40. Dark Fortress, Spectres from the Old World, Century Media 39. Fawn Limbs, Sleeper Vessels, Roman Numeral 38. Exgenesis, Solve et Coagula, Rain Without End 37. Megaton Sword, Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire, Dying Victims 36. Oranssi Pazuzu, Mestarin Kynsi, Nuclear Blast 35. Svalbard, When I Die, Will I Get Better, Translation Loss 34. Enslaved, Utgard, Nuclear Blast 33. In the Company of Serpents, Lux, Self-released 32. Xibalba, Años En Infierno, Southern Lord 31. Wake, Devouring Ruin, Translation Loss
30. Cirith Ungol, Forever Black, Metal Blade 29. Proscription, Conduit, Dark Descent 28. Celestial Season, The Secret Teachings, Burning World 27. Midnight, Rebirth by Blasphemy, Metal Blade 26. Krallice, Mass Cathexis, Self-released 25. ACxDC, Satan is King, Prosthetic 24. Temple of Void, The World That Was, Shadow Kingdom 23. Atramentus, Stygian, 20 Buck Spin 22. Tombs, Under Sullen Skies, Season of Mist 21. Haunt, Flashback, Church
20. Kirk Windstein, Dream in Motion, eOne 19. Pallbearer, Forgotten Days, Nuclear Blast 18. Lamp of Murmuur, Heir of Ecliptical Romanticism, Self-released 17. Godthrymm, Reflections, Profound Lore 16. Dropdead, Dropdead, Armageddon 15. Ripped to Shreds 亂 (Luan), Pulverized 14. Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!, Prosthetic 13. Of Feather & Bone, Sulfuric Disintegration, Profound Lore 12. Armored Saint, Punching the Sky, Metal Blade 11. Incantation, Sect of Vile Divinities, Relapse
10. Goden, Beyond Darkness, Svart
9. Paradise Lost, Obsidian, Nuclear Blast
8. Uada, Djinn, Eisenwald
7. Sweven, The Eternal Resonance, Svart
6. Necrot, Mortal, Tankcrimes
5. Spirit Adrift, Enlightened in Eternity, 20 Buck Spin
4. Paysage d’Hiver, Im Wald, Kunsthall Produktionen
3. Imperial Triumphant, Alphaville, Century Media
2. Eternal Champion, Ravening Iron, No Remorse
1. Napalm Death, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism, Century Media
