ShieldbitersValhalla Fri, 11/04/2011 - 11:37

I have never bought any mp3s, but I have looked at http://www.metalhit.com/, which sells albums for 4.99USD. Up to and including but not limited to: crazy shit like S.M.E.S.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqe9MRIkt-E

EDIT: sorry, they USED to have that for sale. No longer.

I prefer to have a physical copy of something.

 Maddolis Fri, 11/04/2011 - 22:22

I have before, but only an album and a half.
If I'm going to buy music, I'll buy the physical copy and possibly pay a couple of dollars extra for postage.

 Adrian Sat, 11/05/2011 - 06:51

I've gotta have the real thing. If I've never found a physical copy, chances are I've never heard the album

 ThatzNOTmetaL Sat, 11/05/2011 - 08:47

fuck downloading of any kind

 Hárbarðr Sat, 11/05/2011 - 12:36

Ok, i'm gonna be honest here: i download a fucking LOT (for free), but i also collect cd's, so i try to support the bands that way (besides going to their gigs and buying official patches), but yeah, as many said before, if i'm gonna pay i want to get a physical thing.

 lambofgodfan00 Sun, 11/06/2011 - 17:28

Even though I have downloaded music from iTunes, it was pretty much only if the band released their new singles/digital ep there, or if I wanted to have a few songs from them before I got the album.

Other than that, I have always bought my music in physical form. I love the feeling of going into a store/shop and looking in and out of CD's or Vinyl, and picking it up to buy it.

After buying it and taking it home, I really love just holding it in my hands, looking at the awesome artwork, and pulling out the lyric sheet.

So, even though I have and still do download music from time to time, I voted 'Never Have, Never Will' because I pretty much only buy Physical copies. The best kind of copy to have.

Plus...what happens if you have all that music on your computer and don't back it up? GONE.

 morbidsaint Sun, 11/06/2011 - 23:18

support music industry no the internet!!!!!!

 Tico Tyrant Mon, 11/07/2011 - 09:35

I never buy digital mp3's.

I buy as many physical copies of albums whenever possible.
My lp collection is growing slowly and my cd collection grows a bit every month.(I'm not a 30 year old rich fuck, nor am I an established working class citizen)

I do download album's occasionally,or particular songs, but it's usually to get a sound for the music(if it's really new) to make a call on whether to get the album, even though it's not 100% accurate quality.

The other time I find myself downloading, is when an album is no longer in print(go ahead, try and find an actual copy of something like Morbid-December Moon or Moonblood's "Blut und Krieg" it's near impossible, and when it does pop up it's expensive and has to be shipped from the other end of the globe, *or* it's a crappy bootleg)

Being the in and out student and between work kind of person I am, I simply don't have the ability to spend money on 9-13$ cd's and 40-50$ lp's every fucking week.I do the best I can to put money aside for album runs every now and then. Sometimes, for example and album like "Transcend the Rubicon" by Benediction, is impossible to find locally or get ordered in, so I download it but that doesn't mean I stop looking for a copy of the actual thing, maybe it will be on e bay or something and when my ability to return to internet shopping resumes, I will do everything in my power to obtain the album.

I find myself realizing, that the best way to support bands is to buy as many of the albums as possible and to see their shows, in fact, I think bands make the most off of their merch at their shows as well as the ticker support.

Another example: I downloaded a Marduk album, but now I actually own a physical copy of the album. So everything happens in parts, I am not somehow "less metal" because I am wary about: finances and print #'s,limit ability, internet shopping, my personal situation, local record store stock,ordering time, etc......all these factors have to weigh in.

I think, that while many would deny it, there is in fact, a balance certain people have to run, then there are those who only download 100% of the time, which I frown upon and spit at with disgust......every now and then? Yes I can understand this, but 100% of the time, no....people should have at least some cd's and lp's in their collection or just not try at all, then again some countries(not my own) especially in the middle east, (I would think?, or maybe parts of Asia?) make it very hard for people to obtain metal, especially if it's something like black metal........oh!---> speaking of black metal, that's a genre that the further back you go and the more underground it is, the more difficult it becomes to obtain merch, but eh....I do my best! It's practically my top genre I have interest for.

Well...those are my thoughts.

 Mr.Something Mon, 11/07/2011 - 23:05

iTunes if anything I usualy try to avoid it though

 Manu Toxik Waste Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:28

I just buy vinyl

 Blüdrayne Tue, 11/22/2011 - 04:16

i never buy digital files. When I buy music its not about the music only. I also want a physical product to collect or as a keepsake. perhaps when im old it'll remind me of the fun times i had. but paying money for some computer files doesnt feel right for me.

but bear in mind i'm a pirate most of the time.

 tooty72 Sun, 11/27/2011 - 16:08

i neva pay for downloaded music i dont have any respect for a copied cd neither if i like sumthing i will get an original copy not always new tho so there isnt any money going to the artist. its lyk on you tube when uploads get deleted for copywrite reasons dont they realise that its promotion for bands etc n ive discovered stuff on you tube and gone and bought sumthing buy that artist.