iZotrope Trash 2 or Ohmforce Ohmicide ?

May want to demo FabFilter Saturn too.

I didn't know about FabFilter Saturn until now.  I checked the demo vid and read some online reviews.  it sounds a bit clean for a distortion plugin, maybe not the right word.  seems easy to use, the interface is straightforward enough.
 
I'll consider it but right now $164 is a bit much.  interested in trash 2 or Ohmicide as they are on deep sale prices right now.

Ohmicide - hands down the best distortion out there! Its creative posibillities are insane, and it's great for subtle to extreme distortion and everything in between. I abuse it on as much as I can. Had a play with Thrash 2 and to me it doesn't come close to Ohmicide. I own Saturn. Saturn is great but not as fun and flexible as Ohmicide. With the MIDI control on Ohmicide you can do some pretty wacky stuff

Maul doesn't seem to get much love or reviews out there.  only available from FXpanson's web site.
 
I think I've still boiled it down to Trash 2 and Ohmicide.
 
thinking about getting Camel Phat 3 and Camel Space which seem to have some decent distortion although not the main focus of those plugins.
 
so many plugins so little time or money.

Actually, you should download this http://www.camelaudio.com/camelcrusher.php
 
It's free and based on the Camel Phat. It'll give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Phat and it is a highly usable plugin in itself 

Hmmm... Good question. I dunno. I do think they have some discounts every now and again.

Ohmnicide is sold as a electronic delivery at Audiodeluxe.com  they are having a summer discount sale to existing users with discount of $15 off Ohmnicide when logged in and added to cart.  Ohm Force website sells it for $130 USD and I can get it from Audiodeluxe.com for $118 USD and no exchange rate fee from my bank.

Yeah, I'd say get the Camel Audio plugs as well! LOL - I have so much fun with Camel Space and it has saved my rear more often than I'd like to admit.
 
But get the Camelcrusher as well. It's extremely handy for messing up a sound. I love it for bass and vocals. And for the price, well worth the investment

Before I got Saturn, CamelCrusher was my go-to distortion for bass. I used it on almost every bass track, either lightly to add a little presence or more aggressively for a harder sound similar to miking a bass cabinet.
 
Saturn, though, is the ultimate bass enhancer because you can control not only the type and degree of distortion for multiple bands, but also limit or expand the dynamics for each band. And then there's the modulation options...careful, you can fall down the rabbit hole here... which can transform mundane bass parts into incredibly punchy bass parts - use with care. 
 
I'd hoped Saturn would be the ultimate do-it-all distortion tool, but the only thing other than bass that I use it for is vocals. It's great for all styles of vocals. But as a guitar amp sim or drum dirty-up-er, there are better alternatives (D16 Group's Redopter gets a lot of use here on snares and toms). For full-mix saturation effects I still prefer Ozone.

MachineClaw
Ohmnicide is sold as a electronic delivery at Audiodeluxe.com  they are having a summer discount sale to existing users with discount of $15 off Ohmnicide when logged in and added to cart.  Ohm Force website sells it for $130 USD and I can get it from Audiodeluxe.com for $118 USD and no exchange rate fee from my bank.

A pretty good deal on Omnicide just came to my attention:
 
http://www.jrrshop.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?arrow=1&dir=desc&order=special_from_date&q=%22ohm+force%22http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=385891
 
The discount is 25% off the product and then another 15% off in the cart.  That actually isn't 40% off, but more like 37.5% off.  Still not a bad discount, however.