distro review thread

[The Ozzman]

thanks for the info

Here's what I've ordered from them:

Bathory / Blood Fire Death
Pentagram / Day Of Reckoning
Cantrell, Jerry / Boggy Depot
Becker, Jason / Perpetual Burn
Electric Wizard / Dopethrone
October Tide / Grey Dawn
Reverend Bizarre / In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend + Return Of The Rectory

The italicized ones should come next week

 

[swizzlenuts]

Distro name http://www.nwnprod.com/catalog/ Nuclear War Now
Country: US
Selection: Black/Death/Heavy
Orders: 5
Shipping: 3 days to US
Secure: Secure
Additional comments: Cheap CDs, tons of reissues, tons of Vinyls, and a great guy to work with.

Distro name http://www.smartcart.com/hellride/catalog/ Hell Ride
Country: US
Selection: Doom metal and Heavy Metal mostly
Orders: 3
Shipping: 3-4 days
Secure: Secure
Additional comments: A bit expensive on the shipping side, but a great guy to work with.

 

[tokfan]

Distro name http://web.telia.com/~u31224308/thr/index2.html Total Holocaust Records
Country:SWE
Selection:Mainly black
Orders:Many
Shipping: 1-3 days in Sweden. Don´t know international
Secure:YES
Additional comments:Cheap CDs and cheap shipping(at least in Sweden)

 

[The Ozzman]

I live in the US

Distro name: http://www.cduniverse.com CD Universe
Country: United States
Selection: Tons of stuff other than metal. I've found stuff like Kampfar on there, so it's good to go to if you want something to complete your collection that is easy to find (Candlemass, for example)
Orders: Around 10
Shipping: It takes 1-2 days for them to ship the order, then 3-4 days after that, so anywhere from 4-7 business days (usually no more than 5 days after they ship it though)
Secure: YES
Additional comments: CDs are relatively cheap there and they have a wide selection of everything. It's hard to find really obscure shit on here, but I'm pleased with what I've found there. They take a while to get some stuff back in stock though.

 

[Bothering]

I ordered Ildjarn - Hardangervidda from Nuclear War Now. Aside from the ridiculous shipping rates for one LP ($10.00), they managed to send me only sides 3 and 4 of the album I ordered and put the Hardangervidda part 2 EP in the other sleeve. The service was fast though...

 

[George]

I ordered Ildjarn - Hardangervidda from Nuclear War Now. Aside from the ridiculous shipping rates for one LP ($10.00), they managed to send me only sides 3 and 4 of the album I ordered and put the Hardangervidda part 2 EP in the other sleeve. The service was fast though...

There was actually a pressing error where the company put the wrong stickers on the vinyls. So even though it says Part 2 the music on sides 1 and 2 are from Part 1. Confusing indeed.

 

[Bothering]

Thanks for clearing that up. So, does the part 2 EP have a different lable on it?

 

[Bothering]

Negative Existence: http://www.negative-existence.com
Country: United States
Selection: Death/Black
Orders: 2
Shipping: Takes about 1-2 weeks for the item to reach your doorstep. Free First Class Shipping on CDs/Tapes/EPs/Shirts ordered in the United States; Free Media Mail shipping on LP's orderd in the United States.INTERNATIONAL:
CDs/Tapes/EPs/Back Patches
$4.00 for the 1st item
$2.00 each additional item
$1.00 each item after the 7th item

LPs/Shirts
$10.00 for the 1st item
$5.00 for the 2nd item
$4.00 each additional item

Payments: Paypal, credit, cash.
Secure: Yes.
Additional comments: Decent prices on most items. Also, an honest desciption of what you're buying so there are no suprises. Response time is very prompt. Refunds are quick and comments/questions are always answered in adequate time with informative details. Overall, a great guy to work with.

 

[George]

Thanks for clearing that up. So, does the part 2 EP have a different lable on it?

Yeah, they have Part 1's labels.

 

[Bothering]

I figured just as much.

 

[KC]

A couple of really cheap and reliable distros (meant mostly for people into brutal/grind stuff) -

http://www.noescaperecords.com/

http://www.deusmortuusproductions.com/

 

[supseudonymous]

Has anyone ever bought from Interpunk? Do they always have in stock what they claim to? Prompt shipping?

 

[unknown]

has anybody ever ordered from Profound Lore records?

 

[cookiecutter]

I haven't, but they are located really close to me so I probably should

 

[Koude Haat]

has anybody ever ordered from Profound Lore records?

very reliable distro. Ordered many times without any problems.

 

[J.]

i dont know if these have been mentioned:

Elegy Records: http://www.elegyrecords.com/
Cheap stuff and fast service. Got a rare Funeral CD from there for $10

Sepulchral Productions: http://www.sepulchralproductions.com/pages/news_en.php

Can be a bit pricey ($13 for a CD), but it's fast and they get lots of stuff others don't.

 

[unknown]

very reliable distro. Ordered many times without any problems.

sweet. thanks

 

[challenge_everything]

Has anyone ever bought from Interpunk? Do they always have in stock what they claim to? Prompt shipping?

I think I have, but it was at least 5 years ago. Don't think I had any probs.

 

[unknown]

Distro name: Solitude Productions
http://store.solitude-prod.com/

Country: Russia

Selection: Doom, dark metal, black metal, some dark ambient...their selection and number of distributed titles is pretty decent

Orders: Just once

Shipping: A month from Russia to the US...I think that'd pretty good

Secure: Yeah, and the Privacy Statement is pretty straightforward. I paid via PayPal and had no problems

Additional comments: I've never seen so many stamps on a package!

 

[metalism187]

What country you are from: France

Distro name: http://www.importcds.com/
Country: USA
Selection: all metal genres (and also other types of music & movie), great catalog
Orders: 3 times, ~5Cds each time
Shipping: within USA: 3 days, to France: 1-2 weeks, rest of the world: no idea
Secure: yes
Additional comments: reasonable price and shipping cost, they process and ship your CDs in the same day (if you order more than 1 item, then items arrive one by one), they also have an account on Amazon's Marketplace.

worth a try