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Styles
318
88.2
Doom
147
84.7
Black
117
85.8
Death
112
87.9
Sludge
103
86.8
Ambient
88
86.2
Heavy
66
86.6
Thrash
50
77.4
Power
50
77.0
Progressive
48
85.0
Stoner
35
80.0
Folk
34
81.9
Funeral
23
76.8
Experimental
20
69.6
Melodic
19
78.1
Technical
15
72.4
Gothic
13
81.9
Brutal
12
74.7
Speed
11
82.7
Grindcore
11
46.8
Symphonic
9
73.9
Industrial
9
68.9
Metalcore
4
66.1
Viking
3
64.5
Pagan
1
40.0
Deathcore
42
Countries
318
88.8
United States
75
83.6
United Kingdom
67
84.7
Canada
39
82.9
Sweden
36
76.5
Germany
24
76.8
Finland
23
75.0
Australia
22
83.3
Norway
20
79.6
France
19
80.1
Japan
14
76.8
Netherlands
11
76.9
Switzerland
10
77.2
Austria
7
78.5
Italy
6
87.1
New Zealand
6
66.9
Ukraine
6
63.2
Russia
6
51.2
Belgium
4
78.8
Poland
4
71.5
International
4
67.6
Brazil
4
56.2
Chile
3
96.5
Ireland
3
87.1
Greece
3
77.0
Spain
3
54.5
Hungary
2
72.2
Israel
2
66.0
Unknown
2
56.0
Mexico
2
54.0
Portugal
2
48.4
Vietnam
2
39.0
Belarus
1
86.0
Singapore
1
85.0
Andorra
1
85.0
Czechia
1
83.0
South Africa
1
77.0
Nepal
1
58.0
Jordan
1
50.0
Denmark
1
50.0
Malta
1
45.0
Korea, South
1
13.0
Taiwan
43
Years
1
30.0
2022
12
67.3
2021
11
74.4
2020
8
43.6
2019
6
69.0
2018
16
69.3
2017
22
75.1
2016
20
78.4
2015
22
82.9
2014
32
78.9
2013
19
81.2
2012
16
70.8
2011
26
73.6
2010
58
81.8
2009
78
80.7
2008
57
84.4
2007
64
83.2
2006
46
85.6
2005
41
85.1
2004
27
80.5
2003
18
79.7
2002
14
83.0
2001
18
84.5
2000
18
80.1
1999
16
82.2
1998
8
84.3
1997
10
79.5
1996
7
79.3
1995
7
78.0
1994
11
81.1
1993
5
77.6
1992
7
79.7
1991
5
80.1
1990
3
87.2
1989
4
70.3
1988
4
90.4
1987
4
84.6
1986
7
92.6
1984
3
78.5
1983
2
90.4
1982
2
49.8
1981
2
79.0
1980
2
94.0
1976
450
Bands
44
85.5
Nadja
29
88.0
Metallica
21
87.2
Isis
20
78.9
Jesu
13
82.3
Boris
11
83.8
Neurosis
10
85.0
Ulver
10
81.8
Pelican
9
83.9
Sunn O)))
9
76.1
Earth
8
81.4
The Gathering
6
82.2
Summoning
6
77.8
Killswitch Engage
6
76.7
Manowar
5
93.0
Cult of Luna
5
84.4
My Dying Bride
5
76.8
Njiqahdda
5
70.5
Drudkh
4
91.0
Black Boned Angel
4
88.9
Conan
4
88.5
Eternal Champion
4
85.8
Elder
4
75.9
Godflesh
4
74.2
Black Tribe
4
71.9
Sleep
4
65.6
Blind Guardian
3
89.8
Slayer
3
89.2
Candlemass
3
88.3
Nile
3
87.7
Year of No Light
3
86.6
Meshuggah
3
83.8
Atavist
3
83.1
Om
3
80.3
Sonata Arctica
3
79.4
Manilla Road
3
79.2
Pantera
3
77.1
Theocracy
3
74.6
Mare Cognitum
3
71.6
Visigoth
3
64.0
Agalloch
3
61.3
Mastodon
3
31.2
Trancelike Void
2
98.0
Thergothon
2
94.2
The Flight of Sleipnir
2
94.0
Thin Lizzy
2
91.6
Spectral Voice
2
91.4
Hjarnidaudi
2
91.4
Obsequiae
2
88.4
Worship
2
86.0
Secret Cutter
2
85.8
Spectral Lore
2
85.2
Gojira
2
84.8
Paysage d'Hiver
2
84.4
Solstice
2
82.2
Striborg
2
82.0
Blood of the Black Owl
2
80.4
Arcturus
2
80.4
Hyatari
2
80.2
Unleashed
2
78.2
Disappearer
2
77.8
Archspire
2
77.4
The Wandering Midget
2
77.2
Cirith Ungol
2
77.2
Suffer the Silence
2
