All their Merch xD
i am a merch addict...it is a freakin' expensive hobby, but I love it <3
However, (or fortunately, from the view of my bank account) it is quite difficult to get some merch in Austria, therefore it is okay. But I have to control myself not to buy everything via mailorder ^^

Written by Saitenhexerin on 08.05.2009 at 14:46

All their Merch xD
i am a merch addict...it is a freakin' expensive hobby, but I love it <3
However, (or fortunately, from the view of my bank account) it is quite difficult to get some merch in Austria, therefore it is okay. But I have to control myself not to buy everything via mailorder ^^

Wow, I'm not the only active Austrian here

Anyway, I'm only buying Shirts of the bands and that only if they look cool

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Written by Saitenhexerin on 08.05.2009 at 14:46

All their Merch xD
i am a merch addict...it is a freakin' expensive hobby, but I love it <3
However, (or fortunately, from the view of my bank account) it is quite difficult to get some merch in Austria, therefore it is okay. But I have to control myself not to buy everything via mailorder ^^

If you drive the measley three hours to Salzburg, there is an AWESOME metal shop by the river....well, in that general area. That dude had a lot of great shit! Just save up for a few months and then make the drive out there.

Wow, I'm not the only active Austrian here
Anyway, I'm only buying Shirts of the bands and that only if they look cool

And while you're at it, you can pick this Dude up, lol. And the t-shirt thing... that sounds lame, but the best part is...it's totally true. Nobody wants the shirt that just has the ''Burzum'' logo! They want the shirt that says ''Burzum'' and has the ASKE EP cover on it. On the back in huge letters says 'FTW!', lol

I buy their hair off ebay so i can genetically clone my own personal version of the band to play house parties.

First i would buy all their CD's then their T shirts

Albums and shirts (even when i have cups, flags and bags)

On first place is buy their album that is my support to band and metal music,because if everyone just download everything from internet that guys maybe will not be able to menage some stuffs they need,t-shirt because i like to wear it and feel comfortable and connected with something i love,and of course tickets for their concert as support and my pleasure.

Nothing. i take a metalic sharpie and draw their' logo on my jacket. i'm broke fuckers.

Albums...

Sometimes I get carried away, but I generally get into the band before I purchase more than a CD. Sometimes I jumped the gun and bought shirts that I am today, no longer proud of. Deicide for example... I got so tired of them...HUH.

My most recent shirt purchase was an Electric Wizard shirt I would like to put the words ''Electric Wizard'' on the back though as well. It's gotta be noticeable. REPRESENT!!!

Generally if i really like a band I will hunt down their discography and nothing else. Maybe go and see them if the oportunity should arise, occationally and by occationally I mean rarely I will by a t-shirt. Generally I will honor them by investing in their "work", ie; albums, concerts ect.

Merch baby, I look like a walking advertisement.

First of all I look for their earlier albums, then I buy the albums from their eraliest years to their latest so I'd be able to see the progress the band has made with every release. If I find a good t shirt I buy it, but I'm very very very picky, so it doesn't happen very oftenly.

I put any available merch. It depends on what I can get my hands on. If it's a CD, then I'll buy that or if it's a cool shirt, I'll buy that instead.
I usually buy their music first though...it may not be the whole collection but there are a few instances when I discovered a new band and then I owned their entire discography within a short period of time (some bands this happened with are Dimmu Borgir, Emperor and Bolt Thrower).

I used to buy alot of T shirts but now I mostly get girly band shirts now that most bands have them.

I buy their cds mostly and maybe whatever i see from them like a button or keychain or a shirt but not too much of one band. I vowed not to buy too much of one band when i relized like 20 of my shirts were tool led zeppelin and queen

The first thing I always buy when I discover a great band is an album. When that happens I always go for one or two albums that are immediately available and it usually turns out to be their newest one(s). For some bands I eventually do end up owning their entire discography. I actually don't buy very much merchandise. I find that a t-shirt for a band costs about as much as a cd (usually more) so I tend to opt for buying cds. I just find it more valuable when I can listen to their music rather than just having a t-shirt.

I always look for CDs, because it is there where their music is. Then, or if I can't find any of their albums, I look for t-shirts.

Hehe I just noticed the "slowly they become one of your favourite bands. Then you decide that they are great enough to be honored/supported by your wallet" in the first post.
What, am I weird for buying stuff from bands which are not a favourite of mine?

I usually try to buy the bundles. I love getting a new album and a T-shirt. Its just badass. But if theirs ever a deluxe edition or a CD/DVD than I get that.

I'm buying CD's if I find a band I really like. One can never have too much of them!

First and foremost I buy their cds, so I fucking get their discography(since I often like all of it). And if they have I try to get their stuff in vinyl. After that I try to get a nice looking shirt or zipper/hoodie(unless it's Ovid's Withering, then I try to get all of their stuff). And after that I might buy other kind of their merchandise, like cassettes, mugs and other kind of weird stuff.

I used to download bands' discographies, but for a while now I'm not really that eager to download anymore. I guess it's both because I don't really have time for it and that I prefer many times over to buy the physical releases. If I don't really have a band's release in cd or vinyl format I listen to it through either youtube or bandcamp, so donwloading becomes more or less unnecessary for me.

Why the actual hell would you buy the latest album (or any album really) by a band if the album itself is crappy, even if you are a fan? That's stupid.

I figure getting a shirt or two would be the logical way to honor a band you like. Why would you get a shirt from a band you don't like or just barely listen to?

Also, at "honer."

Written by Guest on 18.02.2014 at 21:40

Why the actual hell would you buy the latest album (or any album really) by a band if the album itself is crappy, even if you are a fan? That's stupid.

A lot of CD purchases come from a collecting point a view. If you have every album by a band and they release one band album, I personally would like to fill the gap to have a complete collection. Same goes with buying blindly off of cover art or something, it's half music half collecting.

Written by deadone on 19.02.2014 at 00:36

Written by Boxcar Willy on 19.02.2014 at 00:31

, I personally would like to fill the gap to have a complete collection.

Really? So you would own Lulu, St Anger and Risk?

Risk cured me of any need to collect whole collections. I have since sold off/given away probably a couple of hundred of CDs I have deemed shit.

For sure, if I gave a rat's ass about those bands.

I tend to buy most of the stuff by a band I really like. Even if the album itself is kinda meh... As long as it's not fucking awful, I'm probably going to buy it but it'll get a low priority that's for sure.

I buy CDs for autographs

I would very much likely buy a shirt, their latest album and try scoring good seats to a show if they come around. I try to slow down on the merch though due to my interests frequently changing.

Their children.

Written by M C Vice on 08.05.2014 at 06:29

Their children.

ah celebrates and how important they think they are

Written by Guest on 08.05.2014 at 06:41
ah celebrates and how important they think they are

The fact that people share celebrity posts on forums like this is partially the reason for that line of thinking.