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)
Attack!!!
Alien Sex Fiend Lyrics
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Eat me at the altar
Like a little lamb
Lead me to the slaughter!
Attack! Attack! Attack!
Attack! Attack! Attack!
Attack! Attack! Attack you!
Well I've been living on easy street
Watching the all the people coming home
You sit glued to your TV
You'll get glued to my fist tonight
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight,
When I attack - aagh - you!!
Walking alone with a stranger
He's always touched, an actor
You can't touch this pretty boy
'cause he's alone
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
When I attack you.
Bats in the belfry
Eat me a t the altar
And like a little lamb
Lead me to the slaughter
Tonight, Tonight
Bury the shit, Bury the shit, Bury the shit
With YOU!
Tonight tonight tonight!!!
When I attack
Why O you !!!!! AAAAGH!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah!
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
Walking alone with a stanger
She's in agony
Tonight! ugh!
When I attack...
Bats in the belfy
Eat me at the altar
Like a little lamb
Lead me to the slaughter
Can you do the bossanova?
Can YOU do the bossanova?
2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 4 1
Give it all to mummy
Give it all to mummy
Tonight!!
He came from Venus
His eyes were red and so was his penis.
Tonight
Tonight!
Attack attack attack attack attack attack attack attack YOU
You You You You You
Yeah you
T O N I G H T
Washes even whiter
It's biological
Can you do the bossanova?
Can you (ugh) do the bossanova?
A A A A A A A G G G H H H H H H !
(Wade/Wade/Freshwater/James)
The lyrics to Alien Sex Fiend's "Attack!!!" are full of violent and sexually charged imagery, creating a sense of chaos and danger. The opening lines of "Bats in the belfry, eat me at the altar, like a little lamb, lead me to the slaughter" suggest being consumed or sacrificed, both physically and religiously. The repeated refrain of "Attack! Attack! Attack!" emphasizes an aggressive and confrontational tone, with the singer declaring their intention to attack the listener multiple times.
The song creates a sense of tension and unease, with references to being stalked by a stranger and the singer's violent impulses. The line "you'll get glued to my fist tonight" suggests a physical altercation, while the repeated mention of leading the singer to the slaughter implies a violent end. The reference to a "pretty boy" who can't be touched could indicate a power dynamic based on physical attractiveness, adding another layer of tension to the lyrics.
Overall, "Attack!!!" is a provocative and unsettling song that combines violent and sexual themes to create a sense of danger and unpredictability.
Line by Line Meaning
Bats in the belfry
The singer is feeling crazy or out of control
Eat me at the altar
The singer is offering themselves to something/someone (potentially demonic)
Like a little lamb
The singer is vulnerable and innocent
Lead me to the slaughter!
The singer is willing to be sacrificed
Attack! Attack! Attack!
The singer is urging someone or something to attack
Attack you!
The target of the attack is specifically 'you'
Well I've been living on easy street
The singer has been living a comfortable life
Watching all the people coming home
The singer has been observing others' lives
You sit glued to your TV
The listener has been wasting their time watching TV
You'll get glued to my fist tonight
The singer plans on physically attacking the listener
When I attack - aagh - you!!
The singer is anticipating attacking the listener
Walking alone with a stranger
The singer is with someone they don't know
He's always touched, an actor
The stranger is likely insincere or not to be trusted
You can't touch this pretty boy
The stranger thinks they are above getting hurt or touched
'Cause he's alone
The stranger is lonely or isolated
Bury the shit, Bury the shit, Bury the shit
The singer wants to hide or get rid of something (possibly the listener)
With YOU!
The listener is the target of burying something
Can you do the bossanova?
The singer is asking someone if they can dance to a specific song
Give it all to mummy
The singer is telling someone to give everything to their mother (possibly in death)
He came from Venus
The singer is referencing a fictional extraterrestrial character
His eyes were red and so was his penis.
The extraterrestrial character is unusual and potentially dangerous
Washes even whiter
The singer is referencing a laundry detergent commercial
It's biological
The detergent is advertised as being made with natural ingredients
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: NICHOLAS WADE, DAVID JAMES, CHRIS WADE, JOHN FRESHWATER
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Siouxsie
Love this.. It brings me right back to when I was a young goth sexin it up on the dance floor.
Brain
in stockings ?
Cimersies
I always put this track on my party "!!!
Daniel Griff
"you sit glued to your TV, you'll get glued to my fist tonight!"
AverageO
Holy shit that guitar 4 minutes in
Clive Hamilton
Stibd,.x
Predrag Tosovic
this band is killing.. i saw them twice 1985 and 1987.. this shit is not from this planet
Predrag Tosovic
can you do the bossanova? 1234?
psypunk66
so nice memories =) thx 4 upload
Dugesn05
i found this in spotify lol