76.4
Panopticon
2
75.0
Oaks of Bethel
2
75.0
Vlad Tepes
2
75.0
Windmills by the Ocean
2
74.0
Saturnalia Temple
2
73.4
Tribes of Neurot
2
73.0
Electric Wizard
2
72.2
Animus
2
69.8
Age of Taurus
2
68.8
Moss
2
68.4
Encenathrakh
2
68.4
Methadrone
2
66.0
Ea
2
65.0
Judas Priest
2
61.8
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
2
61.0
Battle of Mice
2
59.2
High on Fire
2
53.0
Thou
2
52.4
Katatonia
2
52.0
Damien Storm
2
44.4
One Inch Giant
2
40.6
Gurtholfinn
2
30.8
Anathema
2
30.8
In Flames
2
30.0
Procer Veneficus
2
20.2
Nightwish
2
9.2
40 Watt Sun
1
100.0
Disembowelment
1
100.0
Graveyard Dirt
1
99.0
Enmity
1
97.0
Blue Deers
1
95.0
Atramentus
1
95.0
Beastwars
1
95.0
Inverloch
1
95.0
Ocean Machine
1
95.0
While Heaven Wept
1
93.0
Darkspace
1
93.0
Elysium
1
93.0
Running Wild
1
93.0
Tales of Medusa
1
93.0
The Wounded Kings
1
92.0
Ocean
1
92.0
Trouble
1
92.0
Tyranny
1
92.0
Verdunkeln
1
91.0
The Third and the Mortal
1
90.0
Aldebaran
1
90.0
Black Hell
1
90.0
Black Wraith
1
90.0
DragonForce
1
90.0
Kypck
1
90.0
Lento
1
90.0
Mournful Congregation
1
90.0
Pagan Hellfire
1
90.0
Pan.Thy.Monium
1
90.0
Recitations
1
90.0
Rigid Horns
1
90.0
Slomatics
1
90.0
Sun of the Blind
1
90.0
Wardeath
1
90.0
Warhammer
1
90.0
Wastelander
1
90.0
Winter
1
89.0
Cephalic Carnage
1
89.0
Forest of Fog
1
89.0
Moonblood
1
89.0
Prophecy
1
89.0
Suma
1
89.0
Supercontinent
1
89.0
Thorr's Hammer
1
89.0
Yob
1
88.0
Black Seas of Infinity
1
88.0
Burial Hordes
1
88.0
Burst
1
88.0
Rivendell
1
87.0
Disgorge
1
87.0
Dismal
1
87.0
Divine Eve
1
87.0
Jucifer
1
87.0
Lord Wind
1
87.0
Municipal Waste
1
87.0
Mystic Storm
1
87.0
Runic
1
87.0
The Wakedead Gathering
1
86.0
Ensorcelor
1
86.0
Rudra
1
85.0
Axis Powers
1
85.0
Burial Chamber Trio
1
85.0
Capricorns
1
85.0
Crypt Lurker
1
85.0
Dream Theater
1
85.0
Eldritch Rites
1
85.0
Epicardiectomy
1
85.0
Evoken
1
85.0
Ezurate
1
85.0
The Gurchick Tree
1
85.0
Hellhammer
1
85.0
Karl Sanders
1
85.0
Melencolia Estatica
1
85.0
Nåstrond
1
85.0
Persefone
1
85.0
Xasthur
1
85.0
まふまふ
1
84.0
Alchemist
1
84.0
Beyond Black Void
1
84.0
Cynestole
1
84.0
Disbelief
1
84.0
Egypt
1
84.0
Lycanthia
1
83.0
Decapitated
1
83.0
Deströyer 666
1
83.0
Galneryus
1
83.0
Garden of Silence
1
83.0
Mad God
1
83.0
Nibiru
1
83.0
Pyramids
1
82.0
Megadeth
1
82.0
Mountain God
1
81.0
Highgate
1
80.0
5ive
1
80.0
An Autumn for Crippled Children
1
80.0
The Austrasian Goat
1
80.0
Bathory
1
80.0
Black Shape of Nexus
1
80.0
Chthe'ilist
1
80.0
Delirium
1
80.0
Dream Death
1
80.0
Echoes of Yul
1
80.0
Forest Silence
1
80.0
Frozen Soul
1
80.0
Galaktik Cancer Squad
1
80.0
Graven Rite
1
80.0
Harvestman
1
80.0
Jumalhämärä
1
80.0
Kodiak
1
80.0
Kyuss
1
80.0
Nails
1
80.0
Seemless
1
80.0
Victorius
1
80.0
Windhand
1
80.0
Wormed
1
79.0
Howls of Ebb
1
78.0
Argus
1
78.0
Ash Borer
1
78.0
Buried at Sea
1
78.0
Cantata Sangui
1
78.0
Culted
1
78.0
Soulpreacher
1
77.0
Alcest
1
77.0
