| Morbus Chron |
Sweden |
Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal (later) |
30 |
| Sweven |
Sweden |
Progressive Death Metal |
26 |
| Horrendous |
United States |
Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal (later) |
25 |
| Venenum |
Germany |
Death Metal |
21 |
| Obliteration |
Norway |
Death Metal |
20 |
| Edge of Sanity |
Sweden |
Progressive Death Metal |
16 |
| Death |
United States |
Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal (later) |
15 |
| Chapel of Disease |
Germany |
Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal/Hard Rock (later) |
14 |
| Tribulation |
Sweden |
Death Metal (early); Gothic Metal (later) |
13 |
| Ghastly |
Finland |
Death Metal |
13 |
| VoidCeremony |
United States |
Progressive Death/Black Metal |
12 |
| Reptilian |
Norway |
Death Metal |
11 |
| Reveal! |
Sweden |
Black/Thrash Metal (early); Avant-Garde Black Metal (later) |
10 |
| Blood Incantation |
United States |
Death Metal |
10 |
| Opeth |
Sweden |
Progressive Death Metal, Progressive Rock |
9 |
| Hallucinate |
Germany |
Progressive Death Metal |
8 |
| Jordablod |
Sweden |
Black Metal |
7 |
| Atheist |
United States |
Progressive Death/Thrash Metal with Jazz influences |
6 |
| Mortal Incarnation |
Japan |
Death Metal |
6 |
| Cynic |
United States |
Thrash Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal/Fusion (mid); Progressive Rock (later) |
5 |
| Execration |
Norway |
Death Metal |
5 |
| Siderean |
Slovenia |
Progressive Death Metal |
4 |
| Oranssi Pazuzu |
Finland |
Psychedelic Black Metal |
3 |
| Demilich |
Finland |
Technical/Avant-garde Death Metal |
3 |
| Fleshvessel |
United States |
Experimental Death Metal |
3 |
| StarGazer |
Australia |
Avant-garde Black/Death Metal |
3 |
| (show top 20 only) |