| Barren Earth |
Finland |
Progressive Melodic Death/Doom Metal |
29 |
| Paradise Lost |
United Kingdom |
Doom/Death Metal (early), Gothic Rock/Metal (later) |
28 |
| Sentenced |
Finland |
Death Metal (early), Melodic Death Metal (mid), Gothic Metal (later) |
25 |
| Tiamat |
Sweden |
Death Metal (early), Gothic/Atmospheric Metal/Rock (later) |
18 |
| Abhorrence |
Finland |
Death Metal |
12 |
| Katatonia |
Sweden |
Doom/Death Metal (early), Depressive Rock/Metal (later) |
11 |
| Silent Stream of Godless Elegy |
Czech Republic |
Doom/Folk Metal |
9 |
| Eternal Tears of Sorrow |
Finland |
Thrash Metal (early), Melodic Death Metal (mid), Symphonic Death Metal (later) |
8 |
| Borknagar |
Norway |
Black Metal (early) / Progressive Viking/Folk Metal (later) |
6 |