Daniel Ertle

Collector

Daniel Ertle

/u/daniel-ertleCollecting since 2026
493
Physical
437
Vinyl
39
CD
17
Cassette
2026
Since
The Clerk's read on this shelf

“This collection tells a very specific story about someone who likes their heavy music cold, fast, and dense. You have 357 records total spread across 252 artists and 202 labels, which means your tastes scatter across plenty of imprints instead of just collecting one house style. The 2010s completely dominate the landscape with 181 records, anchored by massive runs from Drudkh at eleven releases and Winterfylleth at seven. At the same time, you built out a solid fifty-record 1970s foundation. That Rush run from Fly By Night to Moving Pictures isn't just window dressing—it sits right there alongside Jethro Tull's five records, proving you appreciate a long-form prog composition just as much as a blistering blast beat. It's a heavy, focused shelf that knows exactly what it wants to sound like on a Tuesday night.”

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Collection at a Glance

Physical shelf
493 485 unique albums
Format mix
437 vinyl · 39 CD · 17 cassette
Top genres
Metal · Rock · Soundtrack & Scores · Electronic
Last spin
Night On Bald Mountain — Fireballet · Oct 12
Badges
32 earned
Member since
Aug 2026

The Clerk's take

The roast

Prog next to atmospheric black metal.

Jethro Tull and Rush sitting right beside Drudkh and Wiegedood. That's a sharp left turn in the listening room. One minute you're deep in the 2010s black metal trenches, the next you're riding a flute solo from 1975.

Today's read

Drudkh holding down the 2003-2012 stretch.

Nine records deep from Forgotten Legends through Eternal Turn Of The Wheel. This shelf leans hard on the modern era with 181 releases from the 2010s alone, but those Ukrainian black metal pressings anchor the whole metal section.

The win

The Rush run from 1975 to 1981.

Fly By Night straight through Moving Pictures. Six records, zero filler. Add in the massive Winterfylleth streak from The Ghost Of Heritage to The Reckoning Dawn, and you've got serious weight on these shelves.

Buried treasure

Wiegedood four deep on the racks.

Four records from a heavy modern black metal streak that doesn't get enough daylight. Pull one of these out tonight and let the 2010s volume do the work.

Vinyl
437
CD
39
Cassette
17
Oldest pressing
1954

Top genres

Metal229
Rock136
Electronic25
Soundtrack & Scores25

Top artists

01Drudkh11
02Winterfylleth8
03Rush7
04Kansas6

Stats for nerds

By decade
’10s190 RECORDS
  1. 2020s38
  2. 2010s190
  3. 2000s53
  4. 1990s26
  5. 1980s33
  6. 1970s130
  7. 1960s15
  8. 1950s4
Top labels
  1. 1Northern Silence Productions17
  2. 2Neoncity Records13
  3. 3Mercury13
  4. 4Gilead Media12
  5. 5Season Of Mist Underground Activists12
Oldest pressing
Various — China Night - World Famous Japanese Hit Melodies
China Night - World Famous Japanese Hit Melodies
Various
1954
Newest pressing
Saidan — Fangdriller - Scars Beneath Memory's Wrist
Fangdriller - Scars Beneath Memory's Wrist
Saidan
2026
First in
The Michael Schenker Group — MSG
MSG
The Michael Schenker Group
Most recent
Various — Enchantement
Enchantement
Various

Badges 12

Tier 1
Three Days
Longest consecutive days with a confirmed spin.
Tier 1
Music Day Spinner
Spun a record on International Music Day (Oct 1, UNESCO).
Tier 1
Independência
Spun a record on Brazil Independence Day (Sep 7).
Tier 1
Side A
Total spins logged.
Tier 3
Going Deep
Unique albums on your shelf. Two pressings of one album count once; streaming doesn't count.
Tier 4
Full Crate
Records in your collection where the format starts with Vinyl.
Tier 1
Jewel Case
CDs, SACDs, DVDs, box sets — all the shiny stuff.
Tier 2
Ten on Tape
Cassettes in your collection.
Tier 5
Omnivore
Distinct parent genres in your collection.
Tier 8
All Eras
Decades represented in your collection (1950s-2020s).
Tier 4
Curator
Records where you're the only Gatefold owner.
Tier 1
Hip Hop Day Spinner
Spun a record on World Hip Hop Day (Aug 11) — Kool Herc's Bronx party anniversary.

Unicorns 15

Albums where this collection is the only one on Gatefold.

Theatre Of Tragedy — Theatre Of Tragedy
Theatre Of Tragedy
Theatre Of Tragedy
Alphataurus — Alphataurus
Alphataurus
Alphataurus
Pulsar — Halloween
Halloween
Pulsar
Gnidrolog — Lady Lake
Lady Lake
Gnidrolog
Lifelover — Pulver
Pulver
Lifelover
Drudkh — Forgotten Legends
Forgotten Legends
Drudkh
Drudkh — Лебединий Шлях (The Swan Road)
Лебединий Шлях (The Swan Road)
Drudkh
Drudkh — Кров У Наших Криницях (Blood In Our Wells)
Кров У Наших Криницях (Blood In Our Wells)
Drudkh
Drudkh — Пісні Скорботи І Самітності (Songs Of Grief And Solitude)
Пісні Скорботи І Самітності (Songs Of Grief And Solitude)
Drudkh
Drudkh — Відчуженість = Estrangement
Відчуженість = Estrangement
Drudkh
Watain — Rabid Death's Curse
Rabid Death's Curse
Watain
Fen — Ancient Sorrow
Ancient Sorrow
Fen
Graveworm — (N)Utopia
(N)Utopia
Graveworm
Old Man's Child — Vermin
Vermin
Old Man's Child
Wardruna — Runaljod - Gap Var Ginnunga
Runaljod - Gap Var Ginnunga
Wardruna

Recently added

Various — Enchantement
Enchantement
3w ago
The Pretty Things — Silk Torpedo
Silk Torpedo
3w ago
Finch — Galleons Of Passion
Galleons Of Passion
3w ago
Clearlight — Clear Light Symphony
Clear Light Symphony
3w ago
Windchase — Symphinity
Symphinity
4w ago
Sister Irene O'connor — Fire Of God's Love
Fire Of God's Love
4w ago

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