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Infernal Love
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Studio album by
Released12 June 1995
RecordedJanuary–March 1995
Studio Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England
Genre
Length48:44
50:22 (JAP)
Label A&M
Producer Al Clay
Therapy? chronology
Troublegum
(1994)
Infernal Love
(1995)
Semi-Detached
(1998)
Singles from Infernal Love
  1. "Stories"
    Released: 22 May 1995
  2. "Loose"
    Released: 17 July 1995
  3. "Diane"
    Released: 6 November 1995
  4. "Misery"
    Released: December 1995 (US)
  5. "Bad Mother"
    Released: May 1996 (Belgium)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Infernal Love is the fifth album by the Northern Ireland rock band Therapy? [4] Their third album on a major label, it was released on 12 June 1995 on A&M Records. The album was recorded at Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire from January to March 1995.

Contents

Background

The album was a major shift in direction from previous album Troublegum , moving away from punk-metal to create a broad epic cinematic soundscape with a strong melodic and rock grounding, with the songs being linked by ambient music pieces from DJ David Holmes. The album also contains a vocals-and-cellos version of "Diane" by American punk band Hüsker Dü, which also became a single. [5] The cellist, Martin McCarrick, later joined Therapy? for several albums.

It was the final album to feature the original three-piece line-up, as drummer Fyfe Ewing departed in January 1996 following the European leg of the Infernal Love tour. The album reached number 9 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver in the UK. It was also certified gold in Belgium. [6] [7] [8]

Releases

The album was originally released on limited edition red 12" vinyl, CD and Cassette. The Japanese release did not feature the "insanity" links by David Holmes, but included two bonus tracks. A remastered CD version of the album by Harvey Birrell was included in The Gemil Box, released on 18 November 2013. A two-disc Deluxe Edition version of Infernal Love was released by Universal Music on 31 March 2014. [9]

Sonisphere Festival

The band performed this album in its entirety at Sonisphere 2014. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Epilepsy"Cairns3:50
2."Stories"Cairns, McKeegan3:11
3."A Moment of Clarity"Cairns6:02
4."Jude the Obscene"Cairns3:32
5."Bowels of Love"Cairns2:53
6."Misery"Cairns3:40
7."Bad Mother"Cairns, McCarrick5:46
8."Me Vs You"Cairns6:24
9."Loose"Cairns3:00
10."Diane" (Hüsker Dü cover) Grant Hart 5:00
11."30 Seconds"Cairns5:25
Total length:48:44
Japanese release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Misery" (Acoustic Version)Cairns3:10
13."Isolation" (Consolidated Synth Mix) Curtis/Sumner/Hook/Morris 4:41
Total length:50:22
Deluxe edition disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Misery (Acoustic Version)" (Diane single) 
2."Die Laughing (Acoustic Version)" (Diane single) 
3."Screamager (Acoustic Version)" (Diane single) 
4."Jude the Obscene (Acoustic Version)" (Diane single) 
5."Loose (Acoustic Version)" (Diane single) 
6."30 Seconds (Acoustic Version)" (Diane single) 
7."Our Love Must Die" (Loose single) 
8."Nice Guys" (Loose single) 
9."Loose (Photek Remix)" (Loose single) 
10."Die Laughing (Live)" (Loose single) 
11."Nowhere (Live)" (Loose single) 
12."Unbeliever (Live)" (Loose single) 
13."Knives (Live)" (Misery US promo single) 
14."Stories (Live)" (Misery US promo single) 
15."Innocent X (Remix)" (Split single with Orbital) 
16."Disgracelands (Acoustic Version)" (Bad Mother single) 
17."Diane (Acoustic Version)" (Bad Mother single) 
18."Opal Mantra (Acoustic Version)" (Bad Mother single) 
Total length:78:00

Personnel

Therapy?

with:

Technical

Singles

Accolades

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 33
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [17] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 20
Ireland Albums (IRMA) [19] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20] 48
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 40
UK Albums (OCC) [24] 9

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Infernal Love
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [25] Gold25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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