Best Bands by Division
10+ albums · 5-9 albums · 2-4 albums · 1 album
13410+ albums
96.0106Bathory
95.636Neurosis
95.592Immolation
95.445Riot V
95.376King Diamond
95.3147Blind Guardian
95.292Candlemass
95.288Rush
95.1115Katatonia
95.160Angra
95.0186Black Sabbath
94.933Crowbar
94.855W.A.S.P.
94.7112Enslaved
94.759Primordial
94.7280Iron Maiden
94.733Devin Townsend
94.671Voivod
94.587Ulver
94.566Rotting Christ
94.572Sigh
94.441Boris
94.327Mortiis
94.296Amorphis
94.228Vintersorg
94.233The Lord Weird Slough Feg
94.2195Darkthrone
94.133Panopticon
94.151Ayreon
94.194Vader
94.138Manilla Road
94.159Incantation
94.0158Kreator
94.053Fates Warning
94.038Helstar
94.022Ceremonial Castings
94.0191Opeth
94.0128Immortal
93.951Metal Church
93.973Blut aus Nord
93.947Septicflesh
93.980Autopsy
93.941Samael
93.859Graveland
93.7120Marduk
93.788Motörhead
93.762Hypocrisy
93.695My Dying Bride
93.6170Cannibal Corpse
93.525Galneryus
93.585Anaal Nathrakh
93.4191Judas Priest
93.421The Ocean Collective
93.4132Helloween
93.339Jag Panzer
93.351Cathedral
93.342Artillery
93.265Deep Purple
93.2112Overkill
93.2126Deicide
93.247Shining
93.252Savatage
93.1118Sodom
93.031The Gathering
93.0169Dream Theater
93.061Moonspell
92.921Root
92.878Paradise Lost
92.7141Burzum
92.652Borknagar
92.666Gamma Ray
92.586Cattle Decapitation
92.5158Behemoth
92.445Flotsam and Jetsam
92.427Deceased
92.4104Gorgoroth
92.3102Drudkh
92.354Pain of Salvation
92.234Gwar
92.220閃靈
92.1137Napalm Death
92.1134Morbid Angel
92.152Belphegor
92.1122Amon Amarth
92.135Melvins
92.131Exhumed
92.046Virgin Steele
92.071Accept
91.940Impaled Nazarene
91.9209Slayer
91.855Dio
91.829Loudness
91.837Necrophobic
91.725Bethlehem
91.761Therion
91.640Earth
91.698Dark Tranquillity
91.6139Sepultura
91.672Kamelot
91.6238Megadeth
91.549Krisiun
91.5116Cradle of Filth
91.552Abigor
91.458Saxon
91.482Xasthur
91.458Rage
91.3122Exodus
91.357Scorpions
91.3138Iced Earth
91.258Grave Digger
91.266Anathema
91.253Malevolent Creation
91.284Obituary
91.136Novembers Doom
91.1116Meshuggah
91.027Krallice
91.0100Anthrax
91.035Skyclad
90.970Stratovarius
90.741Tankard
90.721Аркона
90.730God Dethroned
90.7127Testament
90.6134Nightwish
90.646Asphyx
90.5115Children of Bodom
90.582Venom
90.536Tiamat
90.444Evergrey
90.437Iron Savior
90.453Sunn O)))
90.477Destruction
90.246Epica
90.164Running Wild
1625-9 albums
97.533Evoken
96.6148Death
96.230Esoteric
95.963Moonsorrow
95.961Type O Negative
95.830Satan
95.568Alice in Chains
95.353Mercyful Fate
95.2106Suffocation
95.239Ahab
95.136Saint Vitus
95.182Symphony X
95.055Insomnium
94.879Bolt Thrower
94.544Akercocke
94.532Cult of Luna
94.530Orphaned Land
94.439Inquisition
94.347Arcturus
94.345Isis
94.221Yob
94.262Gorguts
94.143Kalmah
94.128The Ruins of Beverast
94.1103Agalloch
94.162Entombed
94.127Solitude Aeturnus
94.045Obscura
94.032The Chasm
94.046Rainbow
93.937Bal-Sagoth
93.957Swallow the Sun
93.968Wolves in the Throne Room
93.927Misery Index
93.834Pentagram
93.837Falkenbach
93.783Summoning
93.7103Carcass
93.635Equilibrium
93.621Lunar Aurora
93.667Nokturnal Mortum
93.678Deathspell Omega
93.655Leviathan
93.543Coroner
93.526Sabbat
93.429The Crown
93.423Vreid
93.444Carach Angren
93.226Limbonic Art
