|   | Apostle of Solitude  -  Of Woe and Wounds Cruz Del Sur Music
 Traditional Doom Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Exodus  -  Blood In Blood Out Nuclear Blast
 Thrash Metal
 | 80 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Tankard  -  R.I.B Nuclear Blast
 Thrash Metal
 | 79 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Darkest Era  -  Severance Cruz Del Sur Music
 Epic Folk/Heavy Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Annihilator  -  Feast UDR Music
 Thrash Metal
 | 78 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Overkill  -  White Devil Armory Nuclear Blast
 
 | 85 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Slough Feg  -  Digital Resistance Metal Blade
 Heavy Metal
 | 80 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Judas Priest  -  Redeemer of Souls Epic Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 70 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Enslaved  -  RIITIIR Nuclear Blast
 Progressive/Viking Metal
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Helheim  -  Åsgards Fall Dark Essence Records
 Viking/Black Metal
 | 90 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Orden Ogan  -  To the End AFM Records
 Power/Heavy Metal
 | 72 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Seasons of the Wolf  -  Nocturnal Revelation Independent
 Progressive Heavy/Doom Metal
 | 85 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Finsterforst  -  Rastlos Napalm Records
 Epic/Folk/Viking Metal
 | 95 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Tankard  -  Chemical Invasion Noise Records
 Thrash Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Threshold  -  March of Progress Nuclear Blast
 Progressive Metal
 | 71 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Seasons of the Wolf  -  Seasons of the Wolf Independent
 Heavy Metal
 | 93 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Portrait  -  Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae Metal Blade
 Heavy Metal
 | 87 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Grand Magus  -  The Hunt Nuclear Blast
 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
 | 50 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Circus Maximus  -  Nine Frontiers Records
 Melodic Progressive Rock/Metal
 | 79 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Kreator  -  Phantom Antichrist Nuclear Blast
 Melodic Thrash Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Social Suicide  -  A Genetic Hoax Brilliance Records
 Post-Hardcore/Hardcore/Punk/
 | 88 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Lance King  -  A Moment in Chiros Nightmare Records
 Melodic Power/Progressive Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Darkest Era  -  Last Caress of Light Metal Blade
 Folk/Heavy Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Divine Ascension  -  As the Truth Appears Nightmare Records
 Symphonic Power Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Overkill  -  The Electric Age Nuclear Blast
 Thrash Metal
 | 96 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Cirith Ungol  -  Paradise Lost Restless Records
 Heavy/Doom Metal
 | 82 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Mystic Prophecy  -  Ravenlord Massacre Records
 Heavy/Power Metal
 | 80 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Stormwarrior  -  Heathen Warrior Massacre Records
 Power Metal
 | 68 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Artillery  -  By Inheritance Roadrunner Records
 Thrash Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Vendetta  -  Go and Live... Stay and Die Noise Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Isole  -  Born From Shadows Napalm Records
 Doom Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Dark Illusion  -  Where the Eagles Fly Battlefield
 Heavy/Power Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Running Wild  -  Under Jolly Roger Noise Records
 Speed/Power Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Essence  -  Lost in Violence Ultimhate Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 84 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Holy Terror  -  Mind Wars Under One Flag
 Thrash/Speed Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Assassin  -  Breaking the Silence SPV
 Thrash Metal
 | 84 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Hibria  -  The Blind Ride King Records
 Speed/Heavy Metal
 | 50 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Artillery  -  My Blood Metal Mind Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 70 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Overkill  -  Killbox 13 Spitfire Records
 Thrash/Groove Metal
 | 78 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Overkill  -  Fuck You Atlantic
 Thrash Metal
 | no quote |   | 
    
