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standings

bands with 25+ reviewers of their full-length albums, counting only reviewers who have filed at least 5 reviews and covered at least 3 bands; scored by averaging the ratings from each reviewer, dropping the top and bottom 10% of these reviewer-averages, and then averaging the remainder

1	94.1	25	Primordial
2	93.2	31	Immolation
3	91.2	35	Therion (Swe)
4	90.9	26	Alice in Chains
5	90.8	51	Death
6	90.7	27	Boris
7	90.2	25	Ensiferum
8	90.1	36	Agalloch
9	89.5	29	Running Wild
10	89.3	44	Ulver
	89.3	39	Candlemass
	89.3	26	Wolves in the Throne Room
13	89.2	28	Metal Church
	89.2	28	Type O Negative
15	89.1	38	Summoning
16	88.9	31	Fates Warning
17	88.8	43	King Diamond
18	88.6	47	Rush
19	88.3	31	Blut aus Nord
	88.3	29	W.A.S.P.
21	88.0	41	Drudkh
	88.0	39	Symphony X
23	87.9	59	Blind Guardian
24	87.8	32	Origin (USA)
	87.8	27	Sunn O)))
26	87.7	57	Black Sabbath
27	87.6	54	Amon Amarth
28	87.5	60	Immortal (Nor)
29	87.4	65	Bathory
	87.4	26	Electric Wizard
	87.4	25	Deep Purple
	87.4	25	Edge of Sanity
33	87.3	36	Suffocation (USA)
34	87.2	50	Gorgoroth
35	87.1	65	Behemoth (Pol)
	87.1	40	Bolt Thrower
	87.1	25	Akercocke
38	87.0	31	Kamelot
39	86.9	26	Falconer
40	86.6	52	Katatonia (Swe)
41	86.3	35	Vader
	86.3	32	Dismember (Swe)
	86.3	29	Pig Destroyer
	86.3	26	Finntroll
45	86.2	37	Enslaved (Nor)
46	86.1	32	Dark Angel (USA)
47	85.9	36	Carcass
48	85.8	45	Sodom
49	85.7	25	Voivod
50	85.6	51	Nevermore
	85.6	38	Strapping Young Lad
52	85.3	28	Entombed
	85.3	28	Rage (Deu)
54	85.0	43	Amorphis
55	84.8	52	Morbid Angel
56	84.7	61	Kreator
57	84.6	44	Hypocrisy (Swe)
	84.6	27	Borknagar
59	84.5	27	Accept
60	84.3	31	Grave Digger
	84.3	29	Arsis
62	84.1	42	My Dying Bride
63	83.9	50	Dark Tranquillity
64	83.8	38	Obituary
65	83.7	91	Darkthrone
	83.7	40	Nile
	83.7	25	Ayreon
68	83.6	32	Gamma Ray
	83.6	28	Cynic (USA)
70	83.2	54	Overkill (USA)
71	82.9	49	Napalm Death
72	82.8	32	Destruction
73	82.6	30	Savatage
74	82.5	84	Opeth
	82.5	53	Burzum
76	82.3	70	Iron Maiden
	82.3	32	Emperor
78	82.2	29	Death Angel
79	81.9	30	Saxon
80	81.7	28	Vital Remains
81	81.4	50	Helloween
	81.4	33	Decapitated (Pol)
83	81.3	30	Dissection (Swe)
84	81.2	35	Paradise Lost
85	80.9	75	Judas Priest
	80.9	40	Motörhead
	80.9	29	Dio
	80.9	28	Celtic Frost
89	80.6	47	Anthrax
90	80.5	61	Marduk (Swe)
91	80.3	71	Cannibal Corpse
92	80.0	63	Deicide
	80.0	29	Bloodbath (Swe)
94	79.8	48	Mayhem (Nor)
95	79.6	67	Dream Theater
96	79.4	91	Megadeth
97	79.3	36	Stratovarius
98	79.2	25	Necrophagist
99	78.9	34	Kataklysm
100	78.7	26	Nocturnal Rites
101	78.5	95	Slayer (USA)
	78.5	55	Nightwish
103	78.0	38	Venom
104	77.7	48	Meshuggah
105	77.6	63	Manowar
106	77.1	60	Exodus
107	76.8	27	Scorpions
108	76.7	41	Xasthur (USA)
109	76.5	30	At the Gates
	76.5	25	3 Inches of Blood
111	75.9	58	Iced Earth
112	75.8	36	Mastodon
113	75.3	38	Satyricon
114	75.1	44	Fear Factory
115	74.9	28	Evergrey
116	74.7	63	Metallica
117	74.4	58	Testament
	74.4	46	DragonForce
119	73.6	25	Into Eternity
120	73.5	29	Sonata Arctica
121	73.3	59	Sepultura
122	72.8	45	Annihilator
123	72.7	27	HammerFall
124	72.3	38	1349
125	70.8	43	Arch Enemy
126	70.5	36	Ozzy Osbourne
127	70.4	64	Dimmu Borgir
128	69.9	43	Children of Bodom
129	69.4	43	Soilwork
130	68.8	47	Pantera
131	67.0	55	Cradle of Filth
132	66.2	72	In Flames
133	64.4	35	Queensrÿche
134	61.8	39	Lamb of God
135	58.1	26	Job for a Cowboy
136	57.0	55	Cryptopsy
137	53.8	31	Machine Head (USA)
138	45.7	48	Six Feet Under (USA)
139	43.7	29	Trivium

