Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Cryptopsy None So Vile	Jul 3, 1996	92.9	101	4
2	Tool Ænima	Oct 1, 1996	93.3	46	4
3	Cradle of Filth Dusk... and Her Embrace	Aug 28, 1996	90.1	94	9
4	Gorgoroth Antichrist	Jun 3, 1996	93.2	40	2
5	Stratovarius Episode	Apr 22, 1996	89.2	91	6
6	Cradle of Filth V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein [EP]	Apr 22, 1996	92.1	41	6
7	Helloween The Time of the Oath	Feb 29, 1996	90	66	10
8	In Flames The Jester Race	Feb 20, 1996	88.6	88	4
9	Edge of Sanity Crimson	Apr 2, 1996	92.2	38	3
10	Opeth Morningrise	Jun 24, 1996	91.7	40	5
11	Impellitteri Screaming Symphony	May 22, 1996	89.8	53	7
12	Pantera The Great Southern Trendkill	May 3, 1996	88.8	63	1
13	Angra Holy Land	Mar 23, 1996	89.5	45	8
14	Theatre of Tragedy Velvet Darkness They Fear	Aug 26, 1996	91.5	26	1
15	Royal Hunt 1996 [Live]	Sep 21, 1996	92.7	18	2
16	Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar	Oct 8, 1996	92.2	20	1
17	Bethlehem Dictius te necare	Apr 1996	91.9	21	4
18	Falkenbach ...En Their Medh Riki Fara...	Jul 29, 1996	95.1	10	1
19	Nefilim Zoon	1996	98.8	4	0
20	Rage Lingua Mortis	Apr 15, 1996	92.3	17	2
21	Nirnaeth Haudh 'en' Nirnaeth	Jul 14, 1996	92	17	6
22	Burzum Filosofem	Jan 1, 1996	84.5	94	6
23	Arcturus Aspera Hiems Symfonia	Jun 3, 1996	89.7	27	3
24	Neurosis Through Silver in Blood	Apr 2, 1996	93.8	10	1
25	Anathema Eternity	Nov 11, 1996	90.4	21	1
26	Adramelech PsychoStasia	1996	92.7	11	0
27	Type O Negative October Rust	Aug 20, 1996	90.8	16	0
28	Psychotic Waltz Bleeding	Jul 1, 1996	93.4	8	0
29	Mystifier The World Is So Good That Who Made It Doesn't Live Here	Jun 1996	93.6	7	0
30	Noizegarden Noizegarden	Aug 1996	90.5	14	0
31	Carcass Swansong	Jun 10, 1996	86.4	35	3
32	Estatic Fear Somnium Obmutum	1996	85.1	44	5
33	Dimmu Borgir Stormblåst	Jan 25, 1996	85.1	44	5
34	Dark Funeral The Secrets of the Black Arts	Jan 28, 1996	87.5	25	2
35	Therion Theli	Aug 9, 1996	90	14	1
36	Satyricon Nemesis Divina	Apr 22, 1996	85	36	2
37	Devil Doll Dies Irae	Feb 9, 1996	88.3	16	2
38	Sepultura Roots	Feb 20, 1996	82.7	56	3
39	Elend Les Tenebres Du Dehors	1996	88.2	15	1
40	Black Hole City Life History	1996	89.9	10	0

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