| Name | Country | Genre | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Lost | United Kingdom | Doom/Death Metal (early), Gothic Rock/Metal (later) | 16 |
| Sentenced | Finland | Death Metal (early), Melodic Death Metal (mid), Gothic Metal (later) | 16 |
| Crematory | Germany | Gothic Death Metal (early), Industrial/Gothic Metal (later) | 7 |
| Sleeping Gods | Germany | Death/Gothic Metal | 5 |