| Name | Country | Genre | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychotic Waltz | United States | Progressive Metal | 22 |
| Fates Warning | United States | Progressive Heavy/Power Metal (early); Progressive Metal (later) | 16 |
| Watchtower | United States | Progressive/Technical Thrash Metal | 11 |
| The Last Things | United States | Progressive Metal | 8 |
| Lord Bane | United States | Progressive Metal | 6 |
| Spiral Architect | Norway | Technical Progressive Metal | 5 |
| Surrealist | United States | Progressive/Technical/Power Metal | 4 |