| 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 |