ThrashMetalIQ has expanded our online retail options onto Discogs. We are offering a limited selection of items we have for sale on eBay. Due to lower Discogs selling fees, you can find some of our inventory for sale at lower prices than on eBay.
As we do each year, we are publishing our list of top selling new albums . These are new albums that we purchase from labels and distributors. We do not gatekeep, cancel, or deplatform anyone’s point of view from the furthest left to the far right. There are some controversial titles in this year’s list. We have no dog in this fight; this is just what sells. Because all albums we purchase in collections we buy are technically “one-offs,” they are not included in this list.
Grand Belial’s Key – Judeobeast Assassination CD 2026 Weltenfeind – WFP022
Goatmoon – Finnish Steel Storm CD 2018 Werewolf Records – EVIL009 [SEALED] *FN
Cannibal Corpse – Eaten Back To Life CD 2017 Metal Blade 3984-14425-2
In the video below, I showcase an extensive collection of grindcore, punk, and death metal that I picked up from a seller who was about to go to prison in 2 days.
I paid $10,000 for over 600 12″ LPs and 700 7″ singles and EPs. Most of the collection consisted of death metal, punk, and grindcore, although there were some outliers. About 60% of it was first-press stuff, and the rest consisted of various reissues and limited editions.
The Backstory To This Collection
The acquisition of this collection has an interesting backstory. In February 2024, the same seller hit me up about selling a collection of death metal and grindcore CDs. We did the deal by mail. He told me he had an insane collection of records he was thinking about selling. The seller didn’t want to part with them, but was facing legal trouble that could involve prison time. He would only sell them if he needed to.
Fast forward to September 2025. I got a call from him saying that he wanted to sell those records. He described to me what he had to sell. It was such a massive collection that it would beworth a tripfrom Los Angeles to just outside Phoenix, Arizona. I told him that I would try to make some time in the next few weeks. He said if I wanted to get these, I had better come right now because there’s a distinct possibility he could be in prison for 25 years come Friday. He didn’t say what he was in trouble for, but I’m assuming it was some significant drug offense.
The Deal
I left LA at 10 p.m., drove to Arizona, checked into a hotel at 3 a.m., and met the guy the following afternoon. Most of the collections I buy are by mail, and I never meet the actual seller in person. For transactions over 10K, I will frequently go to the seller’s location and pick it up myself. We agreed on a price of $10,000 via Zelle for the entire collection. Normally, I usually only do deals via PayPal, but since we were meeting in person, I could see everything was on the up and up. I didn’t bother haggling with him because the price was fair. It came out to about six dollars a unit when you divided it by everything.
I loaded up my truck and drove back to LA, and that was that.
Highlights
Here are some of the highlights from this awesome metal/punk collection.
Misfits – Halloween 7″ Single
Misfits – Halloween 7″ Single 1981 Plan 9 – PL1017 – This album is a true holy grail for punk collectors. Because of Glenn Danzig’s insistence on never reissuing anything (until now), this heavily bootlegged single is almost impossible to find.
VALUE = $1400
Misfits – Walk Among Us LP
Misfits – Walk Among Us LP 1982 Ruby Records – 1-25756 – Although reissued several times, the first pressings are the ones you want. This copy is complete and includes the original inner sleeve and the Fiend Club flyer.
VALUE = $500
Impaled Nazarene – Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz LP
Impaled Nazarene – Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz LP 1993 Osmose – OPLP010 – This album was the only black metal title in the entire collection. Fortunately, like all first pressings ofImpaled Nazarene from the 90s, it’s worth a fortune.
VALUE = $370
Crossed Out / Man Is The Bastard – Split 7” EP
Crossed Out / Man Is The Bastard – Split 7” EP 1992 Slap A Ham – #14 – I’m not even sure why this one is as expensive as it is.
VALUE = $300
Incantation – Onward To Golgotha LP [RED]
Incantation – Onward To Golgotha LP 1992 Relapse – RR 6037 – 1 [RED] – “Onward” is the only Incantation album I give a crap about. The first pressing on red vinyl is very sought after by death metal heads and is worth a pretty penny.
VALUE = $300
Assuck – Anticapital LP
Assuck – Anticapital LP 1991 Sound Pollution Records – POLLUTE: 07 – the price on this classic communist punk album will turn anyone into a capitalist real fast!
VALUE = $250
Do You Have A Collection Like This To Sell?
Do you have a rare, extreme punk or metal collection like this that you’d like to sell? I buy collections from all around the world, and will even travel to you if the score is big enough. Use the contact information below to reach me.
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