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137Death
97.5	33	Evoken
96.6	159	Death
96.2	30	Esoteric
96.1	25	Intestine Baalism
96.0	37	Demilich
95.8	26	Lykathea Aflame
95.6	93	Immolation
95.4	88	Bolt Thrower
95.3	108	Suffocation
95.1	122	Katatonia
95.0	57	Insomnium
94.6	51	Atheist
94.6	47	Possessed
94.5	44	Ulcerate
94.5	67	Gorguts
94.5	30	Orphaned Land
94.4	98	Amorphis
94.3	44	Akercocke
94.3	201	Darkthrone
94.3	60	Incantation
94.2	71	Dying Fetus
94.2	44	Kalmah
94.2	96	Vader
94.1	33	Defeated Sanity
94.1	62	Entombed
94.1	206	Opeth
94.0	32	Sarcófago
94.0	32	The Chasm
94.0	22	Ceremonial Castings
94.0	174	Cannibal Corpse
94.0	26	Disembowelment
94.0	82	Autopsy
93.8	99	My Dying Bride
93.8	29	Spawn of Possession
93.8	47	Septicflesh
93.8	107	Carcass
93.7	29	Misery Index
93.7	34	Deeds of Flesh
93.6	20	Malignancy
93.5	20	Daylight Dies
93.5	63	Hypocrisy
93.5	22	Sacramentum
93.4	98	Nile
93.4	32	The Crown
93.4	51	Obscura
93.3	61	Swallow the Sun
93.3	32	The Gathering
93.3	22	Dead Congregation
93.3	65	The Black Dahlia Murder
93.2	26	Triptykon
93.2	51	Arsis
93.1	134	Deicide
93.0	32	Deceased
93.0	25	Anata
93.0	54	Dismember
93.0	41	Necrophobic
92.9	20	Blasphemy
92.8	77	Paradise Lost
92.8	90	Cattle Decapitation
92.7	22	Mourning Beloveth
92.7	23	Persefone
92.7	143	Morbid Angel
92.7	79	Dissection
92.6	61	Cynic
92.6	21	Dragged into Sunlight
92.5	25	Impetigo
92.5	53	Origin
92.5	47	Necrophagist
92.4	20	Horrendous
92.4	33	Teitanblood
92.4	26	Theatre of Tragedy
92.4	33	Exhumed
92.4	25	Mr. Bungle
92.3	43	Absu
92.3	53	Belphegor
92.2	50	Blood Incantation
92.2	24	Disillusion
92.2	87	At the Gates
92.2	138	Napalm Death
92.2	33	Draconian
92.2	20	閃靈
92.2	144	Sepultura
92.1	165	Behemoth
92.1	24	Tribulation
92.1	26	Mercenary
92.1	34	Protector
92.0	34	Melechesh
92.0	62	Bloodbath
92.0	117	Cryptopsy
92.0	124	Amon Amarth
92.0	23	Hour of Penance
92.0	38	Nocturnus
92.0	24	Haggard
91.8	32	Wormed
91.8	123	Cradle of Filth
91.8	103	Dark Tranquillity
91.8	62	Therion
91.7	57	Devourment
91.6	23	Hooded Menace
91.6	44	The Faceless
91.5	26	Monstrosity
91.5	49	Krisiun
91.4	21	Mithras
91.3	35	Novembers Doom
91.3	65	Decapitated
91.3	66	Anathema
91.3	20	Thanatos
91.2	22	Terrorizer
91.2	84	Obituary
91.2	55	Malevolent Creation
91.1	21	In Mourning
91.1	23	Bølzer
91.0	26	The Red Chord
91.0	45	Edge of Sanity
91.0	30	Macabre
90.9	53	Strapping Young Lad
90.9	115	Children of Bodom
90.9	50	Asphyx
90.9	33	Sadus
90.9	38	Psycroptic
