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119United States
97.533Evoken
96.727Morbid Saint
96.6148Death
96.528Acid Bath
95.961Type O Negative
95.636Neurosis
95.568Alice in Chains
95.592Immolation
95.445Riot V
95.2106Suffocation
95.229Kyuss
95.136Saint Vitus
95.182Symphony X
94.933Crowbar
94.851Vektor
94.845Possessed
94.855W.A.S.P.
94.622Watchtower
94.549Atheist
94.345Isis
94.221Yob
94.233The Lord Weird Slough Feg
94.133Panopticon
94.1103Agalloch
94.127Solitude Aeturnus
94.138Manilla Road
94.159Incantation
94.053Fates Warning
94.038Helstar
94.046Rainbow
94.022Ceremonial Castings
93.951Metal Church
93.968Wolves in the Throne Room
93.980Autopsy
93.939Vio-lence
93.927Misery Index
93.847Heathen
93.834Pentagram
93.6170Cannibal Corpse
93.655Leviathan
93.520Daylight Dies
93.548Demolition Hammer
93.325Toxik
93.358Dark Angel
93.339Jag Panzer
93.266The Black Dahlia Murder
93.2112Overkill
93.2126Deicide
93.295Nile
93.232Deeds of Flesh
93.252Savatage
93.152Arsis
93.159Pig Destroyer
93.066Dying Fetus
93.090Nevermore
93.0169Dream Theater
92.859Cynic
92.737Forbidden
92.756Origin
92.722Impetigo
92.623Crimson Glory
92.630Soundgarden
92.586Cattle Decapitation
92.425Mr. Bungle
92.445Flotsam and Jetsam
92.427Deceased
92.437High on Fire
92.423Exhorder
92.322Obsequiae
92.242Absu
92.226Visigoth
92.234Gwar
92.227Macabre
92.1134Morbid Angel
92.135Melvins
92.131Exhumed
92.193Mastodon
92.038Blood Incantation
92.030Baroness
92.034Sleep
92.046Virgin Steele
91.9209Slayer
91.855Dio
91.640Earth
91.650Devourment
91.623Power Trip
91.672Kamelot
91.6238Megadeth
91.628Skid Row
91.644The Faceless
91.526Monstrosity
91.482Xasthur
91.3122Exodus
91.3138Iced Earth
91.229Pallbearer
91.233Judas Iscariot
91.229The Red Chord
91.253Malevolent Creation
91.284Obituary
91.136Novembers Doom
91.027Krallice
91.0100Anthrax
90.958Warbringer
90.962Death Angel
90.822Khanate
90.735Nocturnus
90.7127Testament
90.623Velvet Cacoon
90.636Decrepit Birth
90.620Terrorizer
90.533Faith No More
90.520Eyehategod
90.531All Shall Perish
90.453Sunn O)))
90.434Down
90.321Whiplash
90.121Pharaoh
90.020Nunslaughter
90.025Armored Saint
42Sweden
96.0106Bathory
95.292Candlemass
95.1115Katatonia
94.532Cult of Luna
94.228Vintersorg
94.162Entombed
94.0191Opeth
93.7120Marduk
93.762Hypocrisy
93.627Lost Horizon
93.529Spawn of Possession
93.429The Crown
93.327Anata
93.247Shining
92.876Dissection
92.445Falconer
92.322Persuader
92.387At the Gates
92.354Pain of Salvation
92.251Dismember
92.233Draconian
92.1122Amon Amarth
91.862Bloodbath
91.837Necrophobic
91.722Tribulation
91.761Therion
91.698Dark Tranquillity
91.524Funeral Mist
91.430Arckanum
91.223Dragonland
91.249Watain
91.244Edge of Sanity
91.121In Mourning
91.1116Meshuggah
91.143Enforcer
90.950Dark Funeral
90.620Lifelover
90.621Lord Belial
90.536Tiamat
90.444Evergrey
90.423Vomitory
90.031Naglfar
34United Kingdom
96.230Esoteric
95.830Satan
95.0186Black Sabbath
94.879Bolt Thrower
94.7280Iron Maiden
94.620Pagan Altar
94.544Akercocke
94.020An Axis of Perdition
93.937Bal-Sagoth
93.788Motörhead
93.7103Carcass
93.695My Dying Bride
93.585Anaal Nathrakh
93.4191Judas Priest
93.351Cathedral
93.265Deep Purple
92.871Electric Wizard
92.878Paradise Lost
92.542Bruce Dickinson
92.236Godflesh
92.1137Napalm Death
91.721Orange Goblin
91.520Sabbat
91.5116Cradle of Filth
91.421Mithras
91.458Saxon
