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132United States
97.5	34	Evoken
96.7	160	Death
96.3	28	Acid Bath
96.0	61	Type O Negative
96.0	35	Morbid Saint
95.7	51	Riot V
95.6	40	Neurosis
95.6	98	Immolation
95.6	69	Alice in Chains
95.2	81	Symphony X
95.2	110	Suffocation
95.1	40	Saint Vitus
95.0	37	Crowbar
94.9	52	Vektor
94.9	56	W.A.S.P.
94.8	30	Kyuss
94.7	43	Manilla Road
94.7	35	Panopticon
94.6	51	Atheist
94.6	22	Watchtower
94.6	47	Rainbow
94.6	49	Possessed
94.5	57	Incantation
94.4	45	Isis
94.2	52	Fates Warning
94.2	21	Yob
94.2	51	Demolition Hammer
94.2	107	Agalloch
94.1	33	The Lord Weird Slough Feg
94.1	51	Metal Church
94.1	56	Leviathan
94.1	173	Cannibal Corpse
94.1	70	Wolves in the Throne Room
94.0	72	Dying Fetus
94.0	39	Helstar
94.0	22	Ceremonial Castings
93.9	26	Solitude Aeturnus
93.8	38	Vio-lence
93.8	34	Deeds of Flesh
93.8	82	Autopsy
93.7	39	Pentagram
93.7	20	Psychotic Waltz
93.5	67	The Black Dahlia Murder
93.5	20	Daylight Dies
93.5	45	Heathen
93.4	96	Nile
93.4	22	Bell Witch
93.4	20	Satan's Host
93.3	39	Jag Panzer
93.3	25	Toxik
93.2	51	Arsis
93.2	115	Overkill
93.1	28	Misery Index
93.1	49	Savatage
93.1	21	Nails
93.1	60	Pig Destroyer
93.0	134	Deicide
93.0	40	Forbidden
93.0	20	Theocracy
93.0	21	Horrendous
92.9	32	Deceased
92.9	31	Exhumed
92.9	26	Impetigo
92.9	85	Nevermore
92.7	30	Soundgarden
92.7	169	Dream Theater
92.6	37	High on Fire
92.6	37	Melvins
92.5	56	Dio
92.5	223	Slayer
92.4	144	Morbid Angel
92.4	55	Origin
92.4	35	Gwar
92.4	70	Dark Angel
92.3	88	Cattle Decapitation
92.3	36	Sleep
92.3	47	Flotsam and Jetsam
92.2	26	Visigoth
92.2	21	Obsequiae
92.1	61	Cynic
92.1	95	Mastodon
92.1	24	Mr. Bungle
92.0	38	Nocturnus
92.0	30	Baroness
92.0	45	Absu
92.0	55	Blood Incantation
92.0	33	Corrosion of Conformity
91.9	35	Judas Iscariot
91.9	73	Kamelot
91.9	58	Devourment
91.8	45	The Faceless
91.8	78	Xasthur
91.7	25	Crimson Glory
91.6	40	Earth
91.6	28	Pallbearer
91.6	29	Skid Row
91.6	20	Carnivore
91.6	22	Terrorizer
91.5	261	Megadeth
91.5	142	Iced Earth
91.5	27	Monstrosity
91.4	29	Krallice
91.4	103	Anthrax
91.4	48	Virgin Steele
91.3	30	Macabre
91.3	84	Obituary
91.3	20	Midnight
91.3	24	Exhorder
91.2	131	Exodus
91.2	22	Power Trip
91.2	60	Warbringer
91.1	25	Warlord
91.1	132	Testament
91.1	33	Novembers Doom
90.9	30	Armored Saint
90.9	33	Sadus
90.8	22	Khanate
90.8	40	Decrepit Birth
90.7	21	Eyehategod
90.6	23	Velvet Cacoon
90.6	20	Gorgasm
90.6	60	Death Angel
90.6	25	Nunslaughter
90.6	21	Om
90.5	21	Thou
90.5	33	Cirith Ungol
90.4	52	Malevolent Creation
90.4	33	Down
90.4	23	The Red Chord
90.2	40	Toxic Holocaust
90.2	32	Faith No More
90.1	20	Whiplash
46Sweden
96.2	121	Bathory
95.3	96	Candlemass
94.8	34	Cult of Luna
94.4	127	Marduk
94.3	129	Katatonia
94.1	209	Opeth
