Alien Sex Fiend recorded a cassette (The Lewd, the Mad, the Ugly and Old Nick) with Youth of Killing Joke, which brought them to the attention of the UK music press, along with the appearance of their track "R.I.P." on the Batcave club compilation, The Batcave: Young Limbs and Numb Hymns 1983, released by London Records in 1983.
They signed to the Cherry Red sub-label Anagram Records, releasing their first single, "Ignore the Machine", in August 1983. The single was immediately successful on the UK Independent Chart, reaching No. 6. Their debut studio album, Who's Been Sleeping in My Brain, was released by Anagram on 1 November 1983, followed by Acid Bath in 1984. They released the world's first 11" single, "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)", that October.
The band also recorded two BBC Peel Sessions in 1984. At the May session, they recorded "Attack!!!", "Dead and Buried", "Ignore the Machine" and "Hee Haw"; at the August session, "In God We Trust", "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)" and "Boneshaker Baby".
In October 1985, their third studio album Maximum Security reached No. 100 on the UK Albums Chart and remained there for the week of 12 October. They also had two top 100 singles with "Dead and Buried" in August 1984 (No. 91) and a reissued "Ignore the Machine" in March 1985 (No. 99). Throughout the early 1980s, their work was frequently in the UK Indie Chart and remained a fixture on American college radio.
The band also became popular in Japan, and in 1985, they released a live album recorded there, Liquid Head in Tokyo. Freshwater left later in 1985, and the band continued as a trio, supporting Alice Cooper on his "The Nightmare Returns" tour in 1986 and releasing "It" the Album that October. The band was reduced to a duo of the Wades when James left following the release of 1987's Here Cum Germs.
In early 1988, the band, as the Dynamic Duo, recorded a one-off 12" single "Batman Theme" with recording and live engineer Len Davies, before continuing as Alien Sex Fiend, incorporating electronics and sampling even more into their sound on the album Another Planet, released in November 1988. They reverted to a four-piece with the 1989 addition of two prior guest collaborators, drummer/guitarist Andrew Wilson (a.k.a. Rat Fink Jr., formerly of the Turnpike Cruisers) and keyboardist/guitarist Simon "Doc" Milton, who made their official debut on that year's Too Much Acid? double-live album. Their seventh studio album, Curse, was released in October 1990.
Fink and Milton departed in 1992, following that year's Open Head Surgery album and its subsequent tour (documented on The Altered States of America live album).
The Wades then became a duo once again and provided the soundtrack for the Digital Image Design game Inferno in 1994.
In the mid 1990s, the band's video for "Zombified" appeared on the MTV show, Beavis and Butthead, subjected to their usual commentary.
In 1996, the Wades launched their own 13th Moon label, issuing three further albums: Nocturnal Emissions (1997), Information Overload (2004) and Death Trip (2010).
On 9 November 2018, Alien Sex Fiend released Possessed, their first album in eight years, on Cherry Red.
Music style
Alien Sex Fiend has been described as gothic rock, deathrock and industrial. Glenn Danzig has cited the group's sonorous and echoing sounds as having influenced the mixing for several of the recordings for his group Samhain.
Later projects
Fink published a book in 2000, Once Upon a Fiend, recalling his experiences in the band. He later drummed for Blackpool bands United States of Mind and Dog Food before joining Uncle Fester in 1999, who changed their name to UFX in 2006. Fink currently serves as frontman of Vince Ripper and the Rodent Show, a duo also featuring Vince "Ripper" Cornwall. They perform Alien Sex Fiend and the Cramps material, and have released two albums, It's Fun to Be a Monster and Boneyard a Go Go!!!.
Albums
Who's Been Sleeping in My Brain (1983)
Acid Bath (1984)
Maximum Security (1985)
"It" the Album (1986)
Here Cum Germs (1987)
Another Planet (1988)
Curse (1990)
Open Head Surgery (1992)
Inferno (1994)
Nocturnal Emissions (1997)
Information Overload (2004)
Death Trip (2010)
Possessed (2018)
Alien Sex Fiend
Alien Sex Fiend Lyrics
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Been to the twilight zone
Several times in fact
I'm able to transport myself
There and back
Zero gravity on an interstellar slide
Breaking through to the other side
(Alien) sex fiend, (alien) sex fiend
(Alien) sex fiend, (alien) sex fiend
(Alien) sex fiend, (alien) sex fiend
(Alien) sex fiend, (alien) sex fiend
T.v. preachers and creature features
All night long
T.v. preachers and creature features
All night long
Hey, hey
Hey, hey
(Surrealistic burbling)
(Wade/wade)
The lyrics to "AlienSexFiend" by Alien Sex Fiend allude to the idea of space travel and exploration. The singer appears to have gone to the "twilight zone" multiple times and has the ability to transport themselves there and back. Additionally, they mention experiencing zero gravity on an interstellar slide and breaking through to the other side.
The repeated phrase "alien sex fiend" adds to the idea of exploring the unknown and encountering extraterrestrial beings or experiences. The reference to "t.v. preachers and creature features" suggests that the singer's experiences may have been influenced by media and pop culture.
Overall, the song seems to be about the thrill of exploration and discovery, particularly in the context of outer space and the unknown. The use of surreal and otherworldly imagery further adds to this theme.
Line by Line Meaning
i'd like to strap you on sometime
I'm interested in exploring a sexual encounter with you.
been to the twilight zone
I have experienced altered states of consciousness.
several times in fact
I have had these experiences repeatedly.
i'm able to transport myself
I have the ability to enter these altered states intentionally.
there and back
I have the ability to return to normal consciousness after these experiences.
zero gravity on an interstellar slide
The sensation I experience in these altered states is weightless and potentially intergalactic in nature.
breaking through to the other side
I can access a reality beyond our typical experience.
(alien) sex fiend, (alien) sex fiend
I consider myself a sexually adventurous person with extraterrestrial associations.
t.v. preachers and creature features
I am exposed to religious programming and horror movies on television.
all night long
I indulge in these activities for extended periods of time.
hey, hey
An expression of excitement or enthusiasm.
(surrealistic burbling)
Nonsensical sounds that may represent my mental state in these altered states.
(wade/wade)
An unclear expression that may not have a specific meaning.
Writer(s): Chris Wade, Nicholas Ian Wade
Contributed by Mackenzie M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@urturtleismine
been to the twilight zone, several times in fact. i'm able to transport myself, there and back. zero gravity on an interstellar slide, breaking through to the other side.
@ThrashRoC
i ve got this cd , its a FUCKING BRILLIANT masterpiece of psychotic electric music really great album and alien sex fiend are such genies
@Ursamajor57
Its amazing that ASF songs little views...
@sarahyasuda6819
This is great music
@cartertheunstoppablefaxmac902
HEY!
@Lunatasma
Mundane. ;]
@lecrapface5270
Gothic porn music š been listening to this song for decades and it's still great and still makes me laugh
@EmilyStranger13
remind from ncis