Best Avant-garde Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Mayhem 1984, Norway Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	De mysteriis dom Sathanas (1994) #22 Chimera (2004) #1200 De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Alive (2016) [Live] #1336
2	Deathspell Omega 1998, France Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Paracletus (2010) #489 Fas- Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum (2007) #660 Kénôse (2005) [EP] #823
3	Sigh 1990, Japan Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Imaginary Sonicscape (2001) #237 Scenes From Hell (2010) #984 Scorn Defeat (1993) #1412
4	Arcturus 1991, Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	The Sham Mirrors (2002) #226 Aspera Hiems Symfonia (1996) #516 La masquerade infernale (1997) #1080
5	Devil Doll 1987, Slovenia Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock & Roll	The Girl Who Was...Death (1989) #475 Dies Irae (1996) #1329 Devil Doll 5 CD Box (2008) [Boxed set]
6	Ihsahn Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Arktis. (2016) #1356 angL (2008) #1864 After (2010) #2161
7	Hail Spirit Noir 2010, Greece Black Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Avant-garde Metal	Pneuma (2012) #448 Mayhem in Blue (2016) #3279 Oi Magoi (2014) #5640
8	Diablo Swing Orchestra 2003, Sweden Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	Pandora's Piñata (2012) #555 Sing-Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious (2009) #2868 The Butchers Ballroom (2006) #3157
9	Abigor 1993, Austria Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Leytmotif Luzifer (The 7 Temptations of Man) (2014) #959 Verwustung / Invoke the Dark Age (1994) #1850 Supreme Immortal Art (1998) #2996
10	Solefald 1995, Norway Progressive Metal, Post-Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	The Linear Scaffold (1997) #607 In Harmonia Universali (2003) Red for Fire : an Icelandic Odyssey Part l (2005)
11	Faith No More 1982, United States Avant-garde Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	The Real Thing (1989) #1115 We Care a Lot (1987) [Single] Epic (1990) [Single]
12	Gorguts 1989, Canada Technical Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Obscura (1998) #723 The Erosion of Sanity (1993) #1624 From Wisdom to Hate (2001) #3439
13	Peste Noire 2000, France Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	La sanie des siecles - panegyrique de la degenerescence (2006) #1615 Phalènes et Pestilence - Salvatrice Averse (2003) [Demo] Macabre Transcendance... (2002) [Demo]
14	In the Woods... 1991, Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal	Pure (2016) #1914 Heart of the Ages (1995) #1924 Live At the Caledonien Hall (2003) [Live] #2117
15	Unexpect 1996, Canada Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	Fables of the Sleepless Empire (2011) #773 In a Flesh Aquarium (2006) #4366 We, Invaders (2003) [EP]
16	Rainy Sun Korea Avant-garde Metal	Porno Virus (1998) #845 Origin (2009) #2938 Woman (2003)
17	Oranssi Pazuzu 2007, Finland Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Värähtelijä (2016) #707 Mestarin kynsi (2020) Kosmonument (2011) #4136
18	Zeal and Ardor 2014, United States Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal	Stranger Fruit (2018) #2462 Devil Is Fine (2016) #3625 Live in London (2019) [Live]
19	Pensées Nocturnes 2008, France Avant-garde Metal, Depressive Black Metal	Vacuum (2009) #1976 Grotesque (2010) #6306 Nom D'une Pipe ! (2013)
20	Thy Catafalque 1998, Hungary Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	Vadak (2021) #1770 Sgùrr (2015) Rengeteg (2011) #3460
21	Blut aus Nord 1994, France Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal	The Work Which Transforms God (2003) #3154 Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With the Stars (2009) #3646 777 - Cosmosophy (2012)
22	Buckethead United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Funk Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Experimental Rock, Instrumental	Colma (1998) #4166 Giant Robot (1994) Monsters and Robots (1999)
23	Alchemist Australia Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	Austral Alien (2003) Organasm (2000) Tripsis (2007) #3247
24	Mr. Bungle 1985, United States Avant-garde Metal, Fusion	Mr. Bungle (1991) #6631 The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo (2020) #7163 Disco Volante (1995)
25	Igorrr France Breakcore, Avant-garde Metal, Experimental	Spirituality and Distortion (2020) #1353 Savage Sinusoid (2017) Hallelujah (2012)
26	Maudlin of the Well United States Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Bath (2001) #2060 Leaving Your Body Map (2001) Part the Second (2009)
27	Manes Norway Electro Avant-garde metal	Under ein Blodraud Maane (1999) #1413 Be All End All (2014) Slow Motion Death Sequence (2018)
28	Furia 2003, Poland Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Experimental Rock	Księżyc milczy luty (2016) #6035 Martwa polska jesień (2007) Płoń (2009) [EP]
29	Ex Eye 2016, United States Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	Ex Eye (2017) #3696
30	Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble of Shadows 1989, Germany Darkwave, Avant-garde Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Songs from the inverted Womb (2000) Es reiten die Toten so schnell (2003) Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face Two) (1999)
31	Kekal 1995, Indonesia Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal, Progressive Metal	1000 Thoughts of Violence (2003) Acidity (2005) The Habit of Fire (2007)
32	Peccatum 1998, Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Strangling From Within (1999) #4553 Lost in Reverie (2004) Amor Fati (2000)
33	Kayo Dot 2003, United States Avant-garde Metal, Post-Metal	Hubardo (2013) Choirs of the Eye (2003) #4778 Coffins on Io (2014)
34	Akphaezya 2002, France Avant-garde Metal, Gothic Metal, Progressive Metal	Anthology II: Links from the Dead Trinity (2008) #2287 Anthology IV : the Tragedy of Nerak (2012) #3462 Anthology II: Links from the Dead Trinity (2004) [Demo]
35	Shining 1999, Norway Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal, Experimental Rock	Blackjazz (2010) #5025 One One One (2013) Where the Ragged People Go (2001)
36	Au Revoir Michelle 2009, Korea Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Folk Metal	Les Cris De La Nuit (2012) #4329 님의 찬미 (2012) [Single] 흥보가 기가막혀 (2012) [Single]
37	Dødheimsgard 1994, Norway Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Industrial Metal	A Umbra Omega (2015) 666 International (1999) #7037 Satanic Art (1998) [EP]
38	Imperial Triumphant 2005, United States Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Vile Luxury (2018) Abyssal Gods (2015) Alphaville (2020) #7758
39	Fleurety 1991, Norway Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	Min tid skal komme (1995) #5060 Black snow (1993) [Demo] Last-Minute Lies (1999) [EP]
40	Phlebotomized 1990, Netherlands Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	Immense Intense Suspense (1994) Skycontact (1997) Deformation of Humanity (2019)

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