91.222Discharge
91.266Anathema
91.224Witchfinder General
91.035Skyclad
90.830Angel Witch
90.624Fen
90.524Gloryhammer
90.582Venom
31Germany
95.3147Blind Guardian
95.239Ahab
94.128The Ruins of Beverast
94.0158Kreator
94.045Obscura
93.837Falkenbach
93.635Equilibrium
93.621Lunar Aurora
93.421The Ocean Collective
93.4132Helloween
93.1118Sodom
92.827Defeated Sanity
92.721Desaster
92.721Angel Dust
92.666Gamma Ray
92.224Disillusion
92.071Accept
92.024Haggard
91.732Protector
91.725Bethlehem
91.720Stormwarrior
91.424Empyrium
91.458Rage
91.357Scorpions
91.258Grave Digger
91.042Necrophagist
90.821Orden Ogan
90.741Tankard
90.437Iron Savior
90.477Destruction
90.164Running Wild
27Norway
95.591Emperor
94.7112Enslaved
94.587Ulver
94.327Mortiis
94.347Arcturus
94.2195Darkthrone
94.0128Immortal
93.423Vreid
93.327Windir
93.226Limbonic Art
93.252Taake
93.140Ihsahn
93.027Kampfar
92.7141Burzum
92.652Borknagar
92.4104Gorgoroth
92.224Dødheimsgard
92.125Theatre of Tragedy
91.724Solefald
91.5156Mayhem
91.437Old Man's Child
91.223Tsjuder
90.822Urgehal
90.623Antestor
90.423Aura Noir
90.439Tristania
90.123Extol
19Finland
95.936Demilich
95.963Moonsorrow
95.055Insomnium
94.296Amorphis
94.143Kalmah
93.957Swallow the Sun
92.451Finntroll
92.131Reverend Bizarre
92.026Sargeist
91.940Impaled Nazarene
91.468Ensiferum
91.132Behexen
90.970Stratovarius
90.822Hooded Menace
90.623Shape of Despair
90.6134Nightwish
90.5115Children of Bodom
90.558Sentenced
90.221Rotten Sound
10Canada
95.288Rush
94.733Devin Townsend
94.671Voivod
94.262Gorguts
92.820Blasphemy
92.642Razor
91.3110Cryptopsy
91.023Sacrifice
91.044Woods of Ypres
90.952Strapping Young Lad
9Netherlands
94.151Ayreon
93.444Carach Angren
93.031The Gathering
91.070Pestilence
90.722Gorefest
90.730God Dethroned
90.646Asphyx
90.425After Forever
90.246Epica
8France
93.973Blut aus Nord
93.678Deathspell Omega
92.361Alcest
91.131Mütiilation
90.934Peste Noire
90.720Benighted
90.727Adagio
90.422Amesoeurs
6Australia
94.731Ne Obliviscaris
93.925Disembowelment
93.044Deströyer 666
91.922Virgin Black
90.938Psycroptic
90.551Portal
6Denmark
95.353Mercyful Fate
95.376King Diamond
93.342Artillery
93.247Týr
92.126Mercenary
91.223Nortt
6Japan
94.572Sigh
94.441Boris
93.525Galneryus
93.526Sabbat
92.629X Japan
91.829Loudness
6Poland
94.194Vader
93.859Graveland
93.637Mgła
92.5158Behemoth
91.722Cultes des Ghoules
91.164Decapitated
6Switzerland
95.342Paysage d'Hiver
93.941Samael
93.543Coroner
93.226Triptykon
92.123Darkspace
91.123Bølzer
5Brazil
95.160Angra
93.533Sarcófago
92.120Hibria
91.6139Sepultura
91.549Krisiun
5Greece
94.566Rotting Christ
93.947Septicflesh
93.322Dead Congregation
92.127Varathron
91.623Spectral Lore
3Austria
93.783Summoning
92.152Belphegor
91.552Abigor
3Ireland
94.759Primordial
92.722Mourning Beloveth
90.228Altar of Plagues
3Ukraine
93.667Nokturnal Mortum
92.3102Drudkh
91.638Hate Forest
2Czechia
95.625Lykathea Aflame
92.921Root
2International
91.933Melechesh
90.924Heaven & Hell
2Italy
92.821Hour of Penance
90.825Novembre
2Spain
92.232Teitanblood
91.831Wormed
1Andorra
93.121Persefone
1Colombia
94.439Inquisition
1Israel
94.530Orphaned Land
1Mexico
94.032The Chasm
1New Zealand
92.234Ulcerate
1Portugal
93.061Moonspell
1Romania
92.929Negură Bunget
1Russia
90.721Аркона
1Taiwan
92.220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 7 January 2024