90.8	25	Novembre
90.8	23	Nunslaughter
90.8	39	Tiamat
90.7	22	Benighted
90.7	24	Extol
90.7	20	Torture Squad
90.7	29	God Dethroned
90.6	21	Mors Principium Est
90.6	62	Sentenced
90.6	21	Gorefest
90.5	51	Portal
90.4	23	Vomitory
90.3	85	Wintersun
90.3	20	October Tide
90.3	38	Decrepit Birth
90.2	23	Antestor
90.0	29	Archspire
107Black
96.2	113	Bathory
95.9	63	Moonsorrow
95.4	94	Emperor
95.2	40	Paysage d'Hiver
94.8	59	Primordial
94.8	115	Enslaved
94.8	89	Ulver
94.7	35	Panopticon
94.6	71	Sigh
94.6	44	Inquisition
94.4	29	The Ruins of Beverast
94.3	44	Akercocke
94.3	49	Arcturus
94.3	201	Darkthrone
94.2	72	Rotting Christ
94.1	57	Leviathan
94.1	105	Agalloch
94.1	125	Marduk
94.1	130	Immortal
94.0	81	Deathspell Omega
94.0	20	An Axis of Perdition
94.0	32	Sarcófago
94.0	22	Ceremonial Castings
94.0	66	Nokturnal Mortum
93.9	37	Bal-Sagoth
93.9	68	Wolves in the Throne Room
93.9	87	Summoning
93.8	72	Blut aus Nord
93.7	61	Graveland
93.7	23	Lunar Aurora
93.6	40	Falkenbach
93.6	124	Sodom
93.6	87	Anaal Nathrakh
93.5	41	Samael
93.5	22	Sacramentum
93.4	37	Mgła
93.4	44	Carach Angren
93.3	23	Vreid
93.3	57	Borknagar
93.3	29	Sabbat
93.2	26	Triptykon
93.2	54	Taake
93.1	44	Deströyer 666
93.1	30	Windir
93.0	27	Kampfar
93.0	41	Necrophobic
92.9	31	Negură Bunget
92.9	20	Blasphemy
92.8	20	Oranssi Pazuzu
92.7	21	Desaster
92.7	144	Burzum
92.7	79	Dissection
92.7	104	Gorgoroth
92.6	29	Limbonic Art
92.6	45	Shining
92.6	30	Varathron
92.6	37	Judas Iscariot
92.4	26	Sargeist
92.4	41	Impaled Nazarene
92.4	33	Teitanblood
92.4	101	Drudkh
92.3	43	Absu
92.3	20	Root
92.3	22	Obsequiae
92.3	51	Abigor
92.3	53	Belphegor
92.2	28	Bethlehem
92.2	24	Dødheimsgard
92.2	24	Darkspace
92.2	20	閃靈
92.1	165	Behemoth
92.0	34	Melechesh
91.9	22	Nortt
91.9	20	Hellripper
91.8	123	Cradle of Filth
91.8	55	Dark Funeral
91.7	36	Hate Forest
91.7	37	Peste Noire
91.7	168	Mayhem
91.6	23	Spectral Lore
91.6	80	Xasthur
91.6	21	Cultes des Ghoules
91.5	24	Funeral Mist
91.5	21	Midnight
91.4	29	Krallice
91.4	30	Arckanum
91.3	20	Furia
91.3	38	Old Man's Child
91.2	45	Woods of Ypres
91.2	23	Tsjuder
91.1	24	Батюшка
91.1	23	Bølzer
91.0	22	Svartsyn
90.9	34	Mütiilation
90.8	22	Urgehal
90.7	22	Benighted
90.7	21	Аркона
90.7	20	Katharsis
90.7	31	Behexen
90.7	86	Venom
90.6	23	Velvet Cacoon
90.6	22	Lord Belial
90.4	45	Watain
90.4	28	Forgotten Tomb
90.2	23	Antestor
90.1	31	Naglfar
90.0	23	Fen
62Thrash
96.2	113	Bathory
96.1	34	Morbid Saint
95.0	52	Vektor
94.6	75	Voivod
94.6	51	Atheist
