Online Metal Music Dealers
- GEMM : While not exclusively Metal , this is about the best musical resource at your fingertips. There isn't much you can't find here! Just type in your request and choose the outlet of your choice.
- The End Records : My current favorite place to order, this distro is fast, reliable and cheap with a nice selection!
- Century Media Records : One of my personal favorite ordering resources. Extremely low prices and free shipping on orders $80.00 USD or more. HUGE selection and friendly service.
- Dark Symphonies : Cheap and loaded with obscure releases!
- Redstream Records : Very wide selection of obscure Metal CD's with decent pricing across the board.
- Hole In The Wall : A truly great place to order through, with fast shipping and good pricing. Also has a great used section. Keith Bergman is the man!
- Relapse Records : Another great record label with a huge selection and some fair pricing. These are the guys who keep Century Media looking over their shoulder.
- Repulse Records : If you're of the brutal variety then this is the place to find those hardcore, blast-beating, ultra-intense CDs. Losts of obscure material from the across the battered earth. Pretty good pricing and efficient delivery.
- BlackMetal.com : This is one of the best sites for those of you willing to sift through an extensive inventory of extreme Metal. Pricing varies from average to slightly over-priced but the selection is fantastic nonetheless.
- Necropolis Records : Another good competitor on the market, apart from putting out some great releases themselve, they offer an extensive catalog. Pricing isn't as good as other record labels but service is good and merchandise is plentiful.
- Metal Disc : A good outlet with a very large inventory. Pricing is on the higher end however, though they do offer good cut-out pricing and red tag sales. Shipping rates are extremely high and delivery can be quite slow.
- Metal Mayhem : While their selection of extreme Metal isn't nearly as wide as that of their mainstream and Rock, this company specializes in rarities and you'll be amazed what you can actually find here.
- More Metal : Vast selection but overpriced.
- Dream Disc : Calling themselves the 'Metal Authority', this site contains a large catalog of imports and some rarities. Pricing varies from overpriced to average.
Metal Reviews/Webzines/Links/Features
- The Metal Observer : Excellent site out of Germany with reviews galore and news from around the global Metal scene.
- Digital Metal : One of the very finest Metal sites around. Great writers and important updates there regularly.
- Metal Rules : Of course it does and these guys aim to prove it. Lots of reviews, interviews, soundfiles and a CD store to boot. Very graphic-intensive so patience is required.
- The Plague : Good webzine with loads of reviews and features.
- Invader : Interesting European site with Metal news, reviews, interviews etc.
- Blistering.com : Canadian resource for news and features as well as tour dates and reviews.
- Swedish Metal : Truly a valuable resource for the best of the mighty Swedish Metal scene with plenty of sound samples and great links.
- Mega Metal's Asylum : An incredibly large site with everything under the sun!
- Metal Temple : Nicely run site full all sorts of good information.
- DDTM Links Page : Doom, Death, Thrash Metal links and lots of them!
- Bloodsoaked Promotions : For the brutally insane listener, a resource to find out about and purchase the most hideous music on the planet.
- Metal Internet Directory : Another extensive links site.
- Metal Gospel : Preach it brother!
- Satan Stole My Teddy Bear : Silly name perhaps but great site full of reviews and articles.
- Metal Madness : Growing site full of Metal album reviews.
- Deadtide : A well-designed and evolving resource. Check it out!
- Embers : Online Metal Zine. Exceptionally well-designed.
- Critical Metal : Growing review site.
- IntroMental : Large website of reviews and other Metal-related elements.
- Tombstone : Enormous wealth of information at this Greek site.
- Metal Disorder : Nice Metal webzine.
- Panzer Magazine : One of the oldest and most professionally run sites around.
- Sweet Sufferng E-Zine : German Metal site.