| 1921 |  | The Moon And The Nightspirit | ethereal; folk; neofolk | 7.97 |
| 1922 |  | Galadriel | | 7.97 |
| 1923 |  | Hegemon | black metal; death metal | 7.97 |
| 1924 |  | Dreamscape | progressive metal; metal | 7.97 |
| 1925 |  | Downstairs | | 7.97 |
| 1926 |  | Final Breath | death-thrash metal | 7.97 |
| 1927 |  | Masachist | death metal; brutal death metal; technical death metal | 7.97 |
| 1928 |  | La-ventura | | 7.97 |
| 1929 |  | Nocturnus | death metal; technical death metal; progressive death metal; old school death metal; metal; thrash metal; atmospheric death metal | 7.97 |
| 1930 |  | Joe Lynn Turner | hard rock | 7.97 |
| 1931 |  | The Order | | 7.97 |
| 1932 |  | Ivory tower | progressive metal; progressive power metal | 7.97 |
| 1933 |  | Non-divine | | 7.97 |
| 1934 |  | Obliteration | death metal; old school death metal; progressive death metal | 7.97 |
| 1935 |  | Forteresse | | 7.97 |
| 1936 |  | Sator Marte | black metal | 7.97 |
| 1937 |  | Skálmöld | viking metal; folk metal; melodic death metal | 7.97 |
| 1938 |  | Trillium | heavy metal; symphonic metal | 7.97 |
| 1939 | | Profetus | funeral doom; funeral doom metal | 7.97 |
| 1940 |  | Antediluvian | | 7.97 |
| 1941 |  | WAN | | 7.97 |
| 1942 |  | Fullforce | power metal; heavy metal; general heavy metal | 7.97 |
| 1943 |  | Faces Of Bayon | | 7.97 |
| 1944 |  | Astrophobos | | 7.97 |
| 1945 |  | Deafheaven | post-rock; atmospheric black metal; black metal; post-black metal; shoegaze | 7.97 |
| 1946 |  | Before Eden | | 7.97 |
| 1947 | | Funeral Circle | doom metal | 7.97 |
| 1948 |  | Gluecifer | alternative rock; rock; punk; punk rock; hard rock | 7.97 |
| 1949 |  | Angel Witch | heavy metal; nwobhm; hard rock | 7.97 |
| 1950 |  | Have Heart | hardcore; punk | 7.97 |
| 1951 |  | Hollow Haze | progressive metal | 7.97 |
| 1952 |  | Dreamshade | melodic death metal; metalcore | 7.97 |
| 1953 |  | War For War | black metal | 7.97 |
| 1954 |  | Whispered | death metal; melodic death metal; thrash metal; folk metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal | 7.97 |
| 1955 |  | Alexisonfire | post-hardcore; rock; hardcore; emo; emocore | 7.97 |
| 1956 |  | Iota | psychedelic; doom metal; stoner metal; sludge metal | 7.97 |
| 1957 |  | TME | | 7.97 |
| 1958 |  | Vorum | death metal | 7.97 |
| 1959 |  | National Suicide | thrash metal; thrash | 7.97 |
| 1960 |  | Terrorama | | 7.97 |
| 1961 |  | Nothing | shoegaze; post-rock; post-metal | 7.97 |
| 1962 |  | Sourvein | doom metal; sludge metal; sludge; doom; drone doom | 7.97 |
| 1963 | | Vasaeleth | metal; death metal; old school death metal | 7.97 |
| 1964 | | Briton Rites | doom metal; traditional doom metal | 7.97 |
| 1965 |  | Noneuclid | progressive metal; death metal; progressive death metal | 7.97 |
| 1966 |  | Flotsam & Jetsam | thrash metal | 7.97 |
| 1967 |  | Superchrist | heavy metal | 7.97 |
| 1968 |  | /speed\kill/hate\ | thrash metal; speed metal | 7.97 |
| 1969 |  | Desire | doom; doom metal; death doom metal; death doom; gothic metal; funeral doom; gothic doom metal; funeral doom metal | 7.97 |
| 1970 |  | Tyranny | funeral doom metal; doom metal | 7.97 |
| 1971 | | Self-Inflicted Violence | atmospheric black metal; depressive black metal | 7.97 |
| 1972 |  | Belenos | viking metal; pagan black metal; black metal; pagan metal; atmospheric black metal | 7.97 |
| 1973 |  | Guilt Machine | progressive rock; progressive metal | 7.97 |
| 1974 |  | All Out War | metalcore; hardcore | 7.97 |
| 1975 |  | 21 Lucifers | black metal | 7.97 |
