quality underground metal distros

hip hop bunny hop · 05-04-2012, 11:31 PM

I didn't quite know where to put this, but I figure this is better than the Lounge.

Anyways, my question is simple; I'm looking for quality metal distros, that have reasonable prices, and a decent selection of tape/vinyl. I stress the tape/vinyl angle, because I really don't see the point in purchasing CDs anymore.

Hells Headbangers Records is alright. I've always gotten quality service from them, their prices aren't the best but are tolerable, but the turnaround time is a bit much (around five business days).

Nuclear War Now! has a limited selection, and their prices always seem to be higher than those of HHR. That said, they generally have real gems in stock that would take crawling across several webstores to find.

Redstream has the most annoying search function in the world. Unless I'm missing something, they don't tell you (Item X) is out of stock in the search result page, but rather you have to click on the link to find out. This makes looking for limited release items a real headache. Still, their prices are good.

My favorite distro I've ever run across was Extremist Records, which was run by the guys in the grind band Drogheda. Seven inches were dirty cheap (like $6, max), free shipping could be achieved with orders as small as $30, and they'd always throw in random free stuff. Great turn around time, too. Yeah, the selection was limited, but still.... so cheap. Sadly, they no longer exist,

05-04-2012, 11:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	quality underground metal distros I didn't quite know where to put this, but I figure this is better than the Lounge. Anyways, my question is simple; I'm looking for quality metal distros, that have reasonable prices, and a decent selection of tape/vinyl. I stress the tape/vinyl angle, because I really don't see the point in purchasing CDs anymore. Hells Headbangers Records is alright. I've always gotten quality service from them, their prices aren't the best but are tolerable, but the turnaround time is a bit much (around five business days). Nuclear War Now! has a limited selection, and their prices always seem to be higher than those of HHR. That said, they generally have real gems in stock that would take crawling across several webstores to find. Redstream has the most annoying search function in the world. Unless I'm missing something, they don't tell you (Item X) is out of stock in the search result page, but rather you have to click on the link to find out. This makes looking for limited release items a real headache. Still, their prices are good. My favorite distro I've ever run across was Extremist Records, which was run by the guys in the grind band Drogheda. Seven inches were dirty cheap (like $6, max), free shipping could be achieved with orders as small as $30, and they'd always throw in random free stuff. Great turn around time, too. Yeah, the selection was limited, but still.... so cheap. Sadly, they no longer exist, __________________ Have mercy on the poor.