Ouch, where are people moving now. Waffles? Pedroes? I haven't been around this for a long time so I just sort rode my good ratio on what.cd for years assuming it would always be there.
I use a combination of the 4chan /mu/ archive (https://archive.rebeccablacktech.com/mu/, just searching for "title + mega") and soulseek. Never left me wanting. Also if you download the music be sure to go to the artists shows to support them directly!
Yea it's true. Rate Your Music is a decent place to do discovery. Also even though 4chan is a cesspool the /mu/ board can be surprisingly great for finding out about obscure artists old and new
Go check last.fm, I've written other comments about it here but I am not trying to spam, I am just trying to share what I think it's still the best resource for discovering music you should listen to.
That is all well and good but if it is invite only how will people get in. I was on what.cd for so long I am not even sure how to get back into the privates...