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130United States
97.533Evoken
96.6159Death
96.529Acid Bath
96.134Morbid Saint
95.960Type O Negative
95.693Immolation
95.652Riot V
95.570Alice in Chains
95.535Neurosis
95.335Crowbar
95.3108Suffocation
95.283Symphony X
95.140Saint Vitus
95.031Kyuss
95.052Vektor
95.057W.A.S.P.
94.735Panopticon
94.651Atheist
94.622Watchtower
94.647Possessed
94.360Incantation
94.345Isis
94.271Dying Fetus
94.221Yob
94.133The Lord Weird Slough Feg
94.157Leviathan
94.1105Agalloch
94.147Rainbow
94.127Solitude Aeturnus
94.140Manilla Road
94.054Fates Warning
94.022Ceremonial Castings
94.0174Cannibal Corpse
94.052Demolition Hammer
94.039Helstar
94.052Metal Church
94.082Autopsy
93.947Heathen
93.968Wolves in the Throne Room
93.840Vio-lence
93.729Misery Index
93.734Deeds of Flesh
93.620Malignancy
93.637Pentagram
93.520Daylight Dies
93.561Dark Angel
93.498Nile
93.359Pig Destroyer
93.365The Black Dahlia Murder
93.340Forbidden
93.339Jag Panzer
93.325Toxik
93.320Nails
93.251Arsis
93.2115Overkill
93.1134Deicide
93.032Deceased
93.049Savatage
93.020Theocracy
92.920Bell Witch
92.9174Dream Theater
92.884Nevermore
92.840High on Fire
92.890Cattle Decapitation
92.730Soundgarden
92.7143Morbid Angel
92.661Cynic
92.637Judas Iscariot
92.536Melvins
92.525Impetigo
92.553Origin
92.420Horrendous
92.4218Slayer
92.422Crimson Glory
92.433Exhumed
92.425Mr. Bungle
92.343Absu
92.336Sleep
92.322Obsequiae
92.347Flotsam and Jetsam
92.250Blood Incantation
92.226Visigoth
92.131Baroness
92.093Mastodon
92.038Nocturnus
92.056Dio
91.973Kamelot
91.934Gwar
91.947Virgin Steele
91.825Exhorder
91.729Pallbearer
91.7126Exodus
91.733Corrosion of Conformity
91.757Devourment
91.7247Megadeth
91.723Power Trip
91.640Earth
91.629Skid Row
91.680Xasthur
91.644The Faceless
91.526Monstrosity
91.521Midnight
91.429Krallice
91.4104Anthrax
91.423Whiplash
91.335Novembers Doom
91.3141Iced Earth
91.222Terrorizer
91.284Obituary
91.255Malevolent Creation
91.159Warbringer
91.026The Red Chord
91.030Macabre
90.929Armored Saint
90.933Sadus
90.835Cirith Ungol
90.822Khanate
90.823Nunslaughter
90.761Death Angel
90.7130Testament
90.623Velvet Cacoon
90.633Faith No More
90.654Sunn O)))
90.521Thou
90.531All Shall Perish
90.534Down
90.423Warlord
90.338Decrepit Birth
90.1126Pantera
90.121Pharaoh
45Sweden
96.2113Bathory
95.294Candlemass
95.1122Katatonia
94.935Cult of Luna
94.1125Marduk
94.162Entombed
94.1206Opeth
94.027Vintersorg
93.829Spawn of Possession
93.627Lost Horizon
93.563Hypocrisy
93.522Sacramentum
93.432The Crown
93.025Anata
93.054Dismember
93.041Necrophobic
92.746Falconer
92.779Dissection
92.645Shining
92.323Persuader
92.287At the Gates
92.233Draconian
92.124Tribulation
92.062Bloodbath
92.0124Amon Amarth
91.8103Dark Tranquillity
91.862Therion
91.855Dark Funeral
91.751Pain of Salvation
91.524Funeral Mist
91.4113Meshuggah
91.430Arckanum
91.345Enforcer
91.223Dragonland
91.121In Mourning
91.045Edge of Sanity
91.022Svartsyn
90.839Tiamat
90.622Lord Belial
90.544Evergrey
90.421Grand Magus
90.445Watain
90.423Vomitory
90.320October Tide
90.131Naglfar
41United Kingdom
96.230Esoteric
95.634Satan
95.488Bolt Thrower
95.2192Black Sabbath
95.021Pagan Altar
94.8291Iron Maiden
94.344Akercocke
94.020An Axis of Perdition
93.937Bal-Sagoth
93.889Motörhead
93.899My Dying Bride
93.8107Carcass
93.6208Judas Priest
93.687Anaal Nathrakh
93.574Electric Wizard
93.250Cathedral
93.065Deep Purple
92.877Paradise Lost
92.750Bruce Dickinson
92.621Dragged into Sunlight
92.238Godflesh
92.2138Napalm Death
92.220Amebix
92.020Hell
91.921Orange Goblin
91.920Hellripper
91.925Witchfinder General
91.8123Cradle of Filth
91.721Sabbat
91.631Angel Witch
91.435Skyclad
91.421Mithras
91.366Anathema
91.262Saxon
91.222Discharge
90.724Gloryhammer
90.786Venom
90.151Alestorm
90.137Evile
90.159Onslaught
90.023Fen
33Germany
95.441Ahab
