| Blut aus Nord |
France |
Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-garde/Black/Industrial Metal/Dark Ambient |
25 |
| Dodecahedron |
Netherlands |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
23 |
| Abigor |
Austria |
Black Metal |
19 |
| Dødheimsgard |
Norway |
Black Metal (early); Avant-garde/Black/Industrial Metal (later) |
17 |
| Thantifaxath |
Canada |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
15 |
| Esoteric |
United Kingdom |
Funeral Doom/Death Metal |
14 |
| Omega Centauri |
International |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
11 |
| Maudlin of the Well |
United States |
Avant-garde Progressive Metal |
11 |
| Arcturus |
Norway |
Atmospheric Black Metal (early); Avant-garde Progressive Metal (later) |
10 |
| Rebirth of Nefast |
Ireland |
Black Metal |
9 |
| In the Woods... |
Norway |
Black Metal, Gothic/Progressive Metal |
8 |
| Öxxö Xööx |
France |
Avant-garde/Gothic/Doom Metal |
8 |
| Unholy |
Finland |
Death/Doom Metal |
8 |
| Sigh |
Japan |
Avant-garde/Black Metal |
7 |
| Thorns |
Norway |
Black/Industrial Metal |
7 |
| Archaicus |
United Kingdom |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
7 |
| Code |
United Kingdom |
Progressive Black Metal, Progressive/Post-Rock |
7 |
| Voices |
United Kingdom |
Progressive Black/Death Metal |
6 |
| Emperor |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
5 |
| Peccatum |
Norway |
Avant-garde Extreme Metal (early); Avant-garde Rock (later) |
5 |
| Solefald |
Norway |
Post-Black Metal/Avant-garde |
5 |
| Anagnorisis |
United States |
Black/Death Metal (early); Post-Black Metal (later) |
3 |
| (show top 20 only) |