93.8	21	Sacramentum
93.8	29	Spawn of Possession
93.7	25	Vintersorg
93.6	27	Lost Horizon
93.5	60	Entombed
93.4	62	Hypocrisy
93.3	55	Dismember
93.2	29	The Crown
93.0	80	Dissection
93.0	25	Anata
92.9	43	Necrophobic
92.7	46	Shining
92.6	36	Draconian
92.6	90	At the Gates
92.5	45	Falconer
92.4	24	Persuader
92.4	63	Therion
92.1	63	Bloodbath
92.1	106	Dark Tranquillity
92.0	23	Tribulation
92.0	122	Amon Amarth
91.9	51	Pain of Salvation
91.9	53	Dark Funeral
91.7	23	Svartsyn
91.5	22	In Mourning
91.5	24	Funeral Mist
91.5	114	Meshuggah
91.4	47	Edge of Sanity
91.3	45	Enforcer
91.2	23	Dragonland
91.1	29	Arckanum
91.0	21	October Tide
90.7	25	Vomitory
90.7	40	Tiamat
90.5	45	Watain
90.5	32	Naglfar
90.5	46	Evergrey
90.4	21	Grand Magus
90.3	24	Lord Belial
90.3	45	Unleashed
44United Kingdom
95.9	30	Esoteric
95.7	36	Satan
95.5	88	Bolt Thrower
95.4	197	Black Sabbath
95.1	21	Pagan Altar
95.0	301	Iron Maiden
94.3	44	Akercocke
94.1	110	Carcass
94.1	20	Warning
93.9	92	Motörhead
93.8	214	Judas Priest
93.8	102	My Dying Bride
93.8	20	An Axis of Perdition
93.7	76	Electric Wizard
93.4	53	Cathedral
93.4	34	Bal-Sagoth
93.3	85	Anaal Nathrakh
93.3	69	Deep Purple
93.1	27	Witchfinder General
93.0	50	Bruce Dickinson
92.6	21	Dragged into Sunlight
92.3	21	Hellripper
92.2	38	Godflesh
92.2	20	Amebix
92.0	20	Hell
92.0	83	Paradise Lost
92.0	20	Solstice
92.0	136	Napalm Death
91.8	22	Orange Goblin
91.7	122	Cradle of Filth
91.7	20	Sabbat
91.7	30	Angel Witch
91.4	35	Skyclad
91.4	21	Mithras
91.3	23	Discharge
91.2	63	Saxon
91.2	65	Anathema
90.8	60	Onslaught
90.7	24	Gloryhammer
90.5	25	Raven
90.4	21	Saor
90.3	86	Venom
90.0	53	Alestorm
90.0	23	Fen
32Germany
95.4	154	Blind Guardian
95.2	40	Ahab
94.1	31	The Ruins of Beverast
93.8	34	Equilibrium
93.8	22	Lunar Aurora
93.7	125	Sodom
93.6	39	Falkenbach
93.5	169	Kreator
93.4	35	Defeated Sanity
93.4	138	Helloween
93.2	51	Obscura
92.8	30	Bethlehem
92.8	50	Necrophagist
92.6	66	Gamma Ray
92.6	22	The Ocean Collective
92.5	22	Angel Dust
92.2	24	Disillusion
92.1	73	Accept
92.0	21	Stormwarrior
92.0	36	Protector
91.8	44	Tankard
91.7	24	Haggard
91.6	60	Scorpions
91.4	24	Orden Ogan
91.3	59	Rage
91.0	77	Destruction
90.9	60	Grave Digger
90.9	24	Empyrium
90.7	20	Katharsis
90.5	66	Running Wild
90.4	37	Iron Savior
90.1	23	Dark Fortress
25Norway
95.4	91	Emperor
94.8	92	Ulver
94.6	112	Enslaved
94.5	202	Darkthrone
94.3	28	Mortiis
94.2	132	Immortal
93.9	44	Arcturus
93.6	31	Windir
93.3	24	Vreid
93.2	54	Taake
93.1	55	Borknagar
93.1	43	Ihsahn
93.1	28	Limbonic Art
93.0	27	Kampfar
92.8	103	Gorgoroth
92.7	24	Dødheimsgard
92.6	150	Burzum
92.2	28	Theatre of Tragedy
91.9	36	Old Man's Child
91.5	169	Mayhem
91.5	24	Solefald
91.4	24	Extol
91.1	23	Tsjuder
90.8	40	Tristania
90.2	23	Antestor
24Finland
