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	'''Alien Sex Fiend''' are an English ~~[[gothic~~ rock]] band, formed in London 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.<ref name="Lazell">{{cite book \|last=Lazell \|first=Barry \|year=1998 \|title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 \|publisher=Cherry Red Books \|page=5 \|isbn=0-9517206-9-4}}</ref>		'''Alien Sex Fiend''' are an English rock band, formed in London 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.<ref name="Lazell">{{cite book \|last=Lazell \|first=Barry \|year=1998 \|title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 \|publisher=Cherry Red Books \|page=5 \|isbn=0-9517206-9-4}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	They signed to the [[Cherry Red Records\|Cherry Red]] sub-label Anagram Records, releasing their first single, "Ignore the Machine", in August 1983.<ref name="Strong"/> 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 (album)\|Acid Bath]]'' in 1984.<ref name="Larkin"/> They released the world's first 11" single, "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)", that October.		They signed to the [[Cherry Red Records\|Cherry Red]] sub-label Anagram Records, releasing their first single, "Ignore the Machine", in August 1983.<ref name="Strong"/> 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 (album)\|Acid Bath]]'' in 1984.<ref name="Larkin"/> They released the world's first 11" single, "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)", that October.

	The band also recorded two BBC [[John Peel\|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".<ref name="KIP">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/aliensexfiend/ \|title=BBC – Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel – Alien Sex Fiend \|work=[[BBC Online\|Bbc.co.uk]] \|access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref>		The band also recorded two BBC [[John Peel\|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".<ref name="KIP">{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/aliensexfiend/ \|title=BBC – Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel – Alien Sex Fiend \|work=[[BBC Online\|Bbc.co.uk]] \|access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref>

	In October 1985, their third studio album ''[[Maximum Security (Alien Sex Fiend album)\|Maximum Security]]'' reached No. 100 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and remained there for the week of 12 October.<ref name="UK charts">{{cite web \|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/alien%20sex%20fiend/ \|title=Alien Sex Fiend <nowiki>\| Artist \|</nowiki> Official Charts \|work=[[Official Charts Company\|Officialcharts.com]] \|access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref> 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).<ref name="UK charts"/> Throughout the early 1980s, their work was frequently in the UK Indie Chart<ref>{{cite book \|title=Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums \|edition=2006}}</ref> and remained a fixture on American [[college radio]].		In October 1985, their third studio album ''[[Maximum Security (Alien Sex Fiend album)\|Maximum Security]]'' reached No. 100 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and remained there for the week of 12 October.<ref name="UK charts">{{cite web \|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/alien%20sex%20fiend/ \|title=Alien Sex Fiend <nowiki>\| Artist \|</nowiki> Official Charts \|work=[[Official Charts Company\|Officialcharts.com]] \|access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref> 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).<ref name="UK charts"/> Throughout the early 1980s, their work was frequently in the UK Indie Chart<ref>{{cite book \|title=Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums \|edition=2006}}</ref> and remained a fixture on American [[college radio]].
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	In 1996, the Wades launched their own 13th Moon label,<ref name="Strong" /> issuing three further albums: ''Nocturnal Emissions'' (1997), ''Information Overload'' (2004) and ''Death Trip'' (2010).		In 1996, the Wades launched their own 13th Moon label,<ref name="Strong" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2018/10/16/alien-sex-fiend-possessed/\|title=Alien Sex Fiend to release 'Possessed' – first new album in 8 years – next month\|website=Slicingupeyeballs.com\|date=16 October 2018}}</ref>		On 9 November 2018, Alien Sex Fiend released ''Possessed'', their first album in eight years, on Cherry Red.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2018/10/16/alien-sex-fiend-possessed/\|title=Alien Sex Fiend to release 'Possessed' – first new album in 8 years – next month\|website=Slicingupeyeballs.com\|date=16 October 2018}}</ref>

