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130United States
97.5	33	Evoken
96.6	159	Death
96.5	29	Acid Bath
96.1	34	Morbid Saint
95.9	60	Type O Negative
95.6	93	Immolation
95.6	52	Riot V
95.5	70	Alice in Chains
95.5	35	Neurosis
95.3	35	Crowbar
95.3	108	Suffocation
95.2	83	Symphony X
95.1	40	Saint Vitus
95.0	31	Kyuss
95.0	52	Vektor
95.0	57	W.A.S.P.
94.7	35	Panopticon
94.6	51	Atheist
94.6	22	Watchtower
94.6	47	Possessed
94.3	60	Incantation
94.3	45	Isis
94.2	71	Dying Fetus
94.2	21	Yob
94.1	33	The Lord Weird Slough Feg
94.1	57	Leviathan
94.1	105	Agalloch
94.1	47	Rainbow
94.1	27	Solitude Aeturnus
94.1	40	Manilla Road
94.0	54	Fates Warning
94.0	22	Ceremonial Castings
94.0	174	Cannibal Corpse
94.0	52	Demolition Hammer
94.0	39	Helstar
94.0	52	Metal Church
94.0	82	Autopsy
93.9	47	Heathen
93.9	68	Wolves in the Throne Room
93.8	40	Vio-lence
93.7	29	Misery Index
93.7	34	Deeds of Flesh
93.6	20	Malignancy
93.6	37	Pentagram
93.5	20	Daylight Dies
93.5	61	Dark Angel
93.4	98	Nile
93.3	59	Pig Destroyer
93.3	65	The Black Dahlia Murder
93.3	40	Forbidden
93.3	39	Jag Panzer
93.3	25	Toxik
93.3	20	Nails
93.2	51	Arsis
93.2	115	Overkill
93.1	134	Deicide
93.0	32	Deceased
93.0	49	Savatage
93.0	20	Theocracy
92.9	20	Bell Witch
92.9	174	Dream Theater
92.8	84	Nevermore
92.8	40	High on Fire
92.8	90	Cattle Decapitation
92.7	30	Soundgarden
92.7	143	Morbid Angel
92.6	61	Cynic
92.6	37	Judas Iscariot
92.5	36	Melvins
92.5	25	Impetigo
92.5	53	Origin
92.4	20	Horrendous
92.4	218	Slayer
92.4	22	Crimson Glory
92.4	33	Exhumed
92.4	25	Mr. Bungle
92.3	43	Absu
92.3	36	Sleep
92.3	22	Obsequiae
92.3	47	Flotsam and Jetsam
92.2	50	Blood Incantation
92.2	26	Visigoth
92.1	31	Baroness
92.0	93	Mastodon
92.0	38	Nocturnus
92.0	56	Dio
91.9	73	Kamelot
91.9	34	Gwar
91.9	47	Virgin Steele
91.8	25	Exhorder
91.7	29	Pallbearer
91.7	126	Exodus
91.7	33	Corrosion of Conformity
91.7	57	Devourment
91.7	247	Megadeth
91.7	23	Power Trip
91.6	40	Earth
91.6	29	Skid Row
91.6	80	Xasthur
91.6	44	The Faceless
91.5	26	Monstrosity
91.5	21	Midnight
91.4	29	Krallice
91.4	104	Anthrax
91.4	23	Whiplash
91.3	35	Novembers Doom
91.3	141	Iced Earth
91.2	22	Terrorizer
91.2	84	Obituary
91.2	55	Malevolent Creation
91.1	59	Warbringer
91.0	26	The Red Chord
91.0	30	Macabre
90.9	29	Armored Saint
90.9	33	Sadus
90.8	35	Cirith Ungol
90.8	22	Khanate
90.8	23	Nunslaughter
90.7	61	Death Angel
90.7	130	Testament
90.6	23	Velvet Cacoon
90.6	33	Faith No More
90.6	54	Sunn O)))
90.5	21	Thou
90.5	31	All Shall Perish
90.5	34	Down
90.4	23	Warlord
90.3	38	Decrepit Birth
90.1	126	Pantera
90.1	21	Pharaoh
45Sweden
96.2	113	Bathory
95.2	94	Candlemass
95.1	122	Katatonia
94.9	35	Cult of Luna
94.1	125	Marduk
