I'm sure I could sit down and create a pretty accurate chart of Nik Fiends drug consumption based on the quality of ASF's output. It is pretty variable, though I do fucking love them. As for covers, their version of 'Hurricane Fighter Plane' surpasses the original in every way. I've always had the suspicion that they phone in a good few of those Cleopatra ones though. Actually, I think a lot of them do. I'm not even convinced that there's not some gook at the label who works up the backing tracks from discarded My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult drum loops and midis off the internet, then just gets the bands to sing over the top. At least, that's the only way I can explain Nosferatus absolutely shocking cover of 'People Are Strange', which, really, should be an absolutely perfect song to transfer in to goth rock.