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)
New Christian Music
Alien Sex Fiend Lyrics
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Set the world on fire
When you were down gurl
I couldn't get much higher...fire!!
Looking cheap and nasty
Like some second hand lil
You went and got high on some
Looking quite uptight
Hair in ruins, ruins
Look into my eyes
Before I say goodbye...Bye
New Christian Music, Music!
New Christian Music, Music!
Looking quite uptight
Like some second hand lil
You! You! Yeah you! Got high on some
Birth control pill, pill
New Christian Music, Music!
New Christian Music, Music!
New Christian Music, Music!
New Christian Music, Music!
I am the lord of garbage.
The song "New Christian Music" by Alien Sex Fiend is a punk rock song with a provocative and rebellious tone, expressing a sense of nihilism and disillusionment towards mainstream culture and religious values. The opening lines of the song, "Got my wheels a-rolling, Set the world on fire," suggest a rebellious attitude as the singer drives forward with purpose while disregarding societal norms.
The song goes on to describe a woman who is behaving in a non-conformist manner, through her use of drugs and unkempt appearance. The song also mentions the idea of "New Christian Music," which the singer seems to reject as yet another example of mainstream culture trying to control and manipulate people's behavior and beliefs.
The repeated refrain of "New Christian Music, Music!" is both mocking and dismissive, portraying a sense of boredom and contempt towards the idea of religion and its role in modern society. The overall message of the song seems to be one of defiance and rebellion against societal expectations and conventions.
Line by Line Meaning
Got my wheels a-rolling
I am starting something new and exciting
Set the world on fire
I am determined to make a big impact
When you were down gurl
When you were struggling
I couldn't get much higher...fire!!
I couldn't have been feeling better
Looking cheap and nasty
Appearing unpleasant and unattractive
Like some second hand lil
Like something that has been used and discarded
You went and got high on some
You got intoxicated on
Birth control pill, higher!
A birth control medication, reaching a new high
Looking quite uptight
Appearing tense and uneasy
Hair in ruins, ruins
Disheveled and unkempt hair
Look into my eyes
Pay attention to what I am saying
Before I say goodbye...Bye
This is your last chance to listen to me before I leave
New Christian Music, Music!
A new style of music with religious themes
You! You! Yeah you! Got high on some
You got intoxicated on something
Birth control pill, pill
A birth control medication
I am the lord of garbage.
I am someone who creates something new out of discarded materials
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN ROBERT FRESHWATER, DAVID JOHN JAMES, CHRISTINE ELIZABETH MARY WADE, NICHOLAS IAN WADE
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