |