Alien Sex Fiend
Acid Bath

THE REVIEW

Alien Sex Fiend: horror and kitsch settings but also abrasive violence.

A London group raised in the dark/gothic mists, with lethal injections of Alice Cooper and punk rock. Some affinity with the Lords Of The New Church but, on closer inspection, also with the Virgin Prunes.

One might say: better has emerged from this scene. So what? Can we not, perhaps, enjoy the mephistophelian compositions of the black minstrels in question?

Bass, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, and a harsh voice. A voice that usually does not appeal to those who praise the baritone Ian Curtis or the plaintive Robert Smith.

A group of skilled craftsmen, capable of captivating you and leading you into the bowels of a period (that of darkwave) that will never return.

"Acid Bath" was released in 1984 but sounds contemporary today. Please don't come to me talking about Nine Inch Nails' industrial-rock or the gothic branded Cinema Strange. All this is not relevant and is not a reason or measure of comparison.

"In God We Trust (In Cars You Rust?)", "She's a Killer", "Boneshaker Baby" (what hits!) and the wonderful "Breakdown And Cry".

These are some of the most exciting tracks, assuming you aren't frigid, present on the record.

Take it and listen to it, all of you. This is horror rock offered up for... those who truly know how to love it.