I really don't think that the Alien and Kazane frames are the same. I've not ridden the Kazane, but I see quite a few of them at the races in Richmond. It seems to me that they are not conceived for the same thing. I would not let the "nicer steel" thing bother me that much. There are plenty of nice steels available without a badge on them (although I do like to have the badge myself - all is well with the world when your bike has a Reynold sticker on the seat tube).