96.0	35	Demilich
95.9	63	Moonsorrow
95.0	57	Insomnium
94.6	103	Amorphis
94.2	45	Kalmah
93.6	20	Skepticism
93.3	61	Swallow the Sun
92.9	21	Oranssi Pazuzu
92.6	42	Impaled Nazarene
92.5	28	Sargeist
92.4	51	Finntroll
92.1	31	Reverend Bizarre
91.6	22	Hooded Menace
91.5	33	Behexen
91.3	23	Mors Principium Est
91.2	36	Archgoat
91.2	74	Ensiferum
91.0	115	Children of Bodom
90.8	70	Stratovarius
90.7	141	Nightwish
90.6	24	Shape of Despair
90.4	20	Rotten Sound
90.2	84	Wintersun
90.0	50	Sentenced
11Canada
95.1	89	Rush
94.7	69	Gorguts
94.4	77	Voivod
94.3	36	Devin Townsend
93.5	42	Razor
92.1	123	Cryptopsy
91.7	20	Blasphemy
90.9	51	Strapping Young Lad
90.9	44	Woods of Ypres
90.6	30	Archspire
90.4	25	Sacrifice
9Poland
93.9	95	Vader
93.7	65	Graveland
93.6	39	Mgła
92.1	164	Behemoth
91.3	20	Furia
91.2	63	Decapitated
91.1	21	Cultes des Ghoules
90.9	24	Батюшка
90.3	25	Hate
8France
94.2	84	Deathspell Omega
93.8	71	Blut aus Nord
92.6	63	Alcest
91.7	37	Peste Noire
91.1	34	Mütiilation
90.7	27	Adagio
90.6	23	Benighted
90.0	70	Gojira
8Netherlands
94.1	52	Ayreon
93.4	45	Carach Angren
93.3	32	The Gathering
91.5	20	Thanatos
90.7	29	God Dethroned
90.6	48	Asphyx
90.6	49	Epica
90.4	25	After Forever
7Australia
95.6	33	Ne Obliviscaris
94.7	25	Disembowelment
93.3	44	Deströyer 666
91.8	22	Virgin Black
90.9	39	Psycroptic
90.5	51	Portal
90.1	30	Drowning the Light
7Japan
95.5	25	Intestine Baalism
94.9	71	Sigh
94.3	39	Boris
93.5	29	Galneryus
93.3	31	X Japan
93.3	28	Sabbat
91.8	29	Loudness
7Switzerland
95.4	42	Paysage d'Hiver
94.1	51	Coroner
93.4	40	Samael
93.2	26	Triptykon
92.5	25	Darkspace
91.1	23	Bölzer
90.2	84	Celtic Frost
6Brazil
94.8	35	Sarcófago
94.1	54	Angra
92.0	20	Hibria
91.6	142	Sepultura
91.3	48	Krisiun
90.6	20	Torture Squad
6Denmark
95.8	82	King Diamond
95.6	58	Mercyful Fate
93.6	45	Artillery
93.1	48	Týr
92.4	23	Nortt
92.1	26	Mercenary
5Greece
93.9	72	Rotting Christ
93.7	47	Septicflesh
92.9	22	Dead Congregation
91.9	32	Varathron
91.6	23	Spectral Lore
4Italy
92.0	23	Hour of Penance
90.8	25	Novembre
90.4	28	Forgotten Tomb
90.0	55	Fleshgod Apocalypse
3Austria
93.8	87	Summoning
92.4	52	Abigor
92.1	54	Belphegor
3Ukraine
93.9	63	Nokturnal Mortum
92.5	103	Drudkh
90.7	35	Hate Forest
2International
92.2	33	Melechesh
90.9	24	Heaven & Hell
2Ireland
94.8	59	Primordial
92.4	20	Mourning Beloveth
2Spain
92.5	33	Teitanblood
91.8	32	Wormed
1Andorra
92.7	23	Persefone
1Colombia
94.5	44	Inquisition
1Czechia
95.8	26	Lykathea Aflame
1Israel
94.2	28	Orphaned Land
1Mexico
93.7	32	The Chasm
1New Zealand
94.8	48	Ulcerate
1Portugal
92.7	63	Moonspell
1Romania
92.9	31	Negură Bunget
1Russia
90.7	21	Аркона
1Singapore
93.0	21	Wormrot
1Taiwan
92.2	20	閃靈

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 31 August 2026