Alien Sex Fiend

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ounded by Nik Wade (vocals/bass), a former Demon Preachers member who enlisted the help of his wife Christine Wade (a.k.a. Mrs. Fiend; synthesizers). Under their Demon Preachers configuration they had released several singles, but in 1982 they opened shop again, this time under the moniker Alien Sex Fiend and they recruited the services of David James (a.k.a. Yaxi Highrizer; guitar) and Johnny 'Ha Ha' Freshwater (drums). They would then establish residency at the famous London punk club the 'Batcave' where they performed a kind of gothic cabaret Alice Cooper styled show complete with ghoulish make up and also finished the live demo cassette The Lewd, The Mad, The Ugly & Old Nik.

After getting a deal with the 'Cheery Red' subsidiary 'Anagram', they released two singles Ignore The Machine and Lips Can't Go to become the highlights on their debut album Whose Been Sleeping In My Brain (1983) that was released shortly later. The album made it big in Japan as did their follow-ups, all of which made it on the indie circuit. Acid Bath (1984) and their live set Liquid Heat In Tokyo - Live (1985) made great strides in documenting their progress. Their luck got only better when they got to perform with their schlock-Rock idol Alice Cooper on his 1986 Nightmare Returns tour, but withoutJohnnywho had left shortly before and was not replaced.