94.6	22	Watchtower
94.6	47	Possessed
94.6	44	Inquisition
94.2	96	Vader
94.0	160	Kreator
94.0	32	Sarcófago
94.0	52	Demolition Hammer
94.0	52	Metal Church
93.9	47	Heathen
93.8	40	Vio-lence
93.7	44	Coroner
93.6	124	Sodom
93.5	45	Artillery
93.5	61	Dark Angel
93.4	32	The Crown
93.3	40	Forbidden
93.3	29	Sabbat
93.3	25	Toxik
93.2	115	Overkill
93.1	44	Deströyer 666
93.0	32	Deceased
93.0	42	Razor
92.9	22	Angel Dust
92.7	21	Desaster
92.6	61	Cynic
92.4	218	Slayer
92.4	25	Mr. Bungle
92.3	43	Absu
92.3	47	Flotsam and Jetsam
92.2	20	Amebix
92.2	45	Tankard
92.2	144	Sepultura
92.1	34	Protector
91.8	25	Exhorder
91.7	126	Exodus
91.7	21	Sabbat
91.7	247	Megadeth
91.7	23	Power Trip
91.4	104	Anthrax
91.4	113	Meshuggah
91.4	23	Whiplash
91.3	20	Thanatos
91.3	141	Iced Earth
91.2	22	Discharge
91.2	24	Sacrifice
91.1	59	Warbringer
91.0	30	Macabre
90.9	53	Strapping Young Lad
90.9	33	Sadus
90.8	77	Destruction
90.7	61	Death Angel
90.7	24	Extol
90.7	20	Torture Squad
90.7	130	Testament
90.6	20	Paradox
90.1	37	Evile
90.1	59	Onslaught
61Doom
97.5	33	Evoken
96.5	29	Acid Bath
96.2	30	Esoteric
95.9	60	Type O Negative
95.4	41	Ahab
95.2	192	Black Sabbath
95.2	94	Candlemass
95.1	122	Katatonia
95.1	40	Saint Vitus
95.0	21	Pagan Altar
94.5	30	Orphaned Land
94.4	98	Amorphis
94.4	29	The Ruins of Beverast
94.3	201	Darkthrone
94.2	21	Yob
94.1	105	Agalloch
94.1	27	Solitude Aeturnus
94.0	26	Disembowelment
93.8	99	My Dying Bride
93.6	37	Pentagram
93.6	20	Skepticism
93.5	20	Daylight Dies
93.5	74	Electric Wizard
93.3	61	Swallow the Sun
93.3	32	The Gathering
93.2	26	Triptykon
93.2	50	Cathedral
92.9	20	Bell Witch
92.8	77	Paradise Lost
92.8	40	High on Fire
92.7	22	Mourning Beloveth
92.6	21	Dragged into Sunlight
92.4	26	Theatre of Tragedy
92.3	36	Sleep
92.2	28	Bethlehem
92.2	33	Draconian
92.1	31	Reverend Bizarre
91.9	22	Nortt
91.9	25	Witchfinder General
91.9	22	Virgin Black
91.7	29	Pallbearer
91.6	40	Earth
91.6	23	Hooded Menace
91.3	35	Novembers Doom
91.3	66	Anathema
91.2	45	Woods of Ypres
91.1	21	In Mourning
90.9	24	Heaven & Hell
90.9	50	Asphyx
90.9	24	Empyrium
90.8	35	Cirith Ungol
90.8	25	Novembre
90.8	22	Khanate
90.8	39	Tiamat
90.6	23	Shape of Despair
90.6	54	Sunn O)))
90.5	21	Thou
90.4	21	Grand Magus
90.4	28	Forgotten Tomb
90.3	20	October Tide
90.2	23	Antestor
52Heavy
95.7	58	Mercyful Fate
95.7	78	King Diamond
95.6	34	Satan
95.6	52	Riot V
95.5	70	Alice in Chains
95.2	192	Black Sabbath
95.0	21	Pagan Altar
95.0	57	W.A.S.P.
