Editorial, January 2019: RIP Intravenous Magazine 2013-2019

This is an extremely hard post to write especially coming so soon after one of our most successful free compilations too date... however I have come to the decision that after six years and 1787 articles, it is now time to end Intravenous Magazine as an active website.  Many may have noticed that the frequency of posts has rapidly diminished in the latter half of this year, and this has been due to my own rapidly diminishing mental health...

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Blood Pack Vol. 6.66 released!

It's that time of the year once again! A new year and a new compilation album celebrating our 6th birthday as a webzine.'Blood Pack Vol. 6.66' is now available from our bandcamp page. It's been a lot of work and I just hope you all enjoy it, discover a new band, and then go and buy all their albums. The compilation is our biggest to date and features a massive 27 tracks including many exclusive or as yet unreleased tracks. The...

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FOR WHOM 'THE BELLS' TOLL

The strange thing about the history of the gothic movement in Britain is that this generally neglected and often forgotten cultural current has roots which go back centuries, crossing paths with other movements and art forms, many of which are long lost, misrepresented, or misunderstood. The role of gothic theatre in the formation of modern goth culture is one such example. The second wave of British gothic culture effectively began with...

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ENOUGH TO WAKE THE LIVING

OK, stop that. Whatever you're doing. Yes, that. Stop whatever it is your doing, and what's this. In the balmy summer of 1954 the prime time variety showcase of American comedian Red Skelton boasted three special guest stars in a spooky, elongated skit. Lon Chaney Jr, firmly established as one of the few bonafide US horror stars of the post-war era and still a much-loved celebrity; Vampira, at that point still the macabre host of a horror...

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Front Line Assembly To Release New Single featuring Robert Görl of D.A.F.

The legendary Front Line Assembly returns with the release of their crushing new single "Eye On You," taken from the forthcoming album "Wake Up The Coma” coming in early 2019. Featuring Robert Görl of the pioneering German band D.A.F. along with smashing remixes from Terence Fixmer and Orphx. This single will be released by Metropolis on November 16th.https://www.facebook.com/frontlineassembly/http://www.frontlineassembly.c...

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COSEY FANNI TUTTI ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO ALBUM, ‘TUTTI’

COSEY FANNI TUTTI announces the release of her second solo album, TUTTI, out on Conspiracy International on 8 February 2019. TUTTI is comprised of eight soundscapes: an audio self portrait comprising of manipulated sound recordings from Cosey’s life, music and art: “It’s the only album I’ve made that is an all encompassing statement expressing the totality of my being. A sense of the past in relation to the present...

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SEER signs with Artoffact Records.

Formed in the Autumn of 2014, doom metal outfit Seer have curated an eclectic sound across three EPs and a full length record, punctuating traditional doom and glacial sludge with both clean and harsh vocals, folk passages and ambient meditations. The five-piece, Vancouver-based quintet comprises vocalist Bronson Lee Norton, guitarists Peter Sacco and Kyle Tavares, bassist Josh Campbell, and drummer Madison Norton. Seer cite bands...

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Engram release debut album 'Das Kapital'

Martin with Attrition and John mostly under his own name. Together they have concocted an atypical mix of minimal wave, body music, soundtrack tonalities and lush melodies, bound with washes of dark electronics.In 2018 a wheel turns full circle and a partnership forged 22 years ago is finally fulfilled.Back in 1996 the original version of What Am I? was released in demo form on US label Silber Records compilation, Alleviation.In 2013...

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SHADES OF HELL

When does horror become horrific? This a question that has been on my mind recently. When do the conceptual, primal horrors of the word and the film become the kind of horror that actually keeps us awake at night? The culture of terror has always been concerned with the demons of our subconscious, or their manifestations in modern society. So when we talk about monsters, we are actually talking about science, and passions, and fear, rather than...

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CALL THE SHIP TO PORT: THE AMPHI FESTIVAL OPENING EVENT 2019

The seventh edition of our famous opening event "CALL THE SHIP TO PORT" sets off on 19. July 2019. Aboard Europe's biggest domestic eventship, the MS RheinEnergie, we invite you again to start the Amphi-weekend with an enchanting evening cruise along the Rhine. No matter if you choose to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere at the promenade deck with cocktails, snacks and various other refreshments or to rock out to the concerts at the fully air-conditioned...

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