Metal Reviews

Fear Factory - Obsolete
Isis - Panopticon
Motorhead - Best of
Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
Type O Negative - World Coming Down
Megadeth - Youthanasia


all for $0.49 each from swapa cd.

Not $0.49, though, really. If you pay for the credits, they're $3.45 a piece. So that's $3.45 plus the $0.49 processing fee. So $3.94 per disc (i.e. cheap as fuck). And if you receive credits by mailing out CDs, I've noticed the average price to mail a disc is about $1.60 or less. So about $2 per disc that way. Again, cheap as fuck!

I'll keep you updated on some good CDs that roll through.

Except I didn't pay for any of the DVD's I mailed out b/c my work paid for the postage. Then I got two credits for each DVD.

Just picked up

Mystic Prophecy - Satanic Curses
Avantasia - The Scarecrow
Brainstorm - Downburst
The Poodles - Metal Will Stand Tall
Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin in a Casket
Redrum - No Turning Back

Opinions

Sym

Well, then, I'll eat my shoe.

Sinergy - Beware The Heavens Deluxe Ed.

Spheric Universe Experience - Mental Torments

lala.com

Really? Score!

I know! I was pretty shocked. I actually almost bought for 12 bucks the other day too.

Sonata Arctica - Silence
Therion - Gothic Kabbalah
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle
Pagans Mind - Enigmatic Calling
Edguy - Mandrake
Edguy - Kingdom Of Madness
Bruce Dickinson - Skunkworks

All awesome.

The only one I've heard is the Therion. Looking forward to getting to grips with the Ayreon...

Edit - Forgot to mention I got Edguy - Superheroes DVD single thing as well.

I have that too. It's ok, a little short...

2008 has started off very busy. Since January 1, I have purchased:

Airborn - Against The World
Airbourne - Runnin' Wild
Airged L'amh - The Silver Arm
Ayreon - 01011001 [Special Edition]
Brainstorm - Downburst [Limited]
Bullet - Heading For The Top
Cauldron Born - Born of the Cauldron
Celesty - Legacy Of Hate
Dethklok - The Dethalbum [Deluxe Edition]
Diamond Head - Borrowed Time [Limited Edition]
Diamond Head - Canterbury [Limited Edition]
Digital Ruin - Dwelling In The Out
Edenbridge - The Chronicles of Eden
Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free II
Girlschool - Demolition
Girlschool - Hit & Run
Grave Digger - The Middle Ages Trilogy [Box Set]
Gunfire - Thunder of War
Hurricane - Over The Edge
Hurricane - Slave to the Thrill
Ilium - Vespertilion
Iron Savior - Dark Assault
Iron Savior - Iron Savior
Iron Savior - Unification
Kamelot - Dominion
Kamelot - Epica
Kamelot - Eternity
Kamelot - Siége Perilous
Leverage - Tides
Leverage - Blind Fire
Lillian Axe - Lillian Axe
Lillian Axe - Love And War
Lillian Axe - Waters Rising
Lion's Share - Emotional Coma
Manilla Road - The Courts of Chaos
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Manilla Road - Mark Of The Beast
Manilla Road - Metal / Invasion [Double CD]
Manowar - Into Glory Ride
Mesmerize - Off The Beaten Path
Onward - Reawaken
Overdrive - Let The Metal Do The Talking
Pagan's Mind - God's Equation [Limited]
Pathosray - Pathosray
Phantom Lord - Evil's Domain
The Reign Of Terror - Sacred Ground
Resistance - Patents Of Control
Reviver - Reviver
Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement [Limited Edition]
Rottweiller - Rage Of War
Running Wild - The Legendary Tales [Box Set]
Running Wild - Gates to Purgatory
Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger
Seven Tears - In Every Frozen Tear
Sheryl Crow - Detours
Superior - Ultima Ratio
Tarchon Fist - Tarchon Fist
The Donnas - Bitchin'
The Codex - The Codex
Thessera - Fooled Eyes
Threshold - Clone
Threshold - Critical Mass [Special Edition]
Threshold - Extinct Instinct [Special Edition]
Threshold - Subsurface [Special Edition]
Threshold - Wounded Land [Special Edition]
Threshold - Psychedelicatessen [Special Edition]
Thunderbolt - Demons And Diamonds
Tiles - Fly Paper
Twisted Tower Dire - Crest of the Martyrs [Japanese]
Twisted Tower Dire - Netherworlds [Special 2CD Edition]
Vanden Plas - Beyond Daylight [Limited Edition]
Vendetta - Tyranny Of Minority
Viron - Ferrum Gravis
Voyager - Univers
Wizard - Head Of The Deceiver
The Revivalry - A Tribute To Running Wild

I will say I love the Sentinel Steel (www.sentinelsteel.com) January sale...

It's been a long time since I've purchased anything from sentinelsteel

That surprises me... I thought you would be going nuts over his sale combined with the "Used/Clearance" sections.


Clint

I have had nothing but good experiences with Sentinel Steel. Den is usually very quick in turning my orders around - I usually have them within 3-4 days of payment. I wish I could say that for The End Records (www.theendrecords.com) which used to be that way (but has gotten much slower as of late). The End's new releases are more up to date than Sentienl Steel though, so it's a trade off...

Metallica -- ...And Justice For All

The End is really bad these days. It's taking three or four weeks now! Pathetic. I actually made a post here like a year ago about how bad it was getting back then, and it's only gotten worse since then.

Here's my latest:

Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
Alice Cooper - The Last Temptation **
Beastie Boys - Cookie Puss (EP)
Beastie Boys - Triple Trouble (CD Single w/Non-LP Tracks) **
Blues Traveler - Hook (CD Single w/Live Tracks) **
Foo Fighters - Stacked Actors (CD Single w/Non-LP Tracks)
Forgotten Tales - The Promise
Pearl, Jizzy - Just A Boy (w/Bonus Tracks)
Static-X - Black And White (CD Single w/Non-LP Track)
Tantric - The End Begins ***
The Makers - Stripped **
The Smithereens - Especially For You **
Vayden - Children Of Our Mistakes ***
Warbringer - War Without End
W.A.S.P. - I Am One (CD Single w/Live Tracks)
White Trash - Si O Si, Que? **
Zombie, Rob - Past, Present & Future (CD/DVD) **

** Under $4 from SwapaCD.com.
*** Free for review.

And then...

Simple Plan - Simple Plan



Apparently lala is sending this turd out to a lot of people. It's already up for auction on eBay. Haha. Thanks, but...uh...no thanks, lala.

The End's issues stem from the processing and shipping agent they have chosen and particularly with the "Free Shipping" option. You order the product on Monday, and they prepare it at The End on Tues, but it sometimes doesn't get processed by the carrier for days after that. That is what is slowing down packages shipped under the free "Media Mail" option.

I have filed numerous complaints regarding slow orders (they are in Brooklyn, NY and I am in Central NY - should not take more than 5 days but it does). I have received responses describing the issues.

For single CD orders, they still go first class with free shipping so those arrive in a reasonable timeframe. Anything larger with free shipping may take 2-4 weeks (The End noted this in emails they sent when they changed mail carriers). I am finding that I will take the free shipping when I have a single CD, and the $4.00 priority shipping when I have more than that, so that they arrive in a reasonable time frame.