94.1	62	Entombed
94.1	206	Opeth
94.0	27	Vintersorg
93.8	29	Spawn of Possession
93.6	27	Lost Horizon
93.5	63	Hypocrisy
93.5	22	Sacramentum
93.4	32	The Crown
93.0	25	Anata
93.0	54	Dismember
93.0	41	Necrophobic
92.7	46	Falconer
92.7	79	Dissection
92.6	45	Shining
92.3	23	Persuader
92.2	87	At the Gates
92.2	33	Draconian
92.1	24	Tribulation
92.0	62	Bloodbath
92.0	124	Amon Amarth
91.8	103	Dark Tranquillity
91.8	62	Therion
91.8	55	Dark Funeral
91.7	51	Pain of Salvation
91.5	24	Funeral Mist
91.4	113	Meshuggah
91.4	30	Arckanum
91.3	45	Enforcer
91.2	23	Dragonland
91.1	21	In Mourning
91.0	45	Edge of Sanity
91.0	22	Svartsyn
90.8	39	Tiamat
90.6	22	Lord Belial
90.5	44	Evergrey
90.4	21	Grand Magus
90.4	45	Watain
90.4	23	Vomitory
90.3	20	October Tide
90.1	31	Naglfar
41United Kingdom
96.2	30	Esoteric
95.6	34	Satan
95.4	88	Bolt Thrower
95.2	192	Black Sabbath
95.0	21	Pagan Altar
94.8	291	Iron Maiden
94.3	44	Akercocke
94.0	20	An Axis of Perdition
93.9	37	Bal-Sagoth
93.8	89	Motörhead
93.8	99	My Dying Bride
93.8	107	Carcass
93.6	208	Judas Priest
93.6	87	Anaal Nathrakh
93.5	74	Electric Wizard
93.2	50	Cathedral
93.0	65	Deep Purple
92.8	77	Paradise Lost
92.7	50	Bruce Dickinson
92.6	21	Dragged into Sunlight
92.2	38	Godflesh
92.2	138	Napalm Death
92.2	20	Amebix
92.0	20	Hell
91.9	21	Orange Goblin
91.9	20	Hellripper
91.9	25	Witchfinder General
91.8	123	Cradle of Filth
91.7	21	Sabbat
91.6	31	Angel Witch
91.4	35	Skyclad
91.4	21	Mithras
91.3	66	Anathema
91.2	62	Saxon
91.2	22	Discharge
90.7	24	Gloryhammer
90.7	86	Venom
90.1	51	Alestorm
90.1	37	Evile
90.1	59	Onslaught
90.0	23	Fen
33Germany
95.4	41	Ahab
95.4	154	Blind Guardian
94.4	29	The Ruins of Beverast
94.1	33	Defeated Sanity
94.0	160	Kreator
93.8	34	Equilibrium
93.7	23	Lunar Aurora
93.6	40	Falkenbach
93.6	124	Sodom
93.5	135	Helloween
93.4	21	The Ocean Collective
93.4	51	Obscura
92.9	22	Angel Dust
92.7	21	Desaster
92.6	66	Gamma Ray
92.5	47	Necrophagist
92.2	28	Bethlehem
92.2	24	Disillusion
92.2	22	Stormwarrior
92.2	45	Tankard
92.1	34	Protector
92.0	24	Haggard
91.9	73	Accept
91.4	59	Rage
91.3	59	Scorpions
90.9	60	Grave Digger
90.9	24	Empyrium
90.8	77	Destruction
90.7	20	Katharsis
90.6	23	Orden Ogan
90.6	20	Paradox
90.5	64	Running Wild
90.3	37	Iron Savior
26Norway
95.4	94	Emperor
94.8	115	Enslaved
94.8	89	Ulver
94.5	28	Mortiis
94.3	49	Arcturus
94.3	201	Darkthrone
94.1	130	Immortal
93.3	23	Vreid
93.3	57	Borknagar
93.2	54	Taake
93.1	30	Windir
93.1	44	Ihsahn
93.0	27	Kampfar
92.7	144	Burzum
92.7	104	Gorgoroth
92.6	29	Limbonic Art
92.4	26	Theatre of Tragedy
92.2	24	Dødheimsgard
91.7	168	Mayhem
91.5	24	Solefald
91.3	38	Old Man's Child
91.2	23	Tsjuder
90.8	40	Tristania
90.8	22	Urgehal