Antim Grahan
1
77.0
Cauldron Black Ram
1
77.0
Forteresse
1
77.0
Jason Becker
1
77.0
Jute Gyte
1
77.0
Soilent Green
1
77.0
Wytch Hazel
1
76.0
Sea Bastard
1
75.0
Accept
1
75.0
Alpha Drone
1
75.0
Burzum
1
75.0
Celestiial
1
75.0
Cruento
1
75.0
Diablo Swing Orchestra
1
75.0
Doomriders
1
75.0
Enbilulugugal
1
75.0
Halberd
1
75.0
Matsudo
1
75.0
Old Man Gloom
1
75.0
Senmuth
1
75.0
Theatre of Tragedy
1
75.0
Thrones of Scorn
1
75.0
Whourkr
1
75.0
Worm
1
74.0
Asschapel
1
74.0
Blueprint Human Being
1
74.0
End of Road
1
74.0
Monolithe
1
74.0
Nevermore
1
74.0
One Man Army and the Undead Quartet
1
74.0
Roger Staffelbach's Angel of Eden
1
74.0
Servile Sect
1
73.0
Briton Rites
1
73.0
Midryasi
1
73.0
Mouth of the Architect
1
73.0
Sloath
1
73.0
Wrekmeister Harmonies
1
73.0
Àrsaidh
1
72.0
Agony
1
72.0
Grimpen Mire
1
72.0
Hatchet
1
72.0
Jex Thoth
1
71.0
Black Pyramid
1
71.0
Triptykon
1
70.0
Ceremonium
1
70.0
Diamond Head
1
70.0
Die Verbannten Kinder Evas
1
70.0
Etheric Void
1
70.0
Eyehategod
1
70.0
Hades Archer
1
70.0
Helstar
1
70.0
Kill the Client
1
70.0
Toner Low
1
70.0
Usnea
1
69.0
Aureole
1
67.0
Crifotoure Satanarda
1
67.0
Hexx
1
67.0
Poema Arcanvs
1
65.0
The Ocean Collective
1
65.0
Pyrexia
1
65.0
Terminus
1
64.0
Raw
1
63.0
Angra
1
63.0
Black Sheep Wall
1
63.0
Fastkill
1
63.0
Insomnium
1
62.0
Oskoreien
1
60.0
Bosque
1
60.0
Cauchemar
1
60.0
Cirrosis
1
60.0
Culper Ring
1
60.0
Fragment.
1
60.0
Grand Magus
1
60.0
Have Mercy
1
60.0
Horrendous
1
60.0
Impure Ziggurat
1
60.0
Morgion
1
60.0
Tarantula Hawk
1
59.0
Elend
1
59.0
Sons of Otis
1
58.0
Forgive Me
1
58.0
Triangle Theory
1
57.0
Coffinworm
1
57.0
The Devil and the Sea
1
57.0
Monobrow
1
57.0
Woburn House
1
55.0
5/5/2000
1
55.0
Behold the Arctopus
1
55.0
Bison
1
55.0
Deinonychus
1
55.0
Empyrium
1
55.0
Mr. Bungle
1
55.0
Prophecy
1
55.0
Rose Kemp
1
55.0
Wall of Sleep
1
53.0
Cyhiriaeth
1
53.0
Rigor Sardonicous
1
50.0
Albert Bell's Sacro Sanctus
1
50.0
Baest
1
50.0
Be'lakor
1
50.0
Belzebong
1
50.0
The Chasm
1
50.0
Confessor
1
50.0
Darkthrone
1
50.0
Esoteric
1
50.0
Fantômas
1
50.0
Fates Warning
1
50.0
Novembers Doom
1
50.0
Shuja
1
50.0
Sourvein
1
50.0
Twisted Tower Dire
1
50.0
Wintersun
1
49.0
Bell Witch
1
49.0
Deafheaven
1
49.0
Wiegedood
1
46.0
Ghosts at Sea
1
45.0
Bone Gnawer
1
45.0
Brown Jenkins
1
45.0
Desire
1
45.0
The Howling Void
1
45.0
Ivory
1
45.0
Krallice
1
45.0
Latitude Egress
1
45.0
Mahatma
1
45.0
Solar Anus
1
44.0
Dark Castle
1
44.0
Екклесиаст
1
42.0
Black Sabbath
1
42.0
Neptune Towers
1
40.0
The Albion Codex
1
40.0
Caladan Brood
1
40.0
It Will Come
1
40.0
King Woman
1
40.0
Lost Horizon
1
40.0
Prön Flåvürdik
1
40.0
Whitechapel
1
40.0
Wolves in the Throne Room
1
38.0
Cease
1
37.0
A Forest of Stars
1
37.0
Behold! The Monolith
1
37.0
Iron Thrones
1
35.0
Bitterdusk
1
35.0
Comatose Vigil
1
35.0
The Devin Townsend Band
1
35.0
Exiled from Light
1
35.0
Fogg
1
35.0
Horde
1
35.0
Hull
1
35.0