| 1976 |  | A Perfect Murder | metal; metalcore; hardcore; thrash metal; groove metal | 7.97 |
| 1977 |  | Witchery | thrash metal; black metal; death metal; heavy metal; speed metal; black-thrash metal; blackened thrash metal; black thrash metal | 7.97 |
| 1978 |  | Nomans Land | viking metal; folk metal; pagan metal | 7.97 |
| 1979 |  | Mithotyn | viking metal; black metal; folk metal; melodic black metal; epic; black | 7.97 |
| 1980 |  | Diadem | | 7.97 |
| 1981 |  | Embryonic Devourment | technical death metal; death metal | 7.97 |
| 1982 |  | Estatic Fear | doom metal; gothic metal; symphonic metal; folk metal; metal; gothic; gothic doom metal | 7.97 |
| 1983 | | Filii Nigrantium Infernalium | hardcore; thrash metal; grindcore | 7.97 |
| 1984 |  | Blue Öyster Cult | hard rock; classic rock; heavy metal; rock; progressive rock | 7.97 |
| 1985 |  | Veil Of Maya | deathcore; progressive; progressive metal; progressive metalcore; djent; metalcore | 7.97 |
| 1986 |  | In extremo | folk metal; medieval; industrial metal; metal; folk; heavy metal | 7.97 |
| 1987 | | Frightmare | death-grind | 7.97 |
| 1988 |  | Korzus | thrash metal | 7.97 |
| 1989 |  | Thorns | black metal; industrial metal; industrial black metal; metal; experimental | 7.97 |
| 1990 |  | My Sleeping Karma | instrumental; stoner; psychedelic rock; post-rock; stoner rock; rock; psychedelic; space rock | 7.97 |
| 1991 |  | Nefastus Dies | | 7.97 |
| 1992 |  | Siddharta | metal; rock; alternative; alternative metal; alternative rock | 7.97 |
| 1993 |  | In Malice's Wake | | 7.97 |
| 1994 |  | Nashville pussy | rock; hard rock; rock n roll; southern rock; sleaze rock | 7.97 |
| 1995 |  | Cardamon | | 7.97 |
| 1996 |  | Riotgod | | 7.97 |
| 1997 |  | X-wild | power metal; heavy metal; metal | 7.97 |
| 1998 |  | Robin Beck | melodic rock; melodic metal; glam metal | 7.97 |
| 1999 |  | Transcending Bizarre? | avant-garde; symphonic metal; symphonic black metal; melodic black metal; black metal; avant-garde black metal; progressive black metal; post-black metal; avant-garde metal | 7.97 |
| 2000 |  | Frozen tears | | 7.97 |
| 2001 |  | Deivos | death metal; technical death metal; brutal death metal | 7.97 |
| 2002 |  | Aska | power metal; heavy metal | 7.97 |
| 2003 |  | Angelcorpse | death metal; black metal; blackened death metal; black death metal; metal; old school death metal; thrash metal; brutal death metal | 7.97 |
| 2004 |  | Angtoria | symphonic metal; gothic metal | 7.97 |
| 2005 |  | Behold... The Arctopus | progressive metal | 7.97 |
| 2006 |  | Seventh Void | | 7.97 |
| 2007 |  | Bitterness | | 7.97 |
| 2008 |  | Wastefall | progressive metal; progressive rock | 7.97 |
| 2009 |  | Torchbearer | blackened death metal; melodic death metal | 7.97 |
| 2010 |  | Taranis | | 7.97 |
| 2011 |  | Sybreed | industrial metal; melodic death metal; cyber metal; groove metal; metal; industrial death metal; modern metal | 7.97 |
| 2012 |  | Subscribe | | 7.97 |
| 2013 | | Vald | | 7.97 |
| 2014 |  | Damned Spirits' Dance | progressive metal; avant-garde metal; avant-garde black metal; metal; progressive black metal | 7.97 |
| 2015 |  | Dark Castle | progressive metal; sludge; doom metal; sludge metal; death doom metal | 7.97 |
| 2016 |  | Crucifyre | | 7.97 |
| 2017 |  | Constants | | 7.97 |
| 2018 | | Dark Millennium | death metal; death doom metal; metal | 7.97 |
| 2019 | | Fluisteraars | | 7.97 |
| 2020 | | Zaum | | 7.97 |
| 2021 | | The Gentle Storm | symphonic metal; metal; folk; progressive metal | 7.97 |