94.8	291	Iron Maiden
94.4	98	Amorphis
94.3	201	Darkthrone
94.1	33	The Lord Weird Slough Feg
94.1	47	Rainbow
94.1	40	Manilla Road
94.0	54	Fates Warning
94.0	39	Helstar
94.0	52	Metal Church
93.8	89	Motörhead
93.6	208	Judas Priest
93.3	39	Jag Panzer
93.2	31	X Japan
93.0	32	Deceased
93.0	49	Savatage
93.0	65	Deep Purple
92.7	30	Soundgarden
92.7	50	Bruce Dickinson
92.4	22	Crimson Glory
92.3	20	Root
92.2	26	Visigoth
92.0	20	Hell
92.0	56	Dio
91.9	73	Accept
91.9	25	Witchfinder General
91.9	47	Virgin Steele
91.8	29	Loudness
91.7	247	Megadeth
91.6	29	Skid Row
91.6	31	Angel Witch
91.4	59	Rage
91.3	45	Enforcer
91.3	59	Scorpions
91.2	62	Saxon
91.2	22	Discharge
90.9	24	Heaven & Hell
90.9	29	Armored Saint
90.9	60	Grave Digger
90.8	35	Cirith Ungol
90.7	86	Venom
90.5	64	Running Wild
90.4	21	Grand Magus
90.4	23	Warlord
90.1	126	Pantera
52Progressive
96.6	159	Death
95.8	26	Lykathea Aflame
95.5	32	Ne Obliviscaris
95.2	83	Symphony X
95.1	122	Katatonia
95.1	88	Rush
95.0	52	Vektor
95.0	61	Angra
94.8	115	Enslaved
94.6	75	Voivod
94.6	51	Atheist
94.6	22	Watchtower
94.5	30	Orphaned Land
94.4	98	Amorphis
94.3	44	Akercocke
94.3	49	Arcturus
94.3	36	Devin Townsend
94.1	206	Opeth
94.0	54	Fates Warning
94.0	52	Ayreon
94.0	27	Vintersorg
93.4	21	The Ocean Collective
93.4	51	Obscura
93.3	57	Borknagar
93.2	31	X Japan
93.1	48	Týr
93.1	44	Ihsahn
93.0	49	Savatage
93.0	20	Theocracy
92.9	31	Negură Bunget
92.9	174	Dream Theater
92.8	84	Nevermore
92.8	90	Cattle Decapitation
92.7	23	Persefone
92.6	61	Cynic
92.4	20	Horrendous
92.4	22	Crimson Glory
92.2	24	Disillusion
92.1	31	Baroness
92.0	93	Mastodon
92.0	24	Haggard
91.9	73	Kamelot
91.7	51	Pain of Salvation
91.6	44	The Faceless
91.3	66	Anathema
91.1	21	In Mourning
91.0	45	Edge of Sanity
90.8	25	Novembre
90.7	24	Extol
90.7	27	Adagio
90.6	20	Paradox
90.5	44	Evergrey
45Power
95.6	52	Riot V
95.4	154	Blind Guardian
95.2	83	Symphony X
95.0	61	Angra
94.2	44	Kalmah
94.1	40	Manilla Road
94.0	54	Fates Warning
94.0	39	Helstar
94.0	52	Metal Church
93.8	29	Galneryus
93.6	27	Lost Horizon
93.5	135	Helloween
93.3	39	Jag Panzer
93.2	31	X Japan
93.0	49	Savatage
93.0	20	Theocracy
92.9	22	Angel Dust
92.7	46	Falconer
92.6	66	Gamma Ray
92.4	22	Crimson Glory
92.3	23	Persuader
92.3	47	Flotsam and Jetsam
92.2	26	Visigoth
92.2	22	Stormwarrior
92.1	26	Mercenary
92.1	20	Hibria
91.9	73	Kamelot
91.9	47	Virgin Steele
91.4	59	Rage
91.3	141	Iced Earth
