From: Massachusetts, USA
Willowtip (
http://www.willowtip.com/)
Country: Pennsylvania, USA
Selection: mostly technical death, grind
Orders: 3
Shipping: 3-5 days
Secure: Yes. Accepts Paypal and credit.
Pricing: $8 - $10 CD
Largest order: 3 CDs
Additional comments: Free shipping in US. Always reliable and fast.
Battle Kommand (
http://www.battlekommand.com/)
Country: Illinois, USA
Selection: black and doom
Orders: 2
Shipping: 1 week
Secure: Yes. Accepts Paypal, cash, money order.
Pricing: $10 CD / $14-18 LP
Largest order: 9 CDs
Additional comments: Cheap shipping, quality selection, and excellent service. Plus, you get to exchange super friendly emails with Blake of Nachtmystium.
Fullmoon Productions (
http://www.fmp666.com/)
Country: Florida, USA
Selection: black
Orders: 2
Shipping: 2 weeks
Secure: Yes. Accepts Paypal, cash, money order.
Pricing: $11-13 CD
Largest order: 2 CDs
Additional comments: Not that bad really. It’s pricey, but worth it for the obscure titles they have sometimes, like Alcest “Le Secret”. John’s scary handwriting is always a plus.
Autopsy Kitchen (
http://www.autopsykitchen.com/)
Country: Indiana, USA
Selection: black, death, thrash, doom
Orders: 2
Shipping: 1 week
Secure: Yes. Accepts Paypal, cash, money order.
Pricing: $10 CD
Largest order: 5 CDs
Additional comments: Fast service, but no personal contact; you always wonder if they got your order or not until it comes in the mail. Pretty cheap considering the stuff they carry (Drudkh, Satanic Warmaster…). Shipping depends on delivery method.
Regimental Records (
http://www.regimentalrecords.com/)
Country: New Jersey, USA
Selection: black metal, death metal, some doom
Orders: 1
Shipping: 3 Days
Secure: Order via email. Accepts Paypal, cash, money order, and credit.
Pricing: $9 CD / $10-$12 LP / $5 EP / $4 Tape
Largest order: 8 CDs
Additional comments: Super friendly and fast! Occasionally they have a $6.66 CD deal. Free shipping within USA.
Suffering Jesus (
http://www.sufferingjesus.info/)
Country: Saskatchewan, Canada
Selection: mostly black metal, some death, doom, thrash
Orders: 1
Shipping: 2 weeks
Secure: Order via email. Accepts Paypal, cash, money order.
Pricing: $10 - $12 CD (US for US customers, Canadian for Canadians)
Largest order: 10 CDs
Additional comments: Friendly service. Free shipping in US and Canada, additional discounts on your order if they send without jewel cases.
Barbarian Wrath (
http:// www.thebasar.org/)
Country: Germany
Selection: black, death
Orders: 1
Shipping: 1 week
Secure: Order via email. Accepts Paypal and others.
Pricing: €8-13 CD
Largest order: 5 CDs
Additional comments: Carries all Barbarian wrath stuff. Save on shipping by sending CDs without jewel cases. Good communication, extremely fast compared to other European distros I’ve used!
Drakkar Productions (
http:// www.drakkar666.com/)
Country: France
Selection: mostly black, death, some thrash, doom, ambient
Orders: 1
Shipping: 2 weeks
Secure: Order via email. Accepts Paypal, cash, bank transfer.
Pricing: €10 CD (for American customers €1 = $1)
Largest order: 17 CDs!
Additional comments: Carries LLN-related French black metal, owned by Noctu of Celestia / Mortifera / Gestapo 666. Save on shipping by sending CDs without jewel cases. They sent the wrong CD and didn’t respond, but good communication prior to that. Oh well… it was a huge order.
No Colours (
http://www.no-colours-records.de/)
Country: Germany
Selection: mostly black, some death, traditional
Orders: 1
Shipping: 1 month and a week
Secure: Yes. Accepts Paypal, bank transfer.
Pricing: €8-12 CD, some steals at €4
Largest order: 14 CDs
Additional comments: Carries hard-to-find No Colours releases… plenty of Graveland, Iuvenes, Wigrid etc. Save on shipping by sending CDs without jewel cases. VERY SLOW!
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