Artist in Depth: Dead or Alive (Part 6)

1990 saw the release of Fan the Flame (Part 1), the first of several Japan only releases. Even though the album peaked at #23 in Japan, all three of its singles failed to chart. In 1992 the band had planned to release Fan the Flame (Part 2), which was very similar in style to Part 1. Fan the Flame (Part 2) was recorded but never released and today some of the album can be found on the internet. Burns, however, criticizes its illegal distribution and those fans who continue to download it.

Over the next few years, Dead or Alive kept out of the recording studio, until Burns, in 1994, recorded and released a track with the Italian techno band Glam. "Sex Drive" became another huge dance hit and reached #1 in Italy. That same year, Burns released a cover of David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" under the name International Chrysis. The single only charted in Australia at #97.

In 1996, Dead or Alive released Nukleopatra, first in Japan, and later around the world. It contained both "Sex Drive" and "Rebel Rebel". The follow up album, Fragile, was another Japanese success, containing "Hit & Run Lover" which peaked at #2 in Japan in 2000. A remix album was released the next year.

Since Fragile in 2000, Dead or Alive has not released any new material. They have, however, enjoyed chart success in the UK thanks to the release of their greatest hits album Evolution: The Hits and frontman Pete Burns' appearance on Celebrity Big Brother 4.

Dead or Alive is planning on releasing new material later on in 2010. They are also planning to tour the US and Europe for the 25th anniversary of "You Spin Me Round".

"Be yourself, the religion of me..."

 -Pete Burns