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1996 ALBUM GENRE SCORE 1 ANATHEMA ETERNITY TRANCE / ATMOSPHERIC METAL 2 EDGE OF SANITY CRIMSON PROGRESSIVE DEATH 3 MOONSPELL IRRELIGIOUS GOTHIC BLACK 4 TYPE O NEGATIVE OCTOBER RUST DOOM / GOTHIC 5 KATATONIA BRAVE MURDER DAY GOTHIC DEATH 6 MY DYING BRIDE LIKE GODS OF THE SUN DOOM / GOTHIC 7 SEPULTURA ROOTS THRASH / DEATH 8 SAVATAGE FROM THE GUTTER TO THE STAGE [Compilation] POWER METAL 9 MARILYN MANSON ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR INDUSTRIAL METAL 10 THE AFGHAN WHIGS BLACK LOVE GRUNGE 11 MINISTRY FILTH PIG INDUSTRIAL METAL 12 KORN LIFE IS PEACHY ALTERNATIVE METAL 13 OPETH MORNINGRISE PROGRESSIVE DEATH 14 SKUNK ANANSIE STOOSH HARD ROCK 15 CEMETARY SUNDOWN GOTHIC METAL 16 PANTERA THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL POWER GROOVE 17 SOUNDGARDEN DOWN ON THE UPSIDE GRUNGE 18 METALLICA LOAD HARD / HEAVY 19 PEARL JAM NO CODE GRUNGE 20 THERION THELI SYMPHONIC METAL