        |   | Tankard  -  Vol(l)ume 14 AFM Records
 Alcoholic Thrash Metal
 | 84 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Helstar  -  Glory of Chaos AFM Records
 Speed/Thrash Metal
 | 88 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Seventh Wonder  -  The Great Escape Lion Music
 Progressive Metal
 | 88 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | The Crown  -  Doomsday King Century Media
 Death/Thrash Metal
 | 83 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Atlantean Kodex  -  The Golden Bough Cruz Del Sur Music
 True/Epic Doom/Heavy Metal
 | 95 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Jag Panzer  -  Ample Destruction Azra/Iron Works
 Heavy/Power/Speed Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Holy Terror  -  Terror and Submission Combat
 Thrash Metal
 | 96 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Social Suicide  -  Broken Pilgrims Brilliance Records
 Post-Hardcore
 | 84 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | DoomSword  -  Doomsword Underground Symphony
 True Doom/Epic Heavy Metal
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Kamelot  -  Poetry for the Poisoned Earmusic
 Power Metal
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | JR Ewing  -  Maelstrom Dim Mak
 Post-Hardcore
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Pain of Salvation  -  One Hour by the Concrete Lake InsideOut Music
 Progressive Metal
 | 95 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Norma Jean  -  Meridional Razor & Tie
 Metalcore/Hardcore
 | 79 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Forefather  -  The Fighting Man Angelisc
 Viking/Black Metal
 | 87 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Doomshine  -  The Piper At The Gates of Doom Massacre Records
 Doom Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Deep Purple  -  Who Do We Think We Are EMI
 Hard Rock
 | 81 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Section A  -  Sacrifice Lion Music
 Melodic Power/Heavy Metal
 | 79 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Kvelertak  -  Kvelertak Indie Recordings
 Rock n' Roll and Punk infused Black Metal
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Blood Command  -  Ghostclocks Fysisk Format
 Popped up Post-Hardcore/Punk
 | 82 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Grand Magus  -  Hammer of the North Roadrunner Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 89 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Day Six  -  The Grand Design Lion Music
 Progressive Metal
 | 60 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Throes of Dawn  -  The Great Fleet of Echoes Firebox Records
 Gothic/Atmospheric Rock/Metal
 | 77 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Deep Purple  -  Fireball Warner Bros. Records
 Hard Rock
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Pain of Salvation  -  Entropia Avalon
 Progressive Metal
 | 87 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Captain Beyond  -  Captain Beyond Capricorn
 Psychedelic/Progressive/Classic Hard Rock
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Forefather  -  Deep Into Time Angelisc
 Black/Viking Metal
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Exodus  -  Exhibit B: The Human Condition Nuclear Blast
 Thrash Metal
 | 65 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Keep of Kalessin  -  Reptilian Nuclear Blast
 Melodic Death/Black/Epic Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Arkona  -  Goi, Rode, Goi! Napalm Records
 Pagan/Black/Folk Metal
 | 89 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Reign Supreme  -  Testing the Limits of Infinite Deathwish Inc.
 Metallic Hardcore
 | 84 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Dreamtone & Iris Marvaki's Neverland  -  Ophidia AFM Records
 Symphonic Power Metal
 | 81 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Grand Magus  -  Grand Magus Rise Above
 Traditional Doom/Blues/Heavy Metal
 | 85 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Deep Purple  -  Deep Purple in Rock Warner Bros. Records
 Hard Rock/Early Heavy Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Solution .45  -  For Aeons Past AFM Records
 Melodic Death/Power/Modern/Progressive Metal
 | 85 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Icarus Witch  -  Draw Down the Moon Cleopatra Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 83 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Genesis  -  Trespass Virgin
 Progressive Rock
 | 73 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Crematory  -  Infinity Massacre Records
 Modern/Industrial/Gothic Metal
 | 83 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Winter's Verge  -  Tales of Tragedy Massacre Records
 Power Metal
 | 82 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Overkill  -  Ironbound Nuclear Blast
 Thrash Metal
 | 96 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Heathen  -  The Evolution Of Chaos Mascot Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 95 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Aspera  -  Ripples InsideOut Music
 Melodic Progressive Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Orden Ogan  -  Easton Hope AFM Records
 Power Metal
 | 86 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Social Suicide  -  Fifth Man on a Dead Man's Grave 7" Brilliance Records
 Post-Hardcore/Screamo
 | no quote |  | 
    
