| Name | Country | Genre | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Woods... | Norway | Black Metal (early), Avant-garde/Experimental/Progressive (later) | 28 |
| Paradise Lost | United Kingdom | Doom/Death Metal (early), Gothic Rock/Metal (later) | 12 |
| Autumnblaze | Germany | Melodic Blackened Doom Metal (early), Gothic/Depressive Rock (later) | 6 |
| Novembre | Italy | Progressive Gothic/Doom/Death Metal | 6 |
| Charon | Finland | Gothic Metal | 5 |
| The Gathering | Netherlands | Death/Doom Metal (early), Atmospheric Doom Metal (mid), Atmospheric Rock (later) | 5 |