#1 Heavy Metal Vinyl Buyer Update: Over 1000 Black, Death & Thrash Metal LPs

This video is different from many others I’ve recorded. Normally, I do them one collection at a time. Over the past year, I’ve been inundated with many more black & death metal CD collections than records. That all changed this fall: I bought five separate collections of varying sizes, totaling over 1000 albums. I run through everything contained in the video below.

Deal Breakdown

All of the collections in this video are mixed together, but here is the origin story of each.

One large set of about 540 albums for $6,000, mostly newer reissues with a few OGs. This deal happened very quickly. The seller needed money to move. He contacted me (#1 Heavy Metal Vinyl Buyer anywhere!) Tuesday night, and after a while, we hammered out the deal on the phone. I sent him the money via PayPal that night. Because of PayPal’s buyer-seller protection, I send people money upfront before they even ship, confident that if there’s an issue, I can appeal to PayPal. I seldom have problems, though. The seller did an excellent job packing and shipping the albums, and they arrived without damage. He may have overgraded them a tad, claiming they were all near mint. They were just shy of that, more like EX/EX. I’m not complaining, though.
A black metal-focused collection of around 300 albums for about $1,200. In this case, the seller needed money for his dog’s surgery. Being a pet owner myself, I’m definitely sympathetic. The collection consisted primarily of lower-value black metal stuff from labels like Iron Bonehead. He had to throw in a few more expensive box sets to raise the total. I hope everything worked out with his pet.
An 80s metal set (including first-press Exodus and similar) of roughly 70 albums for about $1,000. This was probably my favorite of the lot. Mostly early-80s pressings, I’d say, ending around 1985. The condition was on the lower end of what I usually buy, mostly VG/VG+. There were so many original first pressings of classic thrash metal masterpieces, such as Exodus – Bonded by Blood, that the higher spend per unit was worth it.
Two smaller sets at $400 each. Ironically, both smaller collections consisted of similar albums. There were some gems in there along with more common stuff. There was also some nasty, banned stuff, NSBM bands like Goatmoon and Grand Belial’s Key, that I can’t even sell on eBay and that are only available at this site.

Highlight Albums From These Collections

Anytime you’re dealing with this many albums, it can be tough to decide which ones to feature, but here are some of my picks.

Thrash Metal IQ Exclusives

A few of these are available exclusively at this site because of eBay’s continuing war against black metal.

Goatmoon Finnish Steel Storm Picture Disc

Very rare 2018 pressing and the only picture disc pressing of this album. Even standard versions are currently out of print.

Goatmoon – Finnish Steel Storm Picture Disc LP 2018 Werewolf – EVIL-009 VG+/VG+

This item is available exclusively on this site and is not for sale elsewhere.

Grand Belial’s Key – Kosherat LP (2nd press)

Fourth pressing and first US pressing after the band started pressing all Grand Belial’s Key titles from their own catalog on Sinistari Records.

Grand Belial’s Key ‎– Kosherat LP 2012 Drakkar Productions – DKLP005 VG+/VG+

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Grand Belial’s Key – Mocking The Philanthropist LP

4th pressing on the band’s newly formed label with the original cover.

Grand Belial’s Key – Mocking The Philanthropist LP 2019 Sinistrari Records – SIN014LP EX/EX

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Available on eBay and Discogs

The following are some of the best ones that are being sold everywhere.

Obituary – World Demise LP

Obituary – World Demise LP 2021 Listenable – POSH447 [Silver/Black] NEW *FR – Totally out of print and sealed. 2021 Listenable Records limited edition double LP reissue of Obituary’s 1994 death metal album World Demise (POSH447). Silver/black vinyl, gatefold sleeve, French pressing. Includes the full album plus bonus live tracks on side D.

VALUE = 170$

His Hero Is Gone –Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP

His Hero Is Gone –Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP 1997 Prank – PRANK 013 VG+/VG+ – Original 1997 Prank Records pressing of His Hero Is Gone’s classic crust/hardcore album Fifteen Counts Of Arson (PRANK 013). 12″ 45 RPM LP from the Memphis band, recorded at Polymorph in Oakland.

VALUE = 150$

Dissection –Storm Of The Light’s Bane LP

Dissection –Storm Of The Light’s Bane LP 2019 Munhwa Records MHLR-1995 [YELLOW] – 2019 Munhwa Records limited edition unofficial reissue of Dissection’s 1995 melodic black metal classic Storm Of The Light’s Bane (MHLR-1995). Yellow vinyl, limited to 150 copies. Gatefold sleeve with lyrics.

VALUE = 150$

Hyksos ‎– Hyksos LP

Hyksos – Hyksos LP (1982, Hyksos Records HYKSOS) – VG/VG+ – Original 1982 self-released heavy metal album by Los Angeles band Hyksos on their own Hyksos Records label. Obscure early ’80s US metal LP; the track “The Kings” later appeared on Metal Massacre Vol. 2.

VALUE = 100$

Attacker – Battle At Helms Deep LP

Attacker – Battle At Helms Deep LP (1985, Metal Blade MBR 1034) – VG+/VG+ – Original 1985 Metal Blade Records pressing of Attacker’s debut US power/heavy metal album Battle At Helms Deep (MBR 1034). Classic mid-’80s American metal with strong vocals and riffing.

VALUE = 100$

Piledriver – Metal Inquisition LP

Piledriver – Metal Inquisition LP 1984 Cobra Records – CL 1001 VG+/EX *CA – Original 1984 Canadian Cobra Records pressing of Piledriver’s cult debut Metal Inquisition (CL 1001). Crude, over-the-top ’80s metal/thrash classic from the Toronto studio project.

VALUE = 60$

Living Death – Vengeance Of Hell LP

Living Death – Vengeance Of Hell LP 1984 Mausoleum – SKULL 8360 VG+/VG *BE – Original 1984 Belgian Mausoleum Records pressing of Living Death’s debut speed/heavy metal album Vengeance Of Hell (SKULL 8360). Raw early German metal from the band’s first full-length.

VALUE = 50$

Beherit – Drawing Down the Moon LP

Beherit – Drawing Down the Moon LP (2021, Northeast Steel NESV-2037) – VG+/EX [China] – 2021 Northeast Steel Industry Limited Chinese reissue of Beherit’s 1993 black metal classic Drawing Down the Moon (NESV-2037). Atmospheric, ritualistic Finnish black metal with synth elements.

VALUE = 100$

Odium – The Sad Realm of the Stars LP

Odium – The Sad Realm of the Stars LP 2018 Nocturnal Art – BLOOD-035R VG+/EX *FN – 2018 Blood Music limited Finnish remastered reissue of Odium’s 1998 Norwegian black metal album The Sad Realm of the Stars (originally on Nocturnal Art Productions). Includes the bonus track. Atmospheric, melodic black metal classic.

VALUE = 75$

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