| Name | Country | Genre | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Thrower | United Kingdom | Death Metal | 37 | |
| Asphyx | Netherlands | Death/Doom Metal | 29 | |
| Hail of Bullets | Netherlands | Death Metal | 27 | |
| Jungle Rot | United States | Death Metal | 11 | |
| Vomitory | Sweden | Death Metal | 10 | |
| Just Before Dawn | Sweden | Death Metal | 10 | |
| Grave | Sweden | Death Metal | 9 | |
| Deserted Fear | Germany | Death Metal | 8 | |
| Unleashed | Sweden | Death Metal | 7 | |
| Autopsy | United States | Death Metal | 6 | |
| Pestilence | Netherlands | Death/Thrash Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal (later) | 6 | |
| Demigod | Finland | Death Metal | 6 | |
| Entrails | Sweden | Death Metal | 5 | |
| Obituary | United States | Death Metal | 5 | |
| Vader | Poland | Death/Thrash Metal | 5 | |
| Molder | United States | Death/Thrash Metal | 5 | |
| Benediction | United Kingdom | Death Metal | 4 | |
| Dismember | Sweden | Death Metal | 4 | |
| Slugathor | Finland | Death Metal | 4 | |
| Chapel of Disease | Germany | Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal/Hard Rock (later) | 4 | |
| Maveth | Finland | Blackened Death Metal | 4 | |
| Revel in Flesh | Germany | Death Metal | 4 | |
| Graveyard | Spain | Death Metal | 3 | |
| Outre-Tombe | Canada | Death Metal | 3 | |
| (show top 20 only) | ||||