	==Music style==		==Music style==
	Alien Sex Fiend has been described as gothic rock,<ref>{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://www.allmusic.com/artist/alien-sex-fiend-mn0000743760 \|title=Alien Sex Fiend \|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[deathrock]]<ref name=AXS>{{cite web \|url=https://www.axs.com/english-industrial-death-rockers-alien-sex-fiend-are-still-in-the-goth-21563 \|title=English industrial death rockers Alien Sex Fiend are still in the goth scene \|publisher=[[Axs.com]] \|date=29 September 2014 \|last=Ulibas \|first=Joseph}}</ref> and [[industrial music\|industrial]].<ref name=AXS /> [[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 (band)\|Samhain]].		Alien Sex Fiend has been described as gothic rock,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alien-sex-fiend-mn0000743760 \|title=Alien Sex Fiend \|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[deathrock]]<ref name=AXS>{{cite web \|url=https://www.axs.com/english-industrial-death-rockers-alien-sex-fiend-are-still-in-the-goth-21563 \|title=English industrial death rockers Alien Sex Fiend are still in the goth scene \|publisher=[[Axs.com]] \|date=29 September 2014 \|last=Ulibas \|first=Joseph}}</ref> and [[industrial music\|industrial]].<ref name=AXS /> [[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 (band)\|Samhain]].

	==Later projects==		==Later projects==

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{{Short description|British industrial/gothic rock band}}
{{for|the song "Alien Sex Fiend"|Stupid Girl (Garbage song)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alien Sex Fiend
| image = Alien Sex Fiend Paris Loco 1.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Alien Sex Fiend in 2007
| landscape = yes
| origin = London, England
| genre = {{Flatlist|*[[Gothic rock]]
*[[deathrock]]
*[[industrial music|industrial]]
*[[post-punk]]}}
| years_active = 1982–present
| label = Anagram, 13th Moon, Flicknife
| current_members = Nik Fiend<br>Mrs. Fiend
| past_members = Yaxi Highrizer<br>Johnny Ha-Ha<br>Rat Fink Jr.<br>Doc Milton
}}

'''Alien Sex Fiend''' are an English [[gothic rock]] band, formed in London 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.<ref name="Lazell">{{cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |year=1998 |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |page=5 |isbn=0-9517206-9-4}}</ref>

==History==
Alien Sex Fiend were formed by Nicholas Wade<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicholas Wade |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/2498179-Nicholas-Wade |website=Discogs |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> (''Nik Fiend''), Christine Wade (Mrs Fiend), David James (Yaxi Highrizer) and John Freshwater (Johnnie Ha Ha) in late 1982 at the [[Batcave (London nightclub)|Batcave]] club in London (where Nik worked).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=31}}</ref> The band became known in the [[Goth subculture|gothic scene]] for its dark, electronic [[industrial music|industrial]]-leaning sound, heavy [[sampling (music)|samples]], [[music loop|loops]], [[dub music|dub]] remixes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPXXBUY89vE|title=Alien Sex Fiend Interview at BERLINMUSIC.TV|date=28 September 2012|access-date=20 May 2018|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and manic vocals. Nik 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).<ref name="Strong">{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |year=2003 |title=The Great Indie Discography |publisher=Canongate |pages=196–7 |isbn=1-84195-335-0}}</ref><ref name="Thompson">{{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Dave |year=2000 |title=Alternative Rock |publisher=Miller Freeman |isbn=0-87930-607-6 |pages=151–2}}</ref>

Alien Sex Fiend recorded a cassette (''The Lewd, the Mad, the Ugly and Old Nick'') with [[Youth (musician)|Youth]] of [[Killing Joke]], which brought them to the attention of the UK music press,<ref name="Igymeth">{{cite journal |last=Igymeth |first=Daz |date=April 1988 |title=Loving the Alien: Making Up with Alien Sex Fiend |journal=Underground |issue=13 |page=35}}</ref> 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 Records|Cherry Red]] sub-label Anagram Records, releasing their first single, "Ignore the Machine", in August 1983.<ref name="Strong"/> 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 (album)|Acid Bath]]'' in 1984.<ref name="Larkin"/> They released the world's first 11" single, "E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)", that October.

