Ok, I'll set the scene - you're at your local music retailer, you've stormed through the entrance and barged past every innocent bystander with one intention in mind - the Metal section. Finally you reach it, a myriad of musical prowess stands nonchalantly before you. But, no quicker than you arrived, a sudden cognizance passes over you and the dreaded question creeps into your head, "what do I buy?"

Are you the type of person who fully researches their next musical endeavor before taking the plunge? Maybe you're like me and pick albums out on so little as liking a cover, song title or band name without any prior knowledge?

Whatever you do, it would be interesting to see how different people go about buying new music. So, what say you?