| Devil Doll |
International |
Avant-garde/Symphonic/Progressive with Rock and Metal elements |
52 |
| Haggard |
Germany |
Progressive Death Metal (early); Classical/Orchestral/Symphonic Metal (later) |
24 |
| Dornenreich |
Austria |
Melodic/Symphonic Black Metal, Neofolk |
20 |
| Unexpect |
Canada |
Avant-garde/Progressive Metal |
20 |
| Samsas Traum |
Germany |
Gothic/Avant-garde Black Metal (early); Neoclassical/Darkwave/Gothic Metal (later) |
14 |
| Diablo Swing Orchestra |
Sweden |
Avant-garde Metal |
14 |
| Korovakill |
Austria |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
13 |
| Therion |
Sweden |
Death Metal (early); Operatic Symphonic Metal (later) |
12 |
| Estatic Fear |
Austria |
Symphonic Doom Metal |
12 |
| Dreams of Sanity |
Austria |
Symphonic Gothic Metal |
12 |
| Virgin Black |
Australia |
Symphonic Gothic/Doom Metal |
11 |
| Theatre of Tragedy |
Norway |
Gothic/Doom/Death Metal (early); Industrial/Gothic Metal/Rock (mid); Gothic Metal/Rock (later) |
10 |
| Antichrisis |
Germany |
Melodic Gothic/Black/Folk Metal (early); Medieval Gothic Rock/Folk (later) |
9 |
| Dark Reality |
Germany |
Death/Folk Metal (early); Folk Metal/Rock (later) |
9 |
| Le Grand Guignol |
Germany |
Symphonic Extreme Metal |
8 |
| Shining of Kliffoth |
Austria |
Black Metal |
7 |
| Heidenreich |
Austria |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
6 |
| Chryst |
Austria |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
6 |
| Peccatum |
Norway |
Avant-garde Extreme Metal (early); Avant-garde Rock (later) |
6 |
| The Sins of Thy Beloved |
Norway |
Symphonic Gothic/Doom Metal |
6 |
| Myriads |
Norway |
Symphonic Gothic/Doom Metal |
6 |
| Ebonylake |
United Kingdom |
Avant-garde Gothic/Black Metal |
5 |
| Empyrium |
Germany |
Symphonic Folk/Doom Metal, Neofolk |
5 |
| Astral |
Czechia |
Black/Gothic Metal |
5 |
| Liva |
Canada |
Symphonic Metal |
5 |
| Medieval Art |
Finland |
Symphonic Gothic/Folk Metal |
5 |
| Nostra Morte |
Mexico |
Symphonic Gothic Metal |
4 |
| Folterkammer |
United States |
Operatic/Symphonic Black Metal |
4 |
| The Equinox ov the Gods |
Sweden |
Doom/Gothic Metal |
3 |
| Dark Mirror ov Tragedy |
Korea, South |
Symphonic Black/Gothic/Death Metal |
3 |
| Inchiuvatu |
Italy |
Symphonic Black/Folk Metal |
3 |
| Madder Mortem |
Norway |
Atmospheric Doom Metal (early); Progressive Metal (later) |
3 |
| (show top 20 only) |