90.7	24	Extol
90.2	23	Antestor
23Finland
96.0	37	Demilich
95.9	63	Moonsorrow
95.0	57	Insomnium
94.4	98	Amorphis
94.2	44	Kalmah
93.6	20	Skepticism
93.3	61	Swallow the Sun
92.8	20	Oranssi Pazuzu
92.4	26	Sargeist
92.4	51	Finntroll
92.4	41	Impaled Nazarene
92.1	31	Reverend Bizarre
91.6	23	Hooded Menace
91.0	70	Stratovarius
90.9	115	Children of Bodom
90.7	141	Nightwish
90.7	31	Behexen
90.6	21	Mors Principium Est
90.6	71	Ensiferum
90.6	23	Shape of Despair
90.6	62	Sentenced
90.6	20	Rotten Sound
90.3	85	Wintersun
11Canada
95.1	88	Rush
94.6	75	Voivod
94.5	67	Gorguts
94.3	36	Devin Townsend
93.0	42	Razor
92.9	20	Blasphemy
92.0	117	Cryptopsy
91.2	24	Sacrifice
91.2	45	Woods of Ypres
90.9	53	Strapping Young Lad
90.0	29	Archspire
9Netherlands
94.0	52	Ayreon
93.4	44	Carach Angren
93.3	32	The Gathering
91.3	51	Epica
91.3	20	Thanatos
90.9	50	Asphyx
90.7	29	God Dethroned
90.6	21	Gorefest
90.4	25	After Forever
8Poland
94.2	96	Vader
93.7	61	Graveland
93.4	37	Mgła
92.1	165	Behemoth
91.6	21	Cultes des Ghoules
91.3	65	Decapitated
91.3	20	Furia
91.1	24	Батюшка
7France
94.0	81	Deathspell Omega
93.8	72	Blut aus Nord
92.5	63	Alcest
91.7	37	Peste Noire
90.9	34	Mütiilation
90.7	22	Benighted
90.7	27	Adagio
7Japan
96.1	25	Intestine Baalism
94.6	71	Sigh
94.2	40	Boris
93.8	29	Galneryus
93.3	29	Sabbat
93.2	31	X Japan
91.8	29	Loudness
6Australia
95.5	32	Ne Obliviscaris
94.0	26	Disembowelment
93.1	44	Deströyer 666
91.9	22	Virgin Black
90.9	38	Psycroptic
90.5	51	Portal
6Brazil
95.0	61	Angra
94.0	32	Sarcófago
92.2	144	Sepultura
92.1	20	Hibria
91.5	49	Krisiun
90.7	20	Torture Squad
6Denmark
95.7	58	Mercyful Fate
95.7	78	King Diamond
93.5	45	Artillery
93.1	48	Týr
92.1	26	Mercenary
91.9	22	Nortt
6Switzerland
95.2	40	Paysage d'Hiver
93.7	44	Coroner
93.5	41	Samael
93.2	26	Triptykon
92.2	24	Darkspace
91.1	23	Bølzer
5Greece
94.2	72	Rotting Christ
93.8	47	Septicflesh
93.3	22	Dead Congregation
92.6	30	Varathron
91.6	23	Spectral Lore
3Austria
93.9	87	Summoning
92.3	51	Abigor
92.3	53	Belphegor
3Italy
92.0	23	Hour of Penance
90.8	25	Novembre
90.4	28	Forgotten Tomb
3Ukraine
94.0	66	Nokturnal Mortum
92.4	101	Drudkh
91.7	36	Hate Forest
2Czechia
95.8	26	Lykathea Aflame
92.3	20	Root
2International
92.0	34	Melechesh
90.9	24	Heaven & Hell
2Ireland
94.8	59	Primordial
92.7	22	Mourning Beloveth
2Spain
92.4	33	Teitanblood
91.8	32	Wormed
1Andorra
92.7	23	Persefone
1Colombia
94.6	44	Inquisition
1Israel
94.5	30	Orphaned Land
1Mexico
94.0	32	The Chasm
1New Zealand
94.5	44	Ulcerate
1Portugal
92.8	62	Moonspell
1Romania
92.9	31	Negură Bunget
1Russia
90.7	21	Аркона
1Singapore
92.7	21	Wormrot
1Taiwan
92.2	20	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