| 226 |  | Ram-Zet | black metal; progressive metal; gothic metal; progressive black metal; progressive; avant-garde metal | 8.40 |
| 234 |  | Negură Bunget | black metal; folk metal; atmospheric black metal; progressive black metal; pagan black metal; progressive metal; atmospheric; metal; pagan metal; melodic black metal | 8.39 |
| 305 |  | Shining | black metal; dark metal; depressive black metal; progressive black metal; suicidal black metal; progressive metal; experimental; jazz metal; avant-garde metal; melodic death metal; gothic metal; gothic; avant-garde; metal | 8.34 |
| 349 |  | In Vain | progressive death metal; progressive metal; progressive; death metal; progressive black metal; death; melodic death metal; heavy metal; black metal | 8.32 |
| 352 |  | Nagelfar | black metal; progressive black metal; pagan black metal; classic; atmospheric black metal | 8.32 |
| 355 |  | Emperor | black metal; symphonic black metal; melodic black metal; norwegian black metal; metal; progressive black metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal; avantgarde; atmospheric black metal | 8.32 |
| 431 |  | Emancer | black metal; progressive metal; progressive black metal; avant-garde black metal | 8.28 |
| 435 |  | Solefald | avant-garde metal; black metal; progressive metal; symphonic black metal; avantgarde; post-black metal; progressive black metal; avant-garde black metal; metal; electronic; experimental | 8.27 |
| 470 |  | Vintersorg | progressive metal; folk metal; viking metal; progressive black metal; heavy metal; black metal; progressive death metal; avant-garde metal; folk rock | 8.26 |
| 481 |  | Dordeduh | atmospheric black metal; progressive black metal; metal; folk black metal | 8.25 |
| 613 |  | Klabautamann | black metal; progressive black metal; experimental; avant-garde | 8.20 |
| 690 |  | The Meads Of Asphodel | black metal; viking metal; metal; progressive metal; experimental; progressive black metal; death metal; avant-garde black metal; thrash metal | 8.18 |