        |   | Benea Reach  -  Alleviat Tabu Recordings
 Progressive Metalcore/Hardcore/Mathcore
 | 92 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Iron Mask  -  Shadow of the Red Baron Lion Music
 Neoclassical Power Metal
 | 79 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Speedtrap  -  Raw Deal Thunderknights Records
 NWOBHM/Speed Metal
 | no quote |   | 
    
        |   | Genesis  -  From Genesis to Revelation Decca
 Psychedelic Pop/Rock
 | 65 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Vendetta (ENG)  -  Heretic Nation Lion Music
 Heavy Metal
 | 79 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Avulsed  -  Nullo (The Pleasure of Self-Mutilation) Ibex Moon Records
 Death Metal
 | 86 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Sacrifice  -  The Ones I Condemn Marquee Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 94 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Sacrifice  -  Forward to Termination Diabolic Force
 Thrash Metal
 | 94 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | The Cumshots  -  Just Quit Trying Big Dipping Records
 Death/Stoner/Death n' Roll
 | 85 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Trail Of Tears  -  Bloodstained Endurance Napalm Records
 Symphonic Gothic Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Obitus  -  The March of the Drones Eerie Art Records
 Black Metal
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Defiance  -  The Prophecy Candlelight Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 82 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Twinspirits  -  The Forbidden City Lion Music
 Progressive Metal
 | 78 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Converge  -  Axe to Fall Epitaph Records
 Thrashed Up Hardcore/Progressive Metal
 | 91 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Claustrofobia  -  I See Red Candlelight Records
 Thrash/Death Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Status Minor  -  Dialog Lion Music
 Melodic Progressive Metal
 | 85 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Macbeth  -  Gotteskrieger Massacre Records
 Heavy/Thrash Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Orden Ogan  -  Vale Yonah Records
 Folky Power Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | At War  -  Infidel Heavy Artillery Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 88 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Converge  -  Jane Doe Equal Vision Records
 Hardcore
 | 94 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Destruction  -  Eternal Devastation Steamhammer/SPV
 Thrash Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Eternal Tears Of Sorrow  -  Children of the Dark Waters Massacre Records
 Melodic/Symphonic Death Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Onslaught  -  Live Damnation Candlelight Records
 Thrash Metal
 | no quote |  | 
    
        |   | Benea Reach  -  Monument Bineothan Tabu Recordings
 Progressive Metalcore/Hardcore/Mathcore
 | 75 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Pathosray  -  Sunless Skies Frontiers Records
 Progressive Power Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Ramming Speed  -  Brainwreck Candlelight Records
 Punk/Grind-influenced Thrash Metal
 | 88 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Rebellion  -  Arise: From Ginnungagap To Ragnarok - History of the Vikings, Vol. III Massacre Records
 Power/Heavy Metal
 | 91 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Sauron  -  Thrash Assault Blackened Moon
 Black/Thrash Metal
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Narnia  -  Course of a Generation Massacre Records
 Melodic Power Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Rebellion  -  The Clans are Marching EP Massacre Records
 Power/Heavy Metal
 | no quote |  | 
    
        |   | Havok  -  Burn Candlelight Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 71 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Burning Earth  -  Chronicles of the Calling Independent
 Epic Melodic Death/Power Metal
 | no quote |   | 
    