91.2	23	Dragonland
91.0	70	Stratovarius
90.9	115	Children of Bodom
90.9	60	Grave Digger
90.7	141	Nightwish
90.7	24	Gloryhammer
90.7	27	Adagio
90.6	23	Orden Ogan
90.6	20	Paradox
90.5	64	Running Wild
90.5	44	Evergrey
90.4	23	Warlord
90.3	37	Iron Savior
90.1	51	Alestorm
90.1	21	Pharaoh
32Technical
96.0	37	Demilich
95.8	26	Lykathea Aflame
95.3	108	Suffocation
94.6	22	Watchtower
94.5	44	Ulcerate
94.5	67	Gorguts
94.1	33	Defeated Sanity
93.9	47	Heathen
93.8	29	Spawn of Possession
93.7	34	Deeds of Flesh
93.7	44	Coroner
93.6	20	Malignancy
93.4	98	Nile
93.4	51	Obscura
93.3	25	Toxik
93.2	51	Arsis
93.0	25	Anata
92.5	53	Origin
92.5	47	Necrophagist
92.0	117	Cryptopsy
92.0	23	Hour of Penance
92.0	38	Nocturnus
91.8	32	Wormed
91.6	44	The Faceless
91.4	113	Meshuggah
91.3	65	Decapitated
91.0	26	The Red Chord
90.9	33	Sadus
90.9	38	Psycroptic
90.7	24	Extol
90.3	38	Decrepit Birth
90.0	29	Archspire
25Speed
95.6	52	Riot V
95.4	154	Blind Guardian
94.3	201	Darkthrone
94.0	39	Helstar
93.9	47	Heathen
93.8	89	Motörhead
93.6	124	Sodom
93.5	135	Helloween
93.3	25	Toxik
93.0	42	Razor
92.9	22	Angel Dust
92.6	66	Gamma Ray
92.3	23	Persuader
92.2	22	Stormwarrior
92.1	20	Hibria
91.9	20	Hellripper
91.5	21	Midnight
91.4	23	Whiplash
91.4	59	Rage
91.3	45	Enforcer
90.9	60	Grave Digger
90.7	86	Venom
90.6	20	Paradox
90.5	64	Running Wild
90.3	37	Iron Savior
24Folk
95.9	63	Moonsorrow
94.8	59	Primordial
94.8	89	Ulver
94.7	35	Panopticon
94.5	30	Orphaned Land
94.1	105	Agalloch
94.0	27	Vintersorg
94.0	66	Nokturnal Mortum
93.8	34	Equilibrium
93.6	40	Falkenbach
93.3	57	Borknagar
93.1	48	Týr
93.1	30	Windir
92.9	31	Negură Bunget
92.7	46	Falconer
92.4	51	Finntroll
92.2	20	閃靈
92.0	34	Melechesh
91.7	37	Peste Noire
91.4	35	Skyclad
90.9	24	Empyrium
90.7	21	Аркона
90.6	71	Ensiferum
90.1	51	Alestorm
22Symphonic
95.4	94	Emperor
94.3	49	Arcturus
94.0	22	Ceremonial Castings
94.0	66	Nokturnal Mortum
93.9	37	Bal-Sagoth
93.8	47	Septicflesh
93.4	44	Carach Angren
92.6	29	Limbonic Art
92.0	24	Haggard
91.9	22	Virgin Black
91.8	123	Cradle of Filth
91.8	62	Therion
91.3	51	Epica
91.3	38	Old Man's Child
91.2	23	Dragonland
90.9	24	Empyrium
90.8	40	Tristania
90.7	141	Nightwish
90.7	24	Gloryhammer
90.7	27	Adagio
90.4	25	After Forever
90.3	85	Wintersun
19Gothic
95.9	60	Type O Negative
95.1	122	Katatonia
94.2	72	Rotting Christ
93.8	99	My Dying Bride
93.2	26	Triptykon
92.8	62	Moonspell
