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Alien

Origin Gothenburg, Sweden

Genres Glam metal, AOR

Years active 1986-2009; 2010present

Labels Virgin Records

Frontiers Records, Manora Records, AOR HEaven

Associated acts Madison

Members Jim Jidhed

Tony Borg

Jimmy Wandroph

Toby Tarrach

Ken Sandin

Past members Mats Sandborgh

Berndt Ek

Jan Lundberg

Peter Sandberg (1988-93)

Bert Andersson (1990-93)

Imre Duan (1990-93)

Stefan Ridderstrale (1993-95)

Daniel Zangger Borch(1993-2005)
 Conny Payne (1993-2005)

Richard Andre (1993-2005)

Staffan Scharin (1993-2005)

Alien is a Swedish rock and metal band formed in Gothenburg in 1986 by guitarist Tony
Borg and vocalist Jim Jidhed. They are best known today for their single "Only One Woman", a
cover of a Marbles song, and "Brave New Love", which was featured in the end credits of the
1988 remake of The Blob.

Contents
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1History
o 1.1Early success (198688)
o 1.2Shiftin' Gear (198893)
o 1.3Band stability (19932005)
o 1.4Reunion (2010present)
2Members
3Discography
4References
5External links

History[edit]
Early success (198688)[edit]
Borg and Jidhed's original lineup included Ken Sandin on bass guitar, Jimmy Wandroph on
keyboards, and Toby Tarrach on drums. This group released the single "Only One Woman" in
1988, a cover of a song written by the Bee Gees and first recorded by The Marbles in 1968. The
Alien cover reached #1 in Sweden and remained there for six weeks.[1]
Later in 1988, Alien released their first, eponymous album, including "Only One Woman" as well
as "Brave New Love" and "Tears Don't Put Out the Fire", which was released as a single later
that year. In 1989, the band released a re-worked version of it for the US/international market,
again titled Alien. This album included eight out of the twelve tracks released in the 1988 album,
five of which were remixed. Two new tracks were added, "Now Love" being one and a cover of
"The Air That I Breathe" the other, both sung by new vocalist Peter "Pete" Sandberg.
Shiftin' Gear (198893)[edit]
In the fall of 1988, Jidhed left the band to spend more time with family and pursue a solo career
and was replaced by Peter Sandberg, formerly frontman for the bands Madison and Von Rosen.
In 1990 the band also made other changes, such as replacing Wandroph and Tarrach with Bert
Andersson on keyboards and Imre Duan on drums. This was the lineup for the band's release of
its third album, Shiftin' Gear. However, the album was not the success it was predicted to be and
another major lineup change occurred. Andersson was replaced by Richard Andre on keyboards
and Stefan Ridderstrale replaced Duan on drums. Former Madison bassist Conny Payne also
joined Alien in 1993. Finally, lead singer Peter Sandberg departed the band and later pursued a
solo career. To replace him, Alien recruited Daniel Zangger Borch.
Band stability (19932005)[edit]
Alien returned to the studios to record their fourth album, again titled Alien. Ridderstrale, although
performing on tour, did not participate in the recording sessions and Michael Wilkman stood in as
drummer. Production was weak and the band lost much of its following. This can also be
attributed to the numerous band member changes between 1990 and 1993.
Ridderstrale officially left the band in 1995 and Staffan Scharrin became the drummer, thus
completing the band's present lineup. This new formation released the band's fifth
album, "Crash" in 1995. This album featured heavier metal songs than previously recorded by
Alien.[2]
Since then, Alien released three more albums, Best and Rare (1997, compilation), Live in
Stockholm 1990 (2001) and Dark Eyes (2005). Dark Eyes was the first album to feature all new
recordings and marked the return of Jim Jidhed to the band now composed of him, Mats
Sandborgh on keyboards, Berndt Ek on bass, Jan Lundberg on drums alongside Tony Borg.[3]
Reunion (2010present)[edit]
Alien has finally reunited with the complete and original line up. They toured in 2010 for the first
time since 1989 at Monsters of Rock in Eskilstuna, Sweden, and released their first new single in
October 2010 - Ready to Fly. The band released their long-awaited new studio album Eternity on
April 25, 2014 through the German-based label AOR HEaven. The band will tour again on
August 16, 2014 in Falun, Sweden and again on October 25 at the HEAT festival in Ludwigsburg,
Germany.[4]

Members[edit]
Jim Jidhed - (Lead Vocalist) 1987 - 1988/2005/2010 - present
Tony Borg - (Guitarist) 1986 - 1995/2005/2010 - present
Jimmy Wandroph (Keyboards) 1986 - 1990/2010present
Toby Tarrach (Drums) 1986 - 1990/2010present
Ken Sandin (Bass) 1986 - 1990/2010present
Hans Gislasson (Lead Vocalist) 1986 - 1987
Peter "Pete" Sandberg (Lead Vocalist) 1989 - 1993
Bert Andersson (Keyboards) 1990 - 1993
Imre Duan (Drums) 1990 - 1993
Stefan Ridderstrale (Drums) 1993 - 1995
Daniel Zangger Borch (Lead Vocalist) 1993 - 2005
Conny Payne (Bass) 1993 - 2005
Richard Andre (Keyboards) 1993 - 2005
Michael Wickman (Drums) 1993 - 1995
Staffan Scharin (Drums) 1995 - 2005
Mats Sandborgh (Keyboards) 2005 - 2009
Berndt Ek (Bass) 2005 - 2009
Jan Lundberg (Drums) 2005 - 2009

Discography[edit]
I'll Survive (1987)(Single)
Headstrong (1987) (Single)
Alien (1988)
Alien (Remix) (1989)
Shiftin' Gear (1990)
Alien (1993)
Crash (1995)
Best And Rare (1997)
Live In Stockholm 1990 (2001)
Dark Eyes (2005)
Ready to Fly (2010) (Single)
Eternity (2014)
 References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "Artists :: ALIEN". MusicMight. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
2. Jump up^ "Alien". aor.nu. 1997-02-01. Archived from the
original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
3. Jump up^ [1] Archived October 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Jump up^ "Home". AlienTheBand. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

External links[edit]
Official website
Biography
Discography
Biography and Discography at Musicmight
Jim Jidhed's Official Website

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