        |   | Destruction  -  Sentence of Death/Infernal Overkill Steamhammer
 Thrash Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Crom  -  Vengeance Pure Steel Records
 Viking/Folk/Power Metal
 | 92 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Pantheon I  -  Worlds I Create Candlelight Records
 Black Metal
 | 70 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Hatesphere  -  To the Nines Napalm Records
 Groove/Death Metal
 | 49 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Cauldron  -  Chained to the Nite Earache Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Faith Circus  -  Faith Circus Kivel Records
 80's Rock
 | 68 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Sons of Seasons  -  Gods of Vermin Napalm Records
 Dark Symphonic Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Artillery  -  When Death Comes Metal Mind Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Dream Theater  -  Black Clouds and Silver Linings Roadrunner Records
 Progressive Metal
 | 82 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Wolf  -  Ravenous Century Media
 Heavy Metal
 | 76 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Darkness  -  Death Squad Gama Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 87 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | The Chariot  -  Wars and Rumors of Wars Solid State Records
 Punky Hardcore/Metalcore
 | 76 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Fastkill  -  Nuclear Thrashing Attack Worldchaos Production
 Thrash Metal
 | 87 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Norma Jean  -  Redeemer Solid State Records
 Post-Hardcore
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Vendetta  -  Brain Damage Noise Records
 Thrash Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Mystic Prophecy  -  Fireangel Massacre Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Arcana Coelestia  -  Le Mirage De L'ideal ATMF
 Doom Metal
 | 95 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Black Sabbath  -  Dehumanizer Warner Music
 Sabbath Metal
 | 88 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Crescent Shield  -  The Stars of Never Seen Cruz Del Sur Music
 Heavy Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Slough Feg  -  Ape Uprising Cruz Del Sur Music
 Heavy Metal
 | 91 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Dark Quarterer  -  Symbols My Graveyard Productions
 Prog/Epic/Heavy Metal
 | 95 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Brocas Helm  -  Into Battle First Strike
 Heavy Metal
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Icon In Me  -  Human Museum Massacre Records
 Metalcore
 | 49 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Razor of Occam  -  Homage to Martyrs Metal Blade
 Black/Thrash Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Coram Lethe  -  ... A Splendid Chaos Punishment 18 records
 Technical Death Metal
 | 78 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Disbelief  -  Protected Hell Massacre Records
 Death/Sludge Metal
 | 55 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Fatality  -  Metal as Hell: Chapter 1 Independent
 Thrash Metal
 | 78 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Wolfchant  -  Determined Damnation Massacre Records
 Folk/Pagan Metal
 | 81 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Winterborn  -  Farewell to Saints Massacre Records
 Power Metal
 | 50 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Herman Frank  -  Loyal to None Metal Heaven
 Heavy Metal
 | 88 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Tankard  -  B-Day AFM Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 87 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Dark Quarterer  -  Violence Andromeda Relics
 Epic/Progressive/Doom Metal
 | 88 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Death  -  Symbolic Roadrunner Records
 Death Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Crystal Viper  -  Metal Nation Karhago Records
 Heavy/Power Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Dark Quarterer  -  War Tears Inline Records
 Epic-Progressive Heavy Metal
 | 93 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Ashent  -  Deconstructive Lion Music
 Progressive Metal
 | 80 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Mastercastle  -  The Phoenix Lion Music
 Neo-Classical Heavy/Power Metal
 | 82 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Agathodaimon  -  Phoenix Massacre Records
 Symphonic Black/Death/Gothic Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Ultimate Fate  -  The Road to Our Fate EP Independent
 Symphonic Heavy Metal
 | no quote |  | 
    
        |   | Mithras  -  Worlds Beyond the Veil Golden Lake Productions
 Experimental Brutal Death Metal
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Nachtgeschrei  -  Am Rande Der Welt Massacre Records
 Folk Metal/Rock
 | 79 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Darkane  -  Demonic Art Massacre Records
 Melodic Death/Thrash Metal
 | 59 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Pathosray  -  Pathosray Sensory Records
 Progressive Metal
 | 82 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Dark Quarterer  -  The Etruscan Prophecy Cobra Records
 Prog/Epic/Doom/Heavy Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Seventh Wonder  -  Waiting In the Wings Lion Music
 Progressive Metal
 | 79 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | DGM  -  FrAme Scarlet Records
 Progressive/Power Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Endyium  -  Eye of the Storm Independent
 Heavy Metal
 | 83 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Dark Quarterer  -  Dark Quarterer Label Service
 Epic Heavy/Doom/Prog NWOBHM
 | 93 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Social Suicide  -  Involving Distraction and Misdirection of Which You Get Everyone to Look One Way While Whatever You're Doing Involves Going the Other Way Independant
 Post-Hardcore
 | no quote |   | 
    