92.8	77	Paradise Lost
92.4	26	Theatre of Tragedy
92.2	33	Draconian
92.1	24	Tribulation
91.9	22	Virgin Black
91.8	123	Cradle of Filth
91.2	45	Woods of Ypres
91.1	21	In Mourning
90.8	25	Novembre
90.8	40	Tristania
90.8	39	Tiamat
90.6	62	Sentenced
90.4	28	Forgotten Tomb
16Grindcore
94.2	71	Dying Fetus
93.8	107	Carcass
93.7	29	Misery Index
93.6	87	Anaal Nathrakh
93.3	59	Pig Destroyer
93.3	20	Nails
92.8	90	Cattle Decapitation
92.7	21	Wormrot
92.5	25	Impetigo
92.4	33	Exhumed
92.2	138	Napalm Death
91.2	22	Terrorizer
91.0	26	The Red Chord
91.0	30	Macabre
90.7	22	Benighted
90.6	20	Rotten Sound
13Brutal
95.8	26	Lykathea Aflame
95.3	108	Suffocation
94.2	71	Dying Fetus
94.1	33	Defeated Sanity
93.7	34	Deeds of Flesh
93.6	20	Malignancy
93.4	98	Nile
92.5	53	Origin
92.0	117	Cryptopsy
92.0	23	Hour of Penance
91.8	32	Wormed
91.7	57	Devourment
90.7	22	Benighted
13Sludge
96.5	29	Acid Bath
95.5	35	Neurosis
95.3	35	Crowbar
94.9	35	Cult of Luna
94.3	45	Isis
93.4	21	The Ocean Collective
92.8	40	High on Fire
92.5	36	Melvins
92.1	31	Baroness
92.0	93	Mastodon
91.7	33	Corrosion of Conformity
90.5	21	Thou
90.5	34	Down
10Ambient
95.2	40	Paysage d'Hiver
94.8	89	Ulver
94.3	36	Devin Townsend
94.1	57	Leviathan
94.0	20	An Axis of Perdition
93.8	72	Blut aus Nord
92.7	144	Burzum
92.2	24	Darkspace
91.7	36	Hate Forest
91.6	23	Spectral Lore
9Industrial
94.5	28	Mortiis
94.0	20	An Axis of Perdition
93.8	72	Blut aus Nord
93.6	87	Anaal Nathrakh
93.5	41	Samael
92.4	26	Theatre of Tragedy
92.2	38	Godflesh
92.2	24	Dødheimsgard
90.9	53	Strapping Young Lad
8Experimental
93.1	44	Ihsahn
92.4	25	Mr. Bungle
92.2	28	Bethlehem
92.2	38	Godflesh
91.7	37	Peste Noire
91.4	21	Mithras
91.3	20	Furia
90.5	51	Portal
8Stoner
95.0	31	Kyuss
94.2	21	Yob
93.5	74	Electric Wizard
93.2	50	Cathedral
92.8	40	High on Fire
92.7	30	Soundgarden
92.3	36	Sleep
91.9	21	Orange Goblin
7Funeral
97.5	33	Evoken
96.2	30	Esoteric
95.4	41	Ahab
93.6	20	Skepticism
92.9	20	Bell Witch
91.9	22	Nortt
90.6	23	Shape of Despair
7Viking
96.2	113	Bathory
94.8	115	Enslaved
94.0	27	Vintersorg
93.7	61	Graveland
93.6	40	Falkenbach
93.3	57	Borknagar
93.1	30	Windir
4Pagan
95.9	63	Moonsorrow
93.7	61	Graveland
93.0	27	Kampfar
90.7	21	Аркона
3Deathcore
91.6	44	The Faceless
91.0	26	The Red Chord
90.5	31	All Shall Perish
2Metalcore
93.8	34	Equilibrium
91.0	26	The Red Chord

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