| Name | Country | Genre | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massacre | United States | Death Metal | 127 | |
| Death | United States | Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal (later) | 122 | |
| Obituary | United States | Death Metal | 110 | |
| Cancer | United Kingdom | Death/Thrash Metal | 102 | |
| Death Strike | United States | Death Metal | 95 | |
| Bolt Thrower | United Kingdom | Death Metal | 92 | |
| Vader | Poland | Death/Thrash Metal | 82 | |
| Benediction | United Kingdom | Death Metal | 67 | |
| Slaughter | Canada | Death/Thrash Metal | 66 | |
| Deceased | United States | Death/Thrash/Heavy Metal | 65 | |
| Possessed | United States | Death/Thrash Metal | 63 | |
| Speckmann Project | United States | Death Metal | 54 | |
| Repulsion | United States | Grindcore/Death Metal | 52 | |
| Abomination | United States | Death/Thrash Metal | 50 | |
| Thanatos | Netherlands | Death/Thrash Metal | 50 | |
| Cianide | United States | Death/Doom Metal | 47 | |
| Jungle Rot | United States | Death Metal | 46 | |
| Massacra | France | Death/Thrash Metal (early); Heavy/Thrash Metal (later) | 43 | |
| Autopsy | United States | Death Metal | 39 | |
| Devastation | United States | Thrash Metal | 38 | |
| (see more) | ||||