Monarch
1
35.0
Mystic Shadows
1
35.0
Newsted
1
35.0
Paradise Lost
1
35.0
Skyforest
1
35.0
Sumerlands
1
33.0
Amarok
1
33.0
Rituals of the Oak
1
32.0
Legendry
1
32.0
Opeth
1
30.0
Absent Silence
1
30.0
Agent Steel
1
30.0
Borealis
1
30.0
Bunkur
1
30.0
Conifer
1
30.0
Dark Tranquillity
1
30.0
Divina Enema
1
30.0
Goregoat 3007
1
30.0
Hammers of Misfortune
1
30.0
Innerfire
1
30.0
Mist of the Maelstrom
1
30.0
Moon
1
30.0
Nechochwen
1
30.0
Pain of Salvation
1
30.0
Pensées Nocturnes
1
30.0
Shape of Despair
1
30.0
Somnolent
1
30.0
Thee Sounds ov Decay
1
30.0
Ufosonic Generator
1
30.0
Visions of Atlantis
1
29.0
The Doom
1
27.0
Skagos
1
25.0
Blowback
1
25.0
Gorilla Monsoon
1
25.0
Knut
1
25.0
The Lord Weird Slough Feg
1
25.0
Paganus
1
25.0
The Prophecy
1
25.0
Transcending Mortality
1
25.0
The Wizar'd
1
20.0
14 Sacred Words
1
20.0
Avantasia
1
20.0
Cellador
1
20.0
Hellyeah
1
20.0
Keldian
1
20.0
Necrophagist
1
20.0
Ne Obliviscaris
1
20.0
The Puritan
1
20.0
Switchblade
1
20.0
Warning
1
19.0
H.O.P.E.
1
16.0
Trust Your Heart
1
15.0
A Sickness unto Death
1
15.0
Buckethead
1
15.0
Cadaverous Condition
1
15.0
Psychic Dose
1
13.0
Bong
1
13.0
Gorepot
1
11.0
Sieghetnar
1
10.0
Atmosphere
1
10.0
Boys of Battle
1
10.0
Gillmore
1
10.0
Machine Head
1
10.0
Saor
1
9.0
Elegeion
1
9.0
Heirdrain
1
9.0
Satanity
1
7.0
Korpiklaani
1
5.0
Absolute Misery
1
5.0
Climate of Despair
1
5.0
Scott Kelly
1
3.0
Kanashimi
1
3.0
Roncsipar
1
3.0
Woods of Ypres
1
1.0
Ayreon
1
1.0
Cryptopsy
1
1.0
Morgart
1
1.0
Stratovarius
1
0.0
Aftermath
1
0.0
Book of Sand
1
0.0
Celtic Frost
1
0.0
Falloch
1
0.0
Munarheim
1
0.0
Queensrÿche
1
0.0
Rainer Landfermann
1
0.0
Schlaflos
1
0.0
Senthil
1
0.0
Tarot
1
0.0
Van Canto
10
Formats
512
88.7
Full-length
90
85.4
EP
52
81.6
Demo
25
84.9
Split
21
78.8
Live album
20
79.2
Single
17
82.6
Collaboration
12
74.2
Compilation
9
84.8
Video
1
50.0
Split video
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0.124
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0.122
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0.118
24
Acrobat
0.116
65
Perplexed_Sjel
0.115
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ThrashManiacAYD
0.114
53
Empyreal
0.113
26
lord_ghengis
0.107
19
TrooperEd
0.107
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The_Ghoul
0.104
17
Nhorf
0.103
19
PassiveMetalhead
0.102
20
Napalm_Satan
0.102
35
FullMetalAttorney
0.100
23
Valfars Ghost
0.099
47
Thumbman
0.097
69
gasmask_colostomy
0.096
18
CrimsonFloyd
0.095
50
Twisted_Psychology
0.093
34
BastardHead
0.092
17
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0.090
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krozza
0.089
15
duncang
0.089
58
kluseba
0.088
14
Gothic_Metalhead
0.087
22
Twin_guitar_attack
0.086
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Data from
Encyclopaedia Metallum
· Analysis by
glenn mcdonald
· Updated 31 May 2022