Ad Inferna
Ad Inferna is a French gothic/black metal and darkwave/gothic-industrial band consisting of members VoA VoXyD and (ex Seth), formed in 1998. History. Their debut album "L'Empire des Sens" was released in 2001 (recorded at Excess Studio in 1999, the Netherlands, mastered at Kohlekeller Studio, Germany) under the German label Last Episode first, then under Silverdust GmbH, a division of the German label Metal Blade. The band was programmed at the Summer Breeze Festival in Germany in 2002, sharing stage with Dimmu Borgir, Nightwish, Tiamat and The Gathering. In 2001, the band was confirmed on a  European tour with the Norwegian bands Ancient and Windir. The band split up in 2003 after several financial problems with their first label Last Episode. In 2009, after 7 years without performing, the band reformed leaving aside their symphonic black metal style for an industrial metal sound. This resulted in the album "Trance n' Dance", recorded, mixed and mastered by Neb Xort (Anorexia Nervosa) at the Drudhenhaus Studio in France. The band signed with Aural Music / Dreamcell11 and got distributed by Soolfood. The album features 12 tracks including collaborations with bands such as Reaper, Soman, Combichrist and Beborn Beton. In  2010, Ad Inferna signed a three-album contract with the American label Nilaihah Records. The album "DSM" was released, co-produced and mastered by Vasi Vallis (Frozen Plasma, Reaper, NamNamBulu). In 2011, Ad Inferna released the album "There Is No Cure", an album which occasionally returned to their black metal roots. The album features Kari Berg (formerly of Ashbury Heights) and Zombie Girl. In 2012, the band decided to create their own label DSM Music, in association with Audioglobe managing the distribution. "Ultimum Omnium" was released on this label the same year. In 2013, the band released their album "I m Mortelle" featuring female vocals from Melissa Ferlaak (ex Visions of Atlantis, ex Aesma Daeva), Alina Dunaevskaya (Markize), Annie Bertram and MyLucina. The album was deemed "Album of the week" by "Orkus" magazine in March 2013. The band signed a deal with the growing label Advoxya Records in Hungary and release "Opus 7: Elevation". Ad Inferna disbanded in April 2015. VVA decided to stop his musical career while VoA VoXyD decided to create the band Sollertia (Apathia Records) together with James Fogarty (In the Woods...). In 2019, the band released a new album, "Des Diables et des Dieux" with the  original line-up.