second division

bands with 10-24 reviewers of their full-length albums, counting only reviewers who have filed at least 5 reviews and covered at least 3 bands; scored by averaging the ratings from each reviewer, dropping the top and bottom 10% of these reviewer-averages, and then averaging the remainder

1	98.7	13	Evoken
2	97.1	10	Lykathea Aflame
3	96.9	12	Negură Bunget
4	96.8	14	Gorguts
5	96.0	13	Repulsion
6	95.9	19	Esoteric (Gbr)
7	95.5	12	Kyuss
8	94.7	20	Neurosis (USA)
9	94.5	16	Atheist
10	94.4	13	Keep of Kalessin
	94.4	12	Disillusion (Deu)
12	94.2	11	Morbid Saint
13	93.5	11	Lunar Aurora
14	93.4	14	Windir
15	93.3	10	Ceremonial Castings
	93.3	10	ChthoniC
17	93.2	16	Cult of Luna
18	93.1	19	Rotting Christ
19	93.0	17	Autopsy
20	92.8	16	Isis (USA)
21	92.7	15	Coroner
	92.7	10	Countess
23	92.6	18	Vintersorg
24	92.5	11	Exhorder
	92.5	11	Tad Morose
26	92.2	16	Persuader
27	92.1	20	Falkenbach
	92.1	10	Deceased (USA)
29	91.9	17	Deströyer 666
	91.9	14	Taake
	91.9	11	Martyr (Can)
	91.9	10	Sabbat (Gbr)
33	91.8	10	Maudlin of the Well
34	91.6	13	Mr. Bungle
	91.6	11	Heaven and Hell (Gbr)
36	91.5	18	Absu (USA)
	91.5	16	The Crown
	91.5	10	Misery Index
39	91.4	16	The Chasm
	91.4	11	Gorod
	91.4	10	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
42	91.3	13	Possessed
43	91.2	17	Suidakra
44	91.1	16	Insomnium
45	91.0	23	Mercyful Fate
46	90.8	21	Manilla Road
47	90.6	17	The Lord Weird Slough Feg
48	90.4	16	Helstar
	90.4	15	Darkspace
	90.4	11	Axis of Advance
51	90.1	23	Angra
	90.1	15	Saint Vitus
53	90.0	18	Incantation
	90.0	13	Orphaned Land
55	89.9	13	Ghoul (USA)
	89.9	11	Lifelover
57	89.8	14	Lost Horizon (Swe)
58	89.7	15	Anata
	89.7	14	After Forever
60	89.6	14	Ahab
61	89.5	15	Nocturnus
	89.5	15	Razor (Can)
	89.5	14	Necrophobic (Swe)
	89.5	13	Katharsis (Deu)
65	89.4	22	Kalmah
66	89.3	23	Sigh
	89.3	22	Moonsorrow
	89.3	16	Riot
	89.3	13	Arckanum
70	89.2	11	Watain
71	89.1	22	Judas Iscariot
	89.1	16	Wormed
	89.1	15	Mourning Beloveth
	89.1	10	Wolf (Swe)
75	88.7	10	The Absence
76	88.6	16	Turisas
	88.6	14	D.R.I.
	88.6	14	Mercenary (Dnk)
79	88.5	17	Tristania
	88.5	11	Gwar
	88.5	10	Jesu
82	88.4	19	Devin Townsend
83	88.3	14	Kampfar
	88.3	14	Torture Squad
85	88.2	15	Iron Savior
	88.2	14	Draconian (Swe)
87	88.0	16	High on Fire
88	87.9	18	Heathen
	87.9	13	Dragonland
	87.9	11	Witchcraft (Swe)
91	87.8	21	Bal-Sagoth
92	87.7	21	Arcturus (Nor)
	87.7	12	Cloven Hoof
94	87.6	23	Pestilence (Nld)
	87.6	11	Solefald
96	87.5	20	Artillery
	87.5	12	Septicflesh
98	87.4	17	Dark Moor
99	87.3	18	Satanic Warmaster
	87.3	11	Monstrosity (USA)
101	87.2	19	Tiamat
	87.2	13	Hollenthon
103	87.1	21	Rainbow
	87.1	11	Quo Vadis (Can)
	87.1	10	Vomitory (Swe)
106	86.9	10	Hate Forest
	86.9	10	Pelican
108	86.8	17	Sarcófago
	86.8	16	Novembre
