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The biggest complaint I hear from people, is..."where do I go to buy discs?"   Or "such in such place doesn't have *enter name of cd here*   and I can't find it anywhere else".  I always say TRY IMPORTERS....so I guess the big question is, where are the best places to buy these cd's????  Well look no further, because right here, I'm gonna round em up and stick their URL's on the web for all to see, with a description about what each company is all about.  So get your credit cards ready and your money orders lined up cos the best of the metal cd selling web is right here!

For right now these places are the only ones that I can really endorse buying from.  I do most (if not all these days)  my business with Alta Mira and other places now, of course this list will increase in the future as I find more and more reliable businesses. I refuse to endorse them until I know for certain that they are what they say they are, because I know alot of people have been getting poor service and sky high prices, and its just not necessary with so many choices to buy disks online now.

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I'm partial to these guys.  I have done business with them quite alot in the past ...3 years or so, and I have recieved all of my merchandise, on time, and when I wanted it.  They do get into delays sometimes, and you have to keep pestering them, but all in all they are a great company to do business with.  And everyone there is super nice and always has time for a bit of metal chat.   The best place to buy imports, with the best prices, hands down.

This is the best place for your Power/Progressive metal needs.  They have most everything or can get it.  they have been really patient and nice and real emails instead of the usual generated confirmation stuff you get from other places.  For some reason it makes a difference.  Plus, their stuff is *in stock*.  No waiting, it was all in stock, and the prices are some of the best I have seen at that.  I recommend them. 

Molten Metal
Rarities, NWOBHM stuff, Cds, tapes, LPs, you name it, they have it, judge by yourself what kind of metal they deal in.  Reliable and the prices are fairly decent depending.   Some of it is kind of steep (Helloise??)  but the stuff on their own label is nicely priced, and indies and such of course. 

The Laser's Edge
Progressive Rock and Metal only, but there are some good prices here if you look really hard and some odd bands you might only be able to find here. Worth a look if you are into that sort of thing. 

More Metal
Formerly Knights of the Round, More Metal, has just that, more metal. AOR hard rock, progressive, power, its all here.  Decent prices and a good selection.

BuyMusic
they have all kinds of music here, but dont even bother going to their 'metal' section.  My advice is to *Search for it*.  You can find all sorts of gems by just doing a search. The prices on disks are good to exceptional.  No personalized service though

Dream Disc
Dream Disc seems to be a good place to find hard rock/heavy metal cds.  I have had them recommended to me several times, and they have a nice selection, unfortunately they keep a low stock of everything so good luck trying to get what you want.  If you dont mind waiting, however, the prices are good and the service is not bad from what I've heard

Mass Music
Another 'all music' store, featuring, in well everything.  You can also buy video games from here.  The prices are superb, with some really great prices on rare import material.  All stuff from Japan etc. is not 'in stock' and there's usually more of a waiting time that you dont have with import dealers. 

Second Spin
If you check Second Spin often enough you just might find something you are looking for.   They deal strictly in used cds, but unfortunately its not metal only so there's plenty of crap to wade through.  I managed to get my copy of Crimson Glory - Transcendence here for a great price in great condition. 

CD NOW
I ordered from them once. It seems that Music Blvd merged with these guys or something, so now you have to go here basically if you want to order from some large company like this.  Just beware of out of stock items