From their newsletter, I’ve learned that Century Media is having a 20% off Halloween sale through midnight on Sunday (11/2/2003). For those not aware, Century Media is one of the foremost metal-specializing music labels. And, before you recoil from a “music label”, rest assured that they’re not members of the RIAA :).
Back in college, I used to muse about whether I preferred Century Media or Nuclear Blast as a record label (both were prominent metal labels of the time). But, Century Media bought Nuclear Blast a couple years back, so CM is now my one-stop metal emporium.
So, after checking reviews at Metal-Rules, I’ll probably stop by Century Media’s online store and pick up a few discs between today and tomorrow. And, with most of their discs already priced around $10-$12, the 20% off makes their prices even better.
A word of caution: last time I ordered from Century Media — which was admittedly back in February 2002 — their online store didn’t quite have their act together. At the time, I placed an order for about ten discs and it took about five to six weeks to get them all shipped to me.
And, it would have been one thing if they sent out an automated e-mail explaining that some of the titles were backordered, but they didn’t even bother with that. Still, it’s been about about eighteen months since then and I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe they’ve improved their methods.