| Arcturus |
Norway |
Atmospheric Black Metal (early); Avant-garde Progressive Metal (later) |
89 |
| Solefald |
Norway |
Post-Black Metal/Avant-garde |
34 |
| Ashenspire |
United Kingdom |
Avant-garde/Progressive Black Metal |
26 |
| Code |
United Kingdom |
Progressive Black Metal, Progressive/Post-Rock |
23 |
| Hail Spirit Noir |
Greece |
Progressive/Psychedelic Rock/Black Metal |
23 |
| Devil Doll |
International |
Avant-garde/Symphonic/Progressive with Rock and Metal elements |
20 |
| Transcending Bizarre? |
Greece |
Avant-garde/Symphonic Black Metal |
19 |
| Akphaezya |
France |
Avant-garde/Progressive Metal |
16 |
| A Forest of Stars |
United Kingdom |
Avant-garde/Progressive Black Metal |
12 |
| Aberrant Vascular |
Finland |
Operatic Avant-garde Metal |
12 |
| Virus |
Norway |
Avant-garde Rock/Metal |
11 |
| Age of Silence |
Norway |
Avant-garde Progressive Metal |
11 |
| And Harmony Dies |
Italy |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
11 |
| Leprous |
Norway |
Progressive Metal/Rock |
9 |
| Fleurety |
Norway |
Black Metal, Progressive/Avant-garde Metal |
8 |
| Damned Spirits' Dance |
Hungary |
Melodic Black Metal (early); Extreme Progressive Metal/Avant-garde (later) |
8 |
| Manticora |
Denmark |
Progressive Power Metal |
8 |
| Hteththemeth |
Romania |
Avant-garde Metal |
8 |
| Favna Abisal |
Chile |
Avant-garde Metal/Post-Black Metal |
6 |
| Le Grand Guignol |
Germany |
Symphonic Extreme Metal |
6 |
| (see more) |