95.4154Blind Guardian
94.429The Ruins of Beverast
94.133Defeated Sanity
94.0160Kreator
93.834Equilibrium
93.723Lunar Aurora
93.640Falkenbach
93.6124Sodom
93.5135Helloween
93.421The Ocean Collective
93.451Obscura
92.922Angel Dust
92.721Desaster
92.666Gamma Ray
92.547Necrophagist
92.228Bethlehem
92.224Disillusion
92.222Stormwarrior
92.245Tankard
92.134Protector
92.024Haggard
91.973Accept
91.459Rage
91.359Scorpions
90.960Grave Digger
90.924Empyrium
90.877Destruction
90.720Katharsis
90.623Orden Ogan
90.620Paradox
90.564Running Wild
90.337Iron Savior
26Norway
95.494Emperor
94.8115Enslaved
94.889Ulver
94.528Mortiis
94.349Arcturus
94.3201Darkthrone
94.1130Immortal
93.323Vreid
93.357Borknagar
93.254Taake
93.130Windir
93.144Ihsahn
93.027Kampfar
92.7144Burzum
92.7104Gorgoroth
92.629Limbonic Art
92.426Theatre of Tragedy
92.224Dødheimsgard
91.7168Mayhem
91.524Solefald
91.338Old Man's Child
91.223Tsjuder
90.840Tristania
90.822Urgehal
90.724Extol
90.223Antestor
23Finland
96.037Demilich
95.963Moonsorrow
95.057Insomnium
94.498Amorphis
94.244Kalmah
93.620Skepticism
93.361Swallow the Sun
92.820Oranssi Pazuzu
92.426Sargeist
92.451Finntroll
92.441Impaled Nazarene
92.131Reverend Bizarre
91.623Hooded Menace
91.070Stratovarius
90.9115Children of Bodom
90.7141Nightwish
90.731Behexen
90.621Mors Principium Est
90.671Ensiferum
90.623Shape of Despair
90.662Sentenced
90.620Rotten Sound
90.385Wintersun
11Canada
95.188Rush
94.675Voivod
94.567Gorguts
94.336Devin Townsend
93.042Razor
92.920Blasphemy
92.0117Cryptopsy
91.224Sacrifice
91.245Woods of Ypres
90.953Strapping Young Lad
90.029Archspire
9Netherlands
94.052Ayreon
93.444Carach Angren
93.332The Gathering
91.351Epica
91.320Thanatos
90.950Asphyx
90.729God Dethroned
90.621Gorefest
90.425After Forever
8Poland
94.296Vader
93.761Graveland
93.437Mgła
92.1165Behemoth
91.621Cultes des Ghoules
91.365Decapitated
91.320Furia
91.124Батюшка
7France
94.081Deathspell Omega
93.872Blut aus Nord
92.563Alcest
91.737Peste Noire
90.934Mütiilation
90.722Benighted
90.727Adagio
7Japan
96.125Intestine Baalism
94.671Sigh
94.240Boris
93.829Galneryus
93.329Sabbat
93.231X Japan
91.829Loudness
6Australia
95.532Ne Obliviscaris
94.026Disembowelment
93.144Deströyer 666
91.922Virgin Black
90.938Psycroptic
90.551Portal
6Brazil
95.061Angra
94.032Sarcófago
92.2144Sepultura
92.120Hibria
91.549Krisiun
90.720Torture Squad
6Denmark
95.758Mercyful Fate
95.778King Diamond
93.545Artillery
93.148Týr
92.126Mercenary
91.922Nortt
6Switzerland
95.240Paysage d'Hiver
93.744Coroner
93.541Samael
93.226Triptykon
92.224Darkspace
91.123Bølzer
5Greece
94.272Rotting Christ
93.847Septicflesh
93.322Dead Congregation
92.630Varathron
91.623Spectral Lore
3Austria
93.987Summoning
92.351Abigor
92.353Belphegor
3Italy
92.023Hour of Penance
90.825Novembre
90.428Forgotten Tomb
3Ukraine
94.066Nokturnal Mortum
92.4101Drudkh
91.736Hate Forest
2Czechia
95.826Lykathea Aflame
92.320Root
2International
92.034Melechesh
90.924Heaven & Hell
2Ireland
94.859Primordial
92.722Mourning Beloveth
2Spain
92.433Teitanblood
91.832Wormed
1Andorra
92.723Persefone
1Colombia
94.644Inquisition
1Israel
94.530Orphaned Land
1Mexico
94.032The Chasm
1New Zealand
94.544Ulcerate
1Portugal
92.862Moonspell
1Romania
92.931Negură Bunget
1Russia
90.721Аркона
1Singapore
92.721Wormrot
1Taiwan
92.220閃靈
The first number in each entry is a bias score, derived from the assigned ratings on a curve desgined to reward both individual reviewer enthusiasm and collective critical attention. For releases, each rating counts; for bands, release ratings are aggregated by reviewer first. The second number is the number of reviewers who rated that band or release. A release needs at least 4 ratings to qualify; a band needs ratings from at least 20 different reviewers.
Data from Encyclopaedia Metallum · Analysis by glenn mcdonald · Updated 12 May 2025