| Name | Country | Genre | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkthrone | Norway | Death Metal (early); Black Metal (mid); Black/Doom/Heavy/Speed Metal (later) | 16 |
| Master's Hammer | Czechia | Black Metal, Experimental | 15 |
| Pakkt | Germany | Black Metal | 9 |
| Cultes des Ghoules | Poland | Black Metal | 8 |
| Root | Czechia | Epic Heavy/Black Metal | 8 |
| Motörhead | United Kingdom | Speed Metal, Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | 6 |
| Venom | United Kingdom | NWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Speed/Black Metal | 5 |
| Celtic Frost | Switzerland | Thrash/Death/Black Metal (early); Gothic/Doom Metal (later) | 3 |