Best Bands by Division
10+ albums · 5-9 albums · 2-4 albums · 1 album
7610+ albums
95.368Rush
95.268King Diamond
95.1113Black Sabbath
94.881Enslaved
94.733Boris
94.629Neurosis
94.689Bathory
94.563Ulver
94.574Candlemass
94.542Rotting Christ
94.055Deep Purple
93.922Riot
93.956Hypocrisy
93.844W.A.S.P.
93.7144Darkthrone
93.488Sodom
93.454Graveland
93.4115Kreator
93.4135Judas Priest
93.473Amorphis
93.332Manilla Road
93.3149Opeth
93.333Samael
93.2144Dream Theater
93.238Fates Warning
93.246Savatage
93.2104Marduk
93.178Vader
93.1182Iron Maiden
92.954Therion
92.851Gamma Ray
92.852Voivod
92.7132Cannibal Corpse
92.779Dark Tranquillity
92.770My Dying Bride
92.749Paradise Lost
92.692Overkill
92.6124Burzum
92.640Cathedral
92.655Blut aus Nord
92.566Motörhead
92.348Moonspell
92.332Virgin Steele
92.2100Deicide
92.231Gwar
92.1104Napalm Death
92.046Grave Digger
91.9104Helloween
91.960Kamelot
91.8127Iced Earth
91.7155Slayer
91.7168Megadeth
91.525Suidakra
91.542Rage
91.451Accept
91.322Melvins
91.327The Gathering
91.352Dio
91.126Tiamat
91.159Destruction
91.022Loudness
91.097Sepultura
90.944Scorpions
90.929Flotsam and Jetsam
90.949Anathema
90.827Skyclad
90.829Impaled Nazarene
90.786Anthrax
90.697Testament
90.654Running Wild
90.544Saxon
90.566Venom
90.435Unleashed
90.3110Manowar
90.396Exodus
90.231Tankard
1325-9 albums
96.924Evoken
95.824Esoteric
95.740Primordial
95.764Immolation
95.549Moonsorrow
95.5107Death
95.346Mercyful Fate
95.325Negură Bunget
95.247Angra
95.243Type O Negative
95.038Insomnium
94.974Suffocation
94.850Autopsy
94.725The Chasm
94.745Nokturnal Mortum
94.769Symphony X
94.621Orphaned Land
94.638Kalmah
94.644Isis
94.528Slough Feg
94.526D.R.I.
94.539Metal Church
94.425Crowbar
94.444Sigh
94.486Amon Amarth
94.492Katatonia
94.358Carcass
94.3108Blind Guardian
94.229Vintersorg
94.263Deathspell Omega
94.250Origin
94.242Taake
94.128Helstar
94.132Falkenbach
93.926Devin Townsend
93.933Incantation
93.847Alice in Chains
93.825Cult of Luna
93.838Ayreon
93.846Arsis
93.7104Behemoth
93.523Razor
93.532Artillery
93.436Týr
93.423X Japan
93.325Limbonic Art
93.329Coroner
93.328Saint Vitus
93.225Septicflesh
93.259Bolt Thrower
93.246Dismember
93.156Summoning
93.033Bal-Sagoth
93.036Rainbow
93.025The Crown
93.045Entombed
93.081Nevermore
93.038Akercocke
92.956Anaal Nathrakh
92.921Mortiis
92.942Bruce Dickinson
92.820Kampfar
92.834Old Man's Child
92.825Necrophobic
92.746Pig Destroyer
92.784Gorgoroth
92.732Edge of Sanity
92.656Electric Wizard
92.556Obituary
92.594Immortal
92.526Deeds of Flesh
92.484Drudkh
92.436Psycroptic
92.345Finntroll
92.376Nile
92.253Celtic Frost
92.221Sabbat
92.238Falconer
92.220Mourning Beloveth
92.222Ceremonial Castings
92.220Dragonland
92.220Lunar Aurora
92.223Solefald
92.123Agent Steel
92.126Pentagram
92.129Forbidden
92.042Belphegor
92.055Sunn O)))
91.940Absu
91.845Pain of Salvation
91.833High on Fire
91.823Inquisition
91.834Jag Panzer
91.728Iron Savior
91.644Borknagar
91.559Ensiferum
91.534Leviathan
91.578Mastodon
91.423Arckanum
91.455Decapitated
91.320Soundgarden
91.240Krisiun
91.022After Forever
91.030Asphyx
91.039Swallow the Sun
90.9102Nightwish
90.840Dying Fetus
90.747Pestilence
90.737Danzig
90.623Novembers Doom
90.624Devin Townsend Project
90.522Godflesh
90.540Dark Funeral
90.523God Dethroned
90.524Mercenary
90.531Carpathian Forest
90.444Strapping Young Lad
90.497Meshuggah
90.437Judas Iscariot
90.421Novembre
90.420Exhumed
90.338Shining
90.3103Morbid Angel
90.329Tristania
90.223Dark Moor
90.294Cryptopsy
90.146Nargaroth
90.145The Black Dahlia Murder
90.078DragonForce
90.028Earth
90.030The Berzerker
90.032Epica
652-4 albums
96.432Gorguts
95.023Kyuss
94.826Ahab
94.738Atheist
94.741Heathen
94.520Lost Horizon
94.476Emperor
94.325Possessed
94.226Carach Angren
94.222Darkspace
94.122Paysage d'Hiver
94.186Agalloch
94.130Vio-lence
94.020Misery Index
93.627Equilibrium
93.624Windir
93.557Wolves in the Throne Room
93.532Deströyer 666
93.537Arcturus
93.124Spawn of Possession
93.020Disillusion
93.035Fleshgod Apocalypse
92.920Mgła
92.834Ihsahn
92.724Anata
92.623Reverend Bizarre
92.622Anorexia Nervosa
92.628Demolition Hammer
92.620The Axis of Perdition
92.552Cynic
92.563Dissection
92.440Dark Angel
92.420Unexpect
92.054Wintersun
92.022Sargeist
92.032Down
92.020Quo Vadis
91.921Sarcófago
91.836The Faceless
91.824Ghost
91.723Arghoslent
91.620Sleep
91.621Nortt
91.621Virgin Black
91.529Peste Noire
91.521Wormed
91.528Watain
91.437Necrophagist
91.345Alcest
91.321Baroness
91.324Nocturnus
91.221Enforcer
91.248Bloodbath
91.120Draconian
91.020Angel Witch
91.026Velvet Cacoon
90.734Decrepit Birth
90.728Skeletonwitch
90.628The Red Chord
90.526Obscura
90.520Dødheimsgard
90.432Satanic Warmaster
90.420Skyfire
90.3113Mayhem
90.132Devourment
41 album
97.121Lykathea Aflame
94.421Demilich
94.323Ne Obliviscaris
91.023Silencer
The first number in each entry is a bias score, derived from the assigned ratings on a curve desgined to reward both individual reviewer enthusiasm and collective critical attention. For releases, each rating counts; for bands, release ratings are aggregated by reviewer first. The second number is the number of reviewers who rated that band or release. A release needs at least 4 ratings to qualify; a band needs ratings from at least 20 different reviewers.
Data from Encyclopaedia Metallum · Analysis by glenn mcdonald · Updated 12 May 2013