I wish I had Vinyl but I’m not sure it’s worth the time or money to try to find all of those obscure originals out there. Especially when I can just buy FLAC files.
It is worth it. And you don’t always have to find the obscure originals… Vinyl reissues still sound great.
Extreme metal vinyl I have (I have hundreds of vinyl but only listing metal as that’s what interests you)
Mostly…
Children of Bosom-Everything (9 albums)
I’ve only listened to their first album but I’m not sure if I should push on. In your opinion do you think they got better?
Kalmah-Black Waltz, 12 Gauge, Seventh Swamphony (you should listen to Kalmah. I like melodeath a lot, but they are more like symphonic death cuz they don’t compromise the heaviness they just add symphony.)
Will do when I have spare time.
All those cost about 30 bucks a piece and with the great artwork and packaging it’s easily worth it and they sound fantastic. Collected all in past two years. I could get more but spending money on other things currently. Way better than any CD.
The problem isn’t really with the price of the vinyls it’s getting a good player. Regardless of price I’m certainly getting my essentials:
Slayer - Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits and Reign In Blood
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness, Blessed Are The Sick and Covenant
Death - Scream Bloody Gore, Symbolic and The Sounds of Perseverance
Bathory - Under The Sign of The Black Mark and Blood Fire Death
Dark Throne - A Blaze In The Northern Sky and Transylvanian Hunger
Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
Pestilence - Consuming Impulse and Testimony of The Ancients
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (I know…the name is terrible), Nightfall and Ancient Dreams
Megadeth - Peace Sells and Rust In Peace
Dead Congregation (best modern Death Metal band imo) - Graves of The Archangels and Promulgation of The Fall
but other than that I don’t see the purpose in amassing a huge collection.