| 2022 | | Downfall Of Nur | | 7.97 |
| 2023 | | From The Vastland | black metal; metal | 7.97 |
| 2024 | | Lost Society | thrash metal | 7.97 |
| 2025 | | Call Of The Void | | 7.97 |
| 2026 | | Trees Of Eternity | doom metal; metal; atmospheric doom metal | 7.97 |
| 2027 | | Lychgate | | 7.97 |
| 2028 | | Tortorum | black metal | 7.97 |
| 2029 | | Edge Of Attack | | 7.96 |
| 2030 | | Erimha | | 7.96 |
| 2031 | | Thaw | | 7.96 |
| 2032 | | Raven Lord | power metal; general heavy metal | 7.96 |
| 2033 |  | Nocturnal Torment | | 7.96 |
| 2034 |  | Simulacrum | | 7.96 |
| 2035 |  | Wolfbrigade | metal; crust | 7.96 |
| 2036 |  | Zodiac | blues; hard rock; rock | 7.96 |
| 2037 |  | Pigs | | 7.96 |
| 2038 | | Them | heavy metal | 7.96 |
| 2039 | | Thoughts Factory | progressive rock; progressive metal | 7.96 |
| 2040 |  | Unitopia | symphonic prog; progressive rock | 7.96 |
| 2041 | | Wreck Of The Hesperus | doom | 7.96 |
| 2042 |  | Dark Haven | | 7.96 |
| 2043 |  | Walpurgisnacht | | 7.96 |
| 2044 |  | Demonizer | | 7.96 |
| 2045 |  | With Honor | melodic hardcore; hardcore; hardcore punk | 7.96 |
| 2046 |  | Impetigo | | 7.96 |
| 2047 |  | Aerosmith | blues rock; blues; rock; classic rock; hard rock | 7.96 |
| 2048 |  | The Awakening | | 7.96 |
| 2049 |  | Merauder | hardcore; metalcore | 7.96 |
| 2050 |  | Talisman | hard rock; rock | 7.96 |
| 2051 |  | Beatrik | black metal; depressive black metal; black doom metal; doom metal | 7.96 |
| 2052 |  | Dawn Of Relic | melodic death metal; black metal | 7.96 |
| 2053 |  | Better Left Unsaid | | 7.96 |
| 2054 |  | Devolved | death metal; technical death metal | 7.96 |
| 2055 |  | Age of Silence | progressive metal; metal; avant-garde metal; progressive; melodic metal | 7.96 |
| 2056 |  | Ixion | doom metal; funeral doom; funeral doom metal; melancholic; atmospheric; atmospheric doom metal | 7.96 |
| 2057 |  | Arryan Path | | 7.96 |
| 2058 |  | Satellite | progressive rock | 7.96 |
| 2059 |  | Red Tape | punk | 7.96 |
| 2060 |  | Regicide | | 7.96 |
| 2061 |  | Steven Wilson | progressive rock; psychedelic; art rock; experimental; rock; alternative; progressive | 7.96 |
| 2062 |  | Sebastian Bach | hard rock; heavy metal | 7.96 |
| 2063 |  | The Kovenant | black metal; melodic black metal; avant-garde metal; metal; industrial metal; cyber metal; industrial; progressive metal; industrial black metal; symphonic black metal | 7.96 |
| 2064 |  | Graveland | black metal; nsbm; pagan black metal; viking metal; symphonic metal; folk metal; pagan metal | 7.96 |
| 2065 |  | Greyline | | 7.96 |
| 2066 |  | Holy Grail | power metal; heavy metal | 7.96 |
| 2067 |  | Altered Aeon | | 7.96 |
| 2068 |  | Primus | alternative rock; alternative; rock; psychedelic; alternative metal; progressive rock | 7.96 |
| 2069 |  | The Devin Townsend Project | progressive metal; progressive rock; alternative metal; industrial metal | 7.96 |
| 2070 |  | To Separate The Flesh From The Bones | grindcore; grind | 7.96 |
| 2071 |  | Mantric | progressive metal; stoner metal | 7.96 |
| 2072 |  | Mr. Big | hard rock | 7.96 |
| 2073 |  | Lifeless | metal; death metal; old school death metal; thrash metal | 7.96 |
| 2074 |  | Ghoul | thrash metal; death metal; crossover; grindcore; punk; thrash; grind | 7.96 |
| 2075 | | Wormed | brutal death metal; death metal; technical death metal; brutal death; heavy | 7.96 |
| 2076 |  | Farflung | | 7.96 |
| 2077 |  | Sunstorm | | 7.96 |
| 2078 |  | Drowned | | 7.96 |
| 2079 |  | The 11th Hour | | 7.96 |
| 2080 |  | In Peccatum | | 7.96 |