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)
the gurl at the end of my gun
Alien Sex Fiend Lyrics
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i watched your life begin
rotting in your stockings -
fetish make me weep
I've found god
and i live by the needle
and there's a gurl...
do you wanna die? kill kill kill
her daddy's rich
well he oughta be...
his swiss bank account
pays for her anarchy
There's a gurl...
i wanna see u buried
i wanna drive the hearse,
in reverse, over you!!!
did you wanna die?????
The lyrics of Alien Sex Fiend's "The Gurl at the End of My Gun" are a disturbing and provocative exploration of themes of violence, fetishism, and anarchy. The opening lines, "spouting happy fountains, I watched your life begin, rotting in your stockings - fetish make me weep" suggest a twisted fascination with the female form and the fetishization of violence and death. The singer then proclaims that they have "found god" and "live by the needle," suggesting a reliance on drugs and addiction to fill a void in their life.
The chorus repeats the ominous question, "do you wanna die? kill kill kill," with a sense of urgency and aggression. The following stanza reveals that the subject of the singer's obsession is a young woman whose wealthy father enables her anarchist tendencies. The repeated phrase "there's a gurl..." serves to emphasize the objectification and dehumanization of this woman, reducing her to a symbol of the singer's violent fantasies.
The final stanza is the most overtly threatening, with the singer declaring their desire to see the woman dead and even suggesting that they would personally bury her and drive the hearse over her grave in reverse. Overall, "The Gurl at the End of My Gun" is a disturbing song that probes the depths of violent fetishism and nihilism.
Line by Line Meaning
spouting happy fountains
As I witnessed the start of your life, joy was overflowing
i watched your life begin
As you took your first breath, I observed your birth
rotting in your stockings -
Seeing your stockings decay over time fills me with delight
fetish make me weep
My obsession brings me to tears
I've found god
I have attained my ultimate desire
and i live by the needle
My drug addiction is how I survive
and there's a gurl...
A girl has caught my attention
do you wanna die? kill kill kill
Ask yourself... do you desire death? Kill, kill, kill
do you wanna die? kill kill kill
Ask yourself... do you desire death? Kill, kill, kill
her daddy's rich
Her father possesses a great deal of wealth
well he oughta be...
He certainly should, it's only fair
his swiss bank account
He keeps his wealth hidden in Swiss bank accounts
pays for her anarchy
Her destructive behavior is enabled by her father's funds
There's a gurl...
A girl has caught my attention
i wanna see u buried
I long for the day I witness your death and your burial
i wanna drive the hearse,
I desire to be the one who transports your lifeless body to its final resting place
in reverse, over you!!!
I want to have the last word and the final say in your destruction
did you wanna die?????
Is death what you truly wish for?
Contributed by Zachary H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Johnnie Ha Ha Ex Alien Sex Fiend
I loved playing this live
The Barbary Ghost
This what you should play when people ask you what "Goth" music sounds like. This has been an all timer for me for decades.
Dwain Farmery
A classic, bless you guys on you tube who post all the tunes I used to own on vinyl or hear back in the day xx
mono riot
I loved seeing this live!
Steve Wilkinson
Absolute classic
G de palma
love the pumbleing of the toms during the break..one of my fave ASF tunes!
Ari The Finnish Music Lover! 💖
I think that Marilyn Manson has listened to this song (as also this band) quite a few times ! ! 😀🤩 Fabulous track ! ! 😎💪👊
Steve Wilkinson
Love it
matt gutts
loves it so much!!!!
Brain
Yaxi on full gothic guitar mode , just fucking awesome ..