Alien Sex Fiend are an English gothic rock band, formed in London, England … Read Full Bio ↴Alien Sex Fiend are an English gothic rock band, formed in London, England in 1982. The current lineup of the band consists of Nik Fiend and Mrs Fiend. Five of the group's albums and 12 of their singles reached top 20 positions in the UK indie charts in the period up to 1987. Alien Sex Fiend were formed by Nik Wade (Nik Fiend), Christine Wade (Mrs Fiend), David James (Yaxi Highrizer) and Johnny Freshwater (Johnny Ha-Ha) in late 1982 at the Batcave club in London (where Nik worked). The band became known in the gothic scene for its dark, electronic industrial-leaning sound, heavy samples, loops, dub remixes and manic vocals. Wade had previously been a member of the Alice Cooper-influenced bands the Earwigs and Mr & Mrs Demeanour, and later the punk band Demon Preacher (later known as the Demons).

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)

Another Planet
Alien Sex Fiend Lyrics

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I - I

Nothing ever changes except the clothes you wear
If the colour keeps on changing
Honey you won't have no hair

Everyone has their problems, I try to listen
But we always end up
In the same position

I - I - I - I wish I woz from Another Planet

The earth ain't bad
Just the bastards on it

I - I - I - I
Wish I woz from Another Planet
Another Planet

I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there

Another planet
I - yi - yi - why - yi - the beat is crazy
Oh!

I - wish I woz from Another Planet
I - wish I woz from Another Planet
I - wish I woz from Another Planet

I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back.

(Wade/Wade/James)

Overall Meaning

In the lyrics to Another Planet by Alien Sex Fiend, the singer expresses a desire to be from another planet, one that they could return to any time they want. The current world they inhabit is described as lacking anything to keep them there and as causing minimal grief upon their departure. The singer has lost faith with the human race and is tired of the earth's inhabitants' constant problems that remain unsolved in their conversations. Although the earth itself isn't terrible, it is the "bastards" that occupy it that frustrate the singer. The lyrics convey the theme of alienation and a lack of attachment to the world we inhabit.

One interpretation of this song is that the singer is bored of our monotonous human existence and seeks something different, something not of this world. They want to escape from the limitations and suffering that seem to accompany being human. The song's repetitions of "I - I - I - I wish I woz from Another Planet" echo the singer's longing to be somewhere else. The reference to the constantly changing fashion in the lyrics suggests that the singer is tired of humans' superficiality and material obsession.

Line by Line Meaning

I - I - I - I wish I woz from Another Planet
I wish I was from somewhere else, somewhere that is not Earth.

And I could get back there anytime I wanted.
I want to be able to return to that somewhere anytime I would like.

There ain't much here to stop me from leaving
There is not much on this Earth that would make it hard for me to leave.

There ain't much here that would cause me too much grieving.
There is not much on this Earth that I would be sad to leave behind.

I know you enjoy kicking sand in my face
I know that you like to bully me and make me feel bad.

So I've lost faith with the human race.
As a result of being bullied, I no longer trust or believe in humanity.

Nothing ever changes except the clothes you wear
Things on Earth never really change in any significant way, except for the fashion trends.

If the colour keeps on changing Honey you won't have no hair
If you keep dyeing your hair, it will eventually fall out.

Everyone has their problems, I try to listen
Everybody has their own issues, and I try my best to pay attention and be there for them.

But we always end up In the same position
Even though I listen and try to help, we always end up in the same spot, facing the same problems.

The earth ain't bad Just the bastards on it
The Earth is not a bad place, it's just the bad people in it that make it seem terrible.

I - I - I - I wish I woz from Another Planet
I really wish I could live somewhere else, apart from Earth.

I gotta get back there I gotta get back there I gotta get back there I gotta get back.
I'm very desperate to go back to my ideal 'somewhere else', wherever that may be.

Another planet I - yi - yi - why - yi - the beat is crazy Oh!
This 'somewhere else' is probably another planet, and the idea of it excites me a lot.

I - wish I woz from Another Planet I - wish I woz from Another Planet I - wish I woz from Another Planet
To reiterate, I really, really wish I could live somewhere that is not Earth.

I gotta get back there I gotta get back there I gotta get back there I gotta get back.
I cannot stress enough how much I want to go back to that 'somewhere else'.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CHRIS WADE, DAVID JAMES, NICHOLAS WADE

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I - I - I - I wish I woz from Another Planet
And I could get back there anytime I wanted.
There ain't much here to stop me from leaving
There ain't much here that would cause me too much grieving.
I know you enjoy kicking sand in my face
So I've lost faith with the human race.
I - I - I - I wish I woz from Another Planet
I - I
Nothing ever changes except the clothes you wear
If the colour keeps on changing
Honey you won't have no hair
Everyone has their problems, I try to listen
But we always end up
In the same position
I - I - I - I wish I woz from Another Planet
The earth ain't bad
Just the bastards on it
I - I - I - I
Wish I woz from Another Planet
Another Planet
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
Another planet
I - yi - yi - why - yi - the beat is crazy
Oh!
I - wish I woz from Another Planet
I - wish I woz from Another Planet
I - wish I woz from Another Planet
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back there
I gotta get back.