The band also recorded two BBC [[John Peel|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".<ref name="KIP">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/aliensexfiend/ |title=BBC – Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel – Alien Sex Fiend |work=[[BBC Online|Bbc.co.uk]] |access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref>

In October 1985, their third studio album ''[[Maximum Security (Alien Sex Fiend album)|Maximum Security]]'' reached No. 100 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and remained there for the week of 12 October.<ref name="UK charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/alien%20sex%20fiend/ |title=Alien Sex Fiend <nowiki>| Artist |</nowiki> Official Charts |work=[[Official Charts Company|Officialcharts.com]] |access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref> 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).<ref name="UK charts"/> Throughout the early 1980s, their work was frequently in the UK Indie Chart<ref>{{cite book |title=Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums |edition=2006}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Thompson" /> 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.<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Thompson" /> The band was reduced to a duo of the Wades when James left following the release of 1987's ''[[Here Cum Germs]]''.<ref name="Strong" />

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.<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Thompson" /> 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,<ref name="Thompson" /> who made their official debut on that year's ''Too Much Acid?'' double-live album. Their seventh studio album, ''[[Curse (Alien Sex Fiend album)|Curse]]'', was released in October 1990.<ref name="Larkin"/>

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 (video game)|Inferno]]'' in 1994.<ref name="Strong" />

In the mid 1990s, the band's video for "Zombified" appeared on the [[MTV]] show, ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73hXWAc3My8|title=Alien Sex Fiend ''Now I'm Feeling Zombified'' (Beavis & Butthead TV spot)|date=6 October 2011 |accessdate=16 June 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> subjected to their usual commentary.

In 1996, the Wades launched their own 13th Moon label,<ref name="Strong" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2018/10/16/alien-sex-fiend-possessed/|title=Alien Sex Fiend to release 'Possessed' – first new album in 8 years – next month|website=Slicingupeyeballs.com|date=16 October 2018}}</ref>

==Music style==
Alien Sex Fiend has been described as gothic rock,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alien-sex-fiend-mn0000743760 |title=Alien Sex Fiend |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[deathrock]]<ref name=AXS>{{cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/english-industrial-death-rockers-alien-sex-fiend-are-still-in-the-goth-21563 |title=English industrial death rockers Alien Sex Fiend are still in the goth scene |publisher=[[Axs.com]] |date=29 September 2014 |last=Ulibas |first=Joseph}}</ref> and [[industrial music|industrial]].<ref name=AXS /> [[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 (band)|Samhain]].

==Later projects==
Fink published a book in 2000, ''Once Upon a Fiend'',<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QQULAAAACAAJ|title=Once Upon a Fiend|last1=Ratfink|first2=Pete|last2=McKenna|date=20 May 2018|publisher=Noir|isbn=9780953656417}}</ref> 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!!!''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Vince-Ripper-and-The-Rodent-Show-177724172238416/|title=Vince Ripper and The Rodent Show.|website=Facebook.com|access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Alien Sex Fiend discography}}
; Studio albums
[[File:Alien Sex Fiend Paris Loco 4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Alien Sex Fiend live in Paris, 2007]]
* ''[[Who's Been Sleeping in My Brain]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Acid Bath (album)|Acid Bath]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Maximum Security (Alien Sex Fiend album)|Maximum Security]]'' (1985)
* ''[["It" the Album]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Here Cum Germs]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Another Planet]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Curse (Alien Sex Fiend album)|Curse]]'' (1990)
* ''Open Head Surgery'' (1992)
* ''Inferno'' (1994)
* ''Nocturnal Emissions'' (1997)
* ''Information Overload'' (2004)
* ''Death Trip'' (2010)
* '' Possessed'' (2018)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{Official website|http://www.asf-13thmoon.com/}}

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