93.266The Black Dahlia Murder
93.295Nile
93.252Taake
93.232Deeds of Flesh
93.247Týr
93.152Arsis
93.140Ihsahn
93.121Persefone
93.159Pig Destroyer
93.066Dying Fetus
93.090Nevermore
93.044Deströyer 666
93.027Kampfar
92.929Negură Bunget
92.821Hour of Penance
92.871Electric Wizard
92.827Defeated Sanity
92.721Desaster
92.722Mourning Beloveth
92.737Forbidden
92.756Origin
92.721Angel Dust
92.642Razor
92.629X Japan
92.630Soundgarden
92.542Bruce Dickinson
92.451Finntroll
92.437High on Fire
92.445Falconer
92.322Persuader
92.387At the Gates
92.361Alcest
92.242Absu
92.236Godflesh
92.224Dødheimsgard
92.251Dismember
92.234Ulcerate
92.227Macabre
92.233Draconian
92.123Darkspace
92.127Varathron
92.126Mercenary
92.120Hibria
92.125Theatre of Tragedy
92.193Mastodon
92.030Baroness
92.034Sleep
92.026Sargeist
91.933Melechesh
91.922Virgin Black
91.862Bloodbath
91.732Protector
91.721Orange Goblin
91.722Tribulation
91.720Stormwarrior
91.724Solefald
91.623Spectral Lore
91.650Devourment
91.638Hate Forest
91.628Skid Row
91.526Monstrosity
91.5156Mayhem
91.437Old Man's Child
91.424Empyrium
91.430Arckanum
91.468Ensiferum
91.3110Cryptopsy
91.233Judas Iscariot
91.223Dragonland
91.222Discharge
91.249Watain
91.244Edge of Sanity
91.223Tsjuder
91.121In Mourning
91.131Mütiilation
91.143Enforcer
91.132Behexen
91.164Decapitated
91.023Sacrifice
91.070Pestilence
90.952Strapping Young Lad
90.950Dark Funeral
90.958Warbringer
90.934Peste Noire
90.962Death Angel
90.938Psycroptic
90.825Novembre
90.830Angel Witch
90.822Khanate
90.822Hooded Menace
90.822Urgehal
90.821Orden Ogan
90.720Benighted
90.722Gorefest
90.727Adagio
90.623Shape of Despair
90.621Lord Belial
90.624Fen
90.551Portal
90.533Faith No More
90.520Eyehategod
90.558Sentenced
90.423Aura Noir
90.439Tristania
90.423Vomitory
90.425After Forever
90.321Whiplash
90.221Rotten Sound
90.121Pharaoh
90.123Extol
90.020Nunslaughter
90.031Naglfar
90.025Armored Saint
632-4 albums
96.727Morbid Saint
96.528Acid Bath
95.591Emperor
95.342Paysage d'Hiver
95.229Kyuss
94.851Vektor
94.845Possessed
94.731Ne Obliviscaris
94.622Watchtower
94.620Pagan Altar
94.549Atheist
94.020An Axis of Perdition
93.939Vio-lence
93.847Heathen
93.627Lost Horizon
93.637Mgła
93.520Daylight Dies
93.529Spawn of Possession
93.548Demolition Hammer
93.533Sarcófago
93.325Toxik
93.322Dead Congregation
93.327Anata
93.358Dark Angel
93.327Windir
93.226Triptykon
92.859Cynic
92.876Dissection
92.820Blasphemy
92.722Impetigo
92.623Crimson Glory
92.425Mr. Bungle
92.423Exhorder
92.322Obsequiae
92.226Visigoth
92.224Disillusion
92.232Teitanblood
92.131Reverend Bizarre
92.038Blood Incantation
92.024Haggard
91.831Wormed
91.722Cultes des Ghoules
91.623Power Trip
91.644The Faceless
91.524Funeral Mist
91.520Sabbat
91.421Mithras
91.229Pallbearer
91.223Nortt
91.224Witchfinder General
91.229The Red Chord
91.042Necrophagist
91.044Woods of Ypres
90.735Nocturnus
90.623Velvet Cacoon
90.623Antestor
90.620Lifelover
90.636Decrepit Birth
90.620Terrorizer
90.524Gloryhammer
90.531All Shall Perish
90.434Down
90.228Altar of Plagues
61 album
95.936Demilich
95.625Lykathea Aflame
93.925Disembowelment
91.123Bølzer
90.924Heaven & Hell
90.422Amesoeurs
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 7 January 2024