Infernal Love

Infobox Album | Name = Infernal Love
Type = Studio album
Artist = Therapy?


Released = January 30, 1996 (N America)
June 12, 1995 (Europe)
Genre = Rock / Heavy Metal
Length = 48:44
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Al Clay
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ax2tk6axqkrw link]
*Q Magazine Rating|5|5 [http://irishmusicdb.com/t/therapy/therapy_infernal1.htm link]
Last album = "Troublegum"
(1994)
This album = "Infernal Love"
(1995)
Next album = "Semi-Detached"
(1998) |

"Infernal Love" is the third major label album by Therapy?. It was released in 1995. The songs are linked by pieces by Belfast D.J. David Holmes. A cello driven cover of Diane by Hüsker Dü from their EP "Metal Circus" is included.

Track listing

#"'Epilepsy'" (Cairns)
#"'Stories'" (music: Cairns/McKeegan; lyrics: Cairns)
#"'A Moment Of Clarity'" (Cairns)
#"'Jude The Obscene'" (Cairns)
#"'Bowels Of Love'" (Cairns)
#"'Misery'" (Cairns)
#"'Bad Mother'" (music: Cairns/McCarrick; lyrics: Cairns)
#"'Me Vs You'" (Cairns)
#"'Loose'" (Cairns)
#"'Diane'" (Hart)
#"'30 Seconds'" (Cairns)

ingles

"Stories" was released May 22 1995 with "Stories (cello version)" and "Isolation (Consolidated Synth Mix)".

"Loose" was released July 17 1995 with "Our Love Must Die", "Nice Guy" and "Loose (Photek Remix)".

"Diane" was released November 6 1995 with "Misery (acoustic)", "Die Laughing (acoustic)", "Screamager (acoustic)", "Jude The Obscene (acoustic)", "Loose (acoustic)", "30 Seconds (acoustic)".

"Misery" was released as a radio single in the U.S. on November 11 1995 with "Evil Elvis (the lost demo)", "Knives (live)", "Stories (live)", "Isolation (Consolidated mix)".

"Stories" was re-released in Holland in 1996 with "Loose (live)", "A Moment Of Clarity (live)", "Our Love Must Die (live)".

"Bad Mother" was released in Belgium in 1996 with "Disgracelands (Acoustic Version)", "Diane (Acoustic Version)", "Opal Mantra (Acoustic Version)".

Personnel

*Andy Cairns - Vocals, Guitar
*Fyfe Ewing - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
*Martin McCarrick - Cello
*Michael McKeegan - Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar on "Bowels of Love"
*Simon Clarke - Saxophone
*Al Clay - Backing Vocals, Producer
*David Holmes - Insanity

Accolades

* Included in Q Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 1995 (February 1996 issue).