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.

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.

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.