110	86.5	12	Sacrifice (Can)
111	86.2	19	Forbidden (USA)
	86.2	15	Shape of Despair
	86.2	14	Portal (Aus)
	86.2	12	Sirenia
115	86.1	10	Desaster (Deu)
116	86.0	24	Anaal Nathrakh
	86.0	20	Skyclad
	86.0	13	Virgin Black
	86.0	11	Craft
120	85.9	15	Epica (Nld)
121	85.8	20	Down
	85.8	14	Agent Steel
	85.8	13	Earth (USA)
	85.8	10	Hirax
125	85.7	24	Jag Panzer
	85.7	23	Nokturnal Mortum
	85.7	16	Carpathian Forest
	85.7	12	Godflesh
129	85.6	21	The Red Chord
	85.6	21	Vio-lence
	85.6	10	The Axis of Perdition
132	85.5	24	Bruce Dickinson
	85.5	16	Arghoslent
	85.5	10	Anorexia Nervosa
135	85.4	14	Wyrd
	85.4	12	Nasum
137	85.3	13	Demolition Hammer
138	85.2	22	Old Man's Child
	85.2	20	Ministry
	85.2	12	Soundgarden
	85.2	11	God Dethroned
142	85.1	18	Nightrage
	85.1	12	Sleep
144	85.0	20	Demons & Wizards
	85.0	18	Samael
146	84.9	24	Graveland
147	84.8	23	Belphegor (Aut)
	84.8	13	Novembers Doom
149	84.7	16	Aborym
	84.7	12	King's X
	84.7	11	Dornenreich
	84.7	10	Armored Saint
153	84.6	21	Flotsam and Jetsam
	84.6	20	Týr (Fro)
	84.6	12	Skinless (USA)
	84.6	11	Neuraxis
	84.6	11	Skeletonwitch
158	84.5	10	Gorefest
159	84.4	21	Krisiun
	84.4	21	Virgin Steele
	84.4	14	Cathedral
	84.4	12	Sabaton
163	84.3	16	The Gathering
	84.3	14	Loudness
	84.3	10	Arkona (Rus)
166	84.1	22	Beherit
167	83.9	13	Shining (Swe)
	83.9	12	Limbonic Art
169	83.8	12	Catamenia
170	83.7	11	Hail of Bullets
171	83.6	15	Dark Fortress
172	83.5	22	Moonspell
	83.5	10	Iron Fire
174	83.4	20	Tankard
	83.4	12	Cirith Ungol
	83.4	12	Mithras
177	83.3	20	Dying Fetus
178	83.2	20	Mütiilation
	83.2	17	Decrepit Birth
180	83.1	10	Sargeist
181	82.9	16	...And Oceans
	82.9	15	Eluveitie
183	82.7	24	Deathspell Omega
	82.7	20	Nachtmystium
	82.7	12	Enthroned (Bel)
186	82.5	10	Morgana Lefay
187	82.4	18	Norther
	82.4	11	Tourniquet
	82.4	10	Benediction
190	82.2	21	Unleashed (Swe)
	82.2	16	Skid Row
	82.2	12	Urgehal
	82.2	10	Equilibrium (Deu)
	82.2	10	Witchfinder General
195	82.1	19	Malevolent Creation
	82.1	18	Korpiklaani
	82.1	17	Impaled Nazarene
	82.1	15	Theatre of Tragedy
199	82.0	17	Swallow the Sun
	82.0	17	Ásmegin
201	81.9	17	The Faceless
202	81.7	22	Yngwie J. Malmsteen
	81.7	20	Anathema (Gbr)
	81.7	13	Melvins
	81.7	11	Twisted Sister
206	81.5	20	Dark Funeral
207	81.4	20	Danzig
	81.4	10	Cellador
209	81.2	16	Ihsahn
210	81.0	13	Goatwhore
	81.0	12	Darkest Hour
	81.0	10	Absurd (Deu)
213	80.9	11	Dew-Scented
	80.9	11	Green Carnation
	80.9	11	Moonblood
216	80.8	11	Krallice
217	80.7	13	Evile (Gbr)
	80.7	12	Pagan's Mind
219	80.6	13	Ildjarn
	80.6	11	Toxic Holocaust
221	80.5	14	Asphyx (Nld)
	80.5	14	Velvet Cacoon
223	80.3	11	Behexen
224	80.2	13	Whiplash (USA)
225	80.1	20	Gojira
	80.1	12	Lord Belial
227	80.0	20	Dream Evil
	80.0	13	Sinergy
	80.0	11	Lake of Tears (Swe)