        |   | Entwine  -  Painstained Spinefarm Records
 Gothic Metal
 | 69 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Hibria  -  The Skull Collectors Spiritual Beast
 Heavy/Power Metal
 | 91 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Pantheon I  -  The Wanderer and His Shadow Candlelight Records
 Black Metal
 | 70 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Destroy Destroy Destroy  -  Battle Sluts Black Market Activities
 Melodic Death/Power Metal
 | 86 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Wizard  -  Thor Massacre Records
 True/Power Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Criminal  -  White Hell Massacre Records
 Melodic Death/Thrash Metal
 | 72 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | The Burning  -  Rewakening Massacre Records
 Melodic Death/Thrash/Metalcore
 | 76 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Morgenroede  -  Nemesis (Single) Independent
 Symphonic Black Metal
 | no quote |   | 
    
        |   | Farther Paint  -  Lose Control Lion Music
 Experimental Progressive Metal
 | 84 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Astra  -  From Within Lion Music
 Progressive/Power Metal
 | 82 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Miosis  -  Albedo Adaption Lion Music
 Alternative/Progressive Rock/Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Tribuzy  -  Execution Arise Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | The Scourger  -  Dark Invitation to Armageddon Stay Heavy Records
 Melodic Death/Thrash Metal
 | 82 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Kalisia  -  Cybion Independent
 Progressive/Death Metal
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Soulthreat  -  Storm of Time Independent
 Symphonic Black/Death Metal
 | 82 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | October Tide  -  Rain Without End Vic Records
 Doom Metal
 | 62 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Paganizer  -  Carnage Junkie Vic Records
 Death Metal
 | 72 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Forbidden  -  Forbidden Evil Combat
 Thrash Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | The Crown  -  The Burning Black Sun Records
 Death/Thrash Metal
 | 80 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Enslaved  -  Monumension Osmose Productions
 Black/Viking Metal
 | 80 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Heathen  -  Victims of Deception Roadrunner Records
 Thrash Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Tankard  -  The Beauty and the Beer AFM Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 83 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Atanatos  -  Beast Awakening Last Episode
 Death/Thrash Metal
 | 80 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Norma Jean  -  The Anti-Mother Solid State Records
 Hardcore/Punk
 | 84 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Arkona  -  Vo Slavu Velikim! Sound Age Productions
 Folk Metal
 | 87 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Facinora  -  Born In Fear Independent
 Thrash Metal
 | no quote |  | 
    
        |   | Lumsk  -  Åsmund Frægdegjevar Tabu Recordings
 Folk Metal/Rock
 | 68 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Isengard  -  Vinterskugge Peaceville Records
 Folky Black/Death/Doom Metal
 | no quote |   | 
    
        |   | Arkona  -  Lepta Vic Records
 Folk Metal
 | 85 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | This Haven  -  Today a Whisper, Tomorrow a Storm Vic Records
 Melodic Stoner/Hard Rock
 | 67 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Iron Maiden  -  Killers EMI
 NWOBHM
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Dimension Zero  -  He Who Shall Not Bleed Vic Records
 Melodic Death Metal
 | 80 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Cirith Ungol  -  One Foot In Hell Metal Blade
 Heavy Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Memory Garden  -  Carnage Carnival Vic Records
 Power/Doom Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Tankard  -  Beast of Bourbon AFM Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 89 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Another Life  -  Memories From Nothing Vic Records
 Progressive Power Metal
 | 75 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Ad Astra  -  Crust Of Ego Hammer/Nail Records
 Progressive Power Metal
 | 73 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Cirith Ungol  -  Frost and Fire Liquid Flames Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 91 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Black Trip  -  Firewind Independent
 Death/Thrash Metal
 | no quote |  | 
    
