Alien Sex Fiend

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Alien Sex Fiend

Background information
Origin London, UK
Cardiff, UK
Genre(s) Gothic rock
Post-punk
Industrial
Years active 1982 – present
Label(s) Anagram Records
13th Moon Records
Flicknife Records
Website Official website
Members
Nik Wade (Nik Fiend)
Chrissie Wade (Mrs Fiend)
Former members
David James (Yaxi Highrizer)
John Freshwater (Johnny Ha-Ha)
RatFink — Drummer/Guitarist
Doc Milton

Alien Sex Fiend are a gothic rock band from the UK formed in the winter of 1982.

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History

Getting their start at the Batcave club in London in 1982, Alien Sex Fiend quickly became known in the gothic scene for their psychobilly, dark electronic, industrial sound, heavy samples and loops and manic vocals.

Their only U.K. chart success came on the 12th October 1985 when the album Maximum Security reached No. 100 and stayed on the chart for 1 week, although in the early 80's they were regulars on the Indie Chart.1

Made up of Nik Fiend and his spouse Mrs. Fiend the band has put out a long discography over the years. Switching up easily from heavy industrial to ambient experimental styles, fans of Alien Sex Fiend are always wondering what the next album is going to entail.

They remain a fixture on college radio. And can boast as being the band to release the world's first 11" single, "E.S.T. (Trip To The Moon)" in October 1984.

Their video for "Now I'm Feeling Zombified" was featured on an episode of the MTV animated series Beavis & Butt-head.

They did the soundtrack for the Digital Image Design game Inferno.

They now reside in Cardiff, Wales.

Alien Sex Fiend will be playing 25 anniversary2 shows in Spain in May 2008 (May 9th in Madrid, May 10th in Valencia and May 11th in Barcelona) and also planned to tour along the U.S. coast in June 2008 sadly canceled for reasons beyond the bands control.

Live performances

For their 25th anniversary, the band gave three live performances. The first at the Koko Club in Camden Town, London on 13 January, 2007. The others were at Gaverke in Waregem, Belgium and La Locomotive in Paris, France on 20 January and 21 January, Ucho in Gdynia, Poland 23rd November 2008 Postbahnhof in Berlin, Germany 24th November 2008 respectively.

Discography

Studio albums

Alien Sex Fiend live in Paris (2007)
  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Brain? (1983)
  • Acid Bath (1984)
  • Maximum Security (1985) – UK #100
  • It - The Album (1986)
  • The First Alien Sex Fiend Compact Disc (1986)
  • Here Cum Germs (1987)
  • The Impossible Mission Mini-LP (US release) (1987)
  • Another Planet (1988)
  • Curse (1990)
  • Open Head Surgery (1992)
  • The Legendary Batcave Tapes (1993)
  • Inferno (1994)
  • Nocturnal Emissions (1997)
  • Nocturnal Emissions (Special Edition) (2000)
  • Information Overload (2004)

Live albums

  • Liquid Head in Tokyo (1985)
  • Too Much Acid? (1989)
  • The Altered States of America (1993)
  • Flashbacks! (Live 1995-1998) (2001)

Compilation albums

  • All Our Yesterdays (1988)
  • Drive My Rocket (USA) (1994)
  • I'm Her Frankenstein (USA) (1995)
  • The Singles 1983-1995 (1995)
  • War Dance of the Alien Sex Fiend (1997) – 2CD-set
  • The Batcave Masters (USA) (1998)
  • Fiend at the Controls Vols 1 & 2 (1999)
  • The Best of Alien Sex Fiend (2001)
  • Friend Club (2005)
  • The Very Best of Alien Sex Fiend (2005)
  • Para-Abnormal (2006)
  • R.I.P. - A 12" Collection (2008)

Singles

  • "Ignore the Machine" (1983)
  • "Lips Can't Go" (1983)
  • "Dead and Buried" (1984) – UK #91
  • "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)" (1984)
  • "R.I.P. (Blue Crumb Truck)" (1984)
  • "I'm Doing Time in a Maximum Security Twilight Home" (1985)
  • "Ignore the Machine" (re-issue) (1985) – UK #99
  • "Ignore the Machine Electrode Mix" (1985)
  • "I Walk the Line" (1986)
  • "Smells Like..." (1986)
  • "Here Cum Germs" (1987)
  • "Hurricane Fighter Plane" (1987)
  • "Stuff the Turkey" (1987)
  • "The Impossible Mission" (1987)
  • "Batman Theme" (released as Dynamic Duo) (1988)
  • "Bun Ho!" (1988)
  • "Haunted House" (1989)
  • Box Set of 5 Singles (1990)
  • "Now I'm Feeling Zombified" (1990)
  • "Magic" (1992)
  • "Inferno - The Youth Mixes" (1994)
  • "Inferno - The Mixes" (1995)
  • "Evolution" 12" (1996)
  • "Evolution" CD (1996)
  • "Evolution Remixes" 12" (1996)
  • "On a Mission Remixes" 12" (1997)
  • "Tarot Mixes" 12" (1998)

Trivia

 Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (January 2008)
  • In Mars Attacks!, Richie Norris (played by Lukas Haas) wears an Alien Sex Fiend t-shirt.
  • On their 1990 album Curse, Alien Sex Fiend covers the Cramps' tune "Mystery Plane" (retitled "Mad Daddy Drives a UFO").

References

  1. ^ Guiness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums 2006 edition
  2. ^ Alien Sex Fiend to play 25th anniversary shows in Spain and the US

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