	80.0	10	Wizard (Deu)
231	79.9	24	Sentenced
	79.9	14	Blood Red Throne
233	79.8	16	Naglfar (Swe)
234	79.7	18	Onslaught (Gbr)
	79.7	10	Grim Reaper
236	79.5	19	Mötley Crüe
	79.5	15	Crimson Glory
238	79.4	19	The Berzerker
239	79.3	12	Impiety (Sgp)
	79.3	10	Mirrorthrone
241	79.2	18	Nuclear Assault
	79.2	13	Deeds of Flesh
243	79.1	22	Aborted
	79.1	12	Metalium (Deu)
245	78.9	13	God Forbid
	78.9	10	Temnozor
247	78.8	16	All Shall Perish
248	78.7	17	Abigor
249	78.6	13	Leviathan (USA)
	78.6	11	Funeral Mist (Swe)
	78.6	10	Defiance (USA)
252	78.5	24	Shadows Fall
	78.5	22	Pain of Salvation
	78.5	13	Brainstorm (Deu)
	78.5	13	Wintersun
256	78.4	12	Exciter (Can)
257	78.2	17	Cephalic Carnage
258	78.1	18	Municipal Waste
	78.1	10	Aeon (Swe)
	78.1	10	Senmuth
261	78.0	10	Massacre (USA)
262	77.9	21	Rhapsody
	77.9	17	Corrosion of Conformity
264	77.8	17	Cattle Decapitation
	77.8	14	Adagio (Fra)
	77.8	12	Battlelore
267	77.7	13	Krieg
268	77.6	19	Angelcorpse
	77.6	18	Sadus
270	77.5	21	Psycroptic
	77.5	18	Faith No More
	77.5	10	Nortt
273	77.4	10	Fight (USA)
274	77.2	24	Black Label Society
275	77.1	12	Cruachan
	77.1	10	Trouble (USA)
277	77.0	18	Scar Symmetry
	77.0	13	Anvil
279	76.6	10	Peste Noire
280	76.5	18	Alestorm
281	76.2	23	Grave
282	76.1	12	White Zombie
283	76.0	11	Nadja
284	75.9	12	Dødheimsgard
285	75.3	13	Bethlehem (Deu)
	75.3	13	Sinister (Nld)
287	75.1	14	Def Leppard
288	75.0	16	Halford
289	74.6	13	Obscura (Deu)
	74.6	10	Warbringer (USA)
291	74.5	12	Susperia
292	74.4	21	Nargaroth
	74.4	12	Savage Circus
	74.4	10	Blood Tsunami
295	73.9	23	Edguy
296	73.8	10	Heavenly
297	73.7	12	Darkane
298	73.5	15	Avantasia
299	73.1	13	Firewind
300	73.0	13	Striborg
301	72.9	12	Cage
302	72.7	14	Dokken
303	72.1	13	Brodequin
304	71.6	11	Heaven Shall Burn
305	71.5	13	Extol
	71.5	12	Alcest
307	71.2	16	Primal Fear
308	71.1	23	Lacuna Coil
309	71.0	10	Kayo Dot
310	70.5	10	Dimension Zero
311	70.3	10	Revenge (Can)
312	69.5	15	As I Lay Dying (USA)
313	69.3	23	The Black Dahlia Murder
314	69.2	17	The Haunted
315	69.1	10	Devourment (USA)
316	68.9	11	Black Witchery
317	68.8	15	Vinterriket
318	68.3	20	Chimaira
319	68.2	12	Prong
320	68.1	12	Within Temptation
321	67.8	10	Whitechapel
322	67.6	14	DevilDriver
323	67.2	22	Hate Eternal
	67.2	16	All That Remains
325	67.0	10	Vehemence (USA)
326	66.8	10	Kult ov Azazel
327	66.2	20	Elvenking
328	65.1	24	Killswitch Engage
329	64.9	14	Unearth
330	64.6	11	Carnal Forge
	64.6	10	Sadistik Exekution
332	63.8	14	Beneath the Massacre
333	63.2	11	Sinner (Deu)
334	62.8	12	Abruptum
335	59.7	11	The Kovenant
336	59.0	15	Nattefrost
337	56.5	15	Dethklok
338	55.5	14	Black Funeral (USA)
339	54.0	10	Brain Drill
340	52.4	12	Ajattara
341	46.2	11	Superjoint Ritual
342	43.3	13	Winds of Plague
343	35.2	21	Mortician (USA)