        |   | Burden Of Grief  -  Death End Road Remedy Records
 Melodic Death Metal
 | 69 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Thoughts Betrayed  -  Recollection Independent
 Power/Progressive Metal
 | 78 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Iron Maiden  -  Iron Maiden EMI
 NWOBHM
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Pagan Altar  -  Mythical & Magical Oracle Promotions
 Doom/Heavy Metal
 | 95 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Heathendom  -  Nescience Metal On Metal Records
 Dark Metal
 | 73 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Holy Martyr  -  Hellenic Warrior Spirit DragonHeart / SPV
 Heavy Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | The Crown  -  Hell Is Here Metal Blade
 Blackened Death/Thrash Metal
 | 92 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Suspyre  -  When Time Fades... Sensory Records
 Progressive Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Cloudscape  -  Global Drama Nightmare Records
 Progressive Metal
 | 83 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Warpath  -  Damnation Independent
 Thrash Metal
 | 80 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Seventh Wonder  -  Mercy Falls Lion Music
 Progressive Metal
 | 90 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Overkill  -  Under The Influence Atlantic
 Thrash Metal
 | 81 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Ra's Dawn  -  Scales Of Judgement Metal Heaven
 Progressive Power Metal
 | 78 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Jeroan Drive  -  The Stones Remain In Silence Yesterday's Gone
 Post Hardcore
 | 86 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Metal Church  -  Hanging In the Balance Blacheart Records/Rising Sun
 Heavy Metal
 | 83 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Serenity  -  Fallen Sanctuary Napalm Records
 Symphonic Power Metal
 | 88 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Stonegard  -  Arrows Bells Go Clang Records
 Thrashy Stoner Metal
 | 83 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Serenity  -  Words Untold & Dreams Unlived Napalm Records
 Progressive Power Metal
 | 83 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Heathen  -  Breaking The Silence Combat
 Thrash Metal
 | 90 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Dream Theater  -  Falling Into Infinity EastWest America
 Progressive Metal
 | 59 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Breed  -  Breed Face Front
 Groove Metal
 | 85 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Jorn  -  Lonely Are the Brave Frontiers Records
 Melodic Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
 | 67 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | AxeHammer  -  Windrider Sentinel Steel Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 90 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Communic  -  Payment of Existence Nuclear Blast
 Progressive Metal
 | 88 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Amon Amarth  -  The Avenger Metal Blade
 Viking Metal
 | 77 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Audrey Horne  -  Le Fol Indie Recordings
 Melodic Hard Rock
 | 81 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Evile  -  Enter the Grave Earache Records
 Thrash Metal
 | 91 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Imagika  -  Feast For the Hated Sleaszy Rider Records
 Thrashy Power Metal(core)
 | 40 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | The Crown  -  Deathrace King Metal Blade
 Thrash/Death Metal
 | 94 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Icarus Witch  -  Songs For the Lost Cleopatra Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 90 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Accept  -  Metal Heart CBS Records
 Heavy Metal
 | CLASSIC |  | 
    
        |   | Helheim  -  Kaoskult Dark Essence Records
 Epic Black/Viking Metal
 | 91 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | The Batallion  -  Stronghold of Men Dark Essence Records
 Blackened Thrash Metal
 | 87 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Helheim  -  The Journeys and the Experiences of Death Dark Essence Records
 Melodic Black/Viking Metal
 | 89 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Dio  -  Dream Evil Warner Bros. Records
 Classic Heavy Metal
 | 93 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Grand Magus  -  Iron Will Candlelight Records
 Heavy Metal
 | 94 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Winterborn  -  Cold Reality Massacre Records
 Power Metal
 | 77 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | A.C.T  -  Last Epic Atenzia Records
 Metallic Progressive Rock
 | 98 / 100 |   | 
    
        |   | Triosphere  -  Onwards Face Front
 Speed/Heavy/Progressive Metal
 | 73 / 100 |  | 
    
        |   | Illusion  -  Square Edged Circle EP Independent
 Progressive Metal
 | no quote |  |