| Name | Country | Genre | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynic | United States | Thrash Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal/Fusion (mid); Progressive Rock (later) | 4 |
| Atheist | United States | Progressive Death/Thrash Metal with Jazz influences | 3 |
| Death | United States | Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal (later) | 3 |
| Necrophagist | Germany | Technical Death Metal | 3 |
| Nile | United States | Brutal/Technical Death Metal | 3 |