| Name | Country | Genre | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watain | Sweden | Black Metal | 95 | |
| Ofermod | Sweden | Black/Death Metal | 59 | |
| Mortuus | Sweden | Black Metal | 47 | |
| Funeral Mist | Sweden | Black Metal | 43 | |
| Blaze of Perdition | Poland | Black Metal | 30 | |
| Merrimack | France | Black Metal | 24 | |
| Valkyrja | Sweden | Black Metal | 23 | |
| Mayhem | Norway | Black Metal | 22 | |
| Heresi | Sweden | Black Metal | 21 | |
| Fides Inversa | Italy | Black Metal | 16 | |
| Barshasketh | New Zealand | Black Metal | 16 | |
| Deathspell Omega | France | Black Metal (early); Avant-garde Black Metal (later) | 14 | |
| IXXI | Sweden | Black Metal | 14 | |
| Svartsyn | Sweden | Black Metal | 13 | |
| Urkaos | Sweden | Black Metal/Ambient | 13 | |
| Flagellant | Sweden | Black Metal | 12 | |
| Dysangelium | Germany | Black Metal | 11 | |
| Aosoth | France | Black Metal | 10 | |
| Gevurah | Canada | Black Metal | 10 | |
| LVME | International | Black Metal | 10 | |
| Armagedda | Sweden | Black Metal | 8 | |
| Lepra | Sweden | Black Metal | 8 | |
| Ascension | Germany | Black Metal | 8 | |
| Dark Sonority | Norway | Black Metal | 8 | |
| Malakhim | Sweden | Black Metal | 8 | |
| Whoredom Rife | Norway | Black Metal | 8 | |
| Celestial Bloodshed | Norway | Black Metal | 7 | |
| Inferno | Czechia | Black Metal | 6 | |
| Balmog | Spain | Black Metal | 6 | |
| Corpus Christii | Portugal | Black Metal | 6 | |
| Mephorash | Sweden | Black Metal | 6 | |
| Nefandus | Sweden | Black Metal | 6 | |
| Shrine of Insanabilis | Germany | Black Metal | 6 | |
| Voidescent | Spain | Black Metal | 6 | |
| Glorior Belli | France | Black Metal (early); Stoner/Southern/Black Metal (later) | 5 | |
| Azelisassath | Sweden | Black Metal | 5 | |
| Grá | Sweden | Black Metal | 5 | |
| Misþyrming | Iceland | Black Metal | 5 | |
| Acerbitas | Sweden | Black Metal | 5 | |
| Andhord | Spain | Black Metal | 5 | |
| Atramentum | United Kingdom | Black Metal | 5 | |
| Kaosophia | Ukraine | Black Metal | 5 | |
| Αχέροντας | Greece | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Orcivus | Sweden | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Avichi | United States | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Behexen | Finland | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Lvthn | Belgium | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Nawaharjan | Germany | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Numinous | Finland | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Nyrst | Iceland | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Chaos Invocation | Germany | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Darvaza | International | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Lux Ferre | Portugal | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Rebirth of Nefast | Ireland | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Serpent Noir | Greece | Black Metal | 4 | |
| Grave Circles | Ukraine | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Lucifer's Child | Greece | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Malfeitor | Italy | Black Metal | 3 | |
| De Vermis Mysteriis | Belgium | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Deveneror | International | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Devildom | Ukraine | Black/Death Metal | 3 | |
| Kringa | Austria | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Lvx Hæresis | Switzerland | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Maleficus Angelus | Slovenia | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Mare | Norway | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Necrofier | United States | Melodic Black Metal | 3 | |
| Obscurus Advocam | France | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Trest | Germany | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Verbum Verus | Netherlands | Black Metal | 3 | |
| Voodus | Sweden | Black Metal | 3 | |
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