top draft picks

highest-rated bands needing just one more qualifying review to join the second division

1	95.4	9	Forefather
2	94.6	9	Holy Terror (USA)
3	94.3	9	DoomSword
4	93.6	9	Solitude Aeturnus
5	93.5	9	Diabolical Masquerade
6	93.4	9	The Project Hate MCMXCIX
7	92.6	9	Inquisition (Col)
	92.6	9	Liege Lord
	92.6	9	Warning (Gbr)
10	92.2	9	Crowbar
11	91.9	9	Mekong Delta
12	91.4	9	Barathrum
13	91.3	9	I
	91.3	9	Sear Bliss
15	90.9	9	Angel Witch
16	90.4	9	Covenant (Nor)
17	90.2	9	Pentagram (USA)

25 most consistently-rated bands

standard deviations (and averages) of average ratings of full-length albums, counting only albums with at least 4 reviews, and only artists with at least 4 of these and reviews from at least 10 different reviewers

1	0.25	92.1	Coroner
2	0.97	88.0	Ensiferum
3	1.86	87.3	Iron Savior
4	1.99	93.1	Rotting Christ
5	2.03	91.5	Incantation
6	2.21	75.7	Mastodon
7	2.56	90.0	Insomnium
8	2.59	94.5	Esoteric (Gbr)
9	2.71	74.8	Meshuggah
	2.71	73.4	Dokken
11	2.79	70.2	Within Temptation
12	2.85	91.5	Boris
13	2.90	87.8	Sigh
14	2.99	86.2	Falconer
15	3.11	88.9	Saint Vitus
16	3.13	89.6	Angra
17	3.19	84.1	Immortal (Nor)
18	3.33	78.7	Opeth
19	3.42	88.2	Type O Negative
20	3.46	82.4	Swallow the Sun
21	3.65	83.4	Skyclad
22	3.84	90.2	Moonsorrow
23	3.88	89.9	Mercyful Fate
24	3.94	83.9	Behemoth (Pol)
25	3.97	87.2	After Forever

25 least consistently-rated bands

1	28.09	69.9	Celtic Frost
2	27.86	68.3	Queensrÿche
3	25.34	64.4	Cryptopsy
4	22.54	68.3	Exodus
5	21.61	40.1	Underoath
6	21.43	65.3	Elvenking
7	20.75	69.3	Cephalic Carnage
8	19.88	70.3	Sepultura
9	17.16	74.4	Nuclear Assault
10	16.73	73.2	Deicide
11	16.40	42.4	Mortician (USA)
12	16.06	66.7	Annihilator
13	15.99	71.5	Lacuna Coil
14	15.80	74.4	Anthrax
15	15.74	75.1	Satyricon
16	15.70	66.7	In Flames
17	15.58	53.7	Six Feet Under (USA)
18	15.39	82.6	Pain of Salvation
19	15.30	81.6	Bathory
20	15.14	69.5	Pantera
21	15.12	74.3	Slayer (USA)
22	15.01	71.2	Metallica
23	14.95	77.0	Malevolent Creation
24	14.82	82.0	Virgin Steele
25	14.81	79.1	Corrosion of Conformity

Data from Encyclopaedia Metallum · analysis by glenn mcdonald