Monday, 23 February 2009



Now I will speak about Aiden. Aiden are an American post-hardcore band hailing from Seattle Washington and were formed in 2003, taking their name from a character from "The Ring". They currently consist of members wiL Francis (Lead vocals, guitar, piano and also the lyricist), Jake Davison (Drums), Nick Wiggins(Bass) and Angel Ibarra (Guitar)There was a fifth member of Aiden Jake Wambold who parted company with the band on the 20th of May 2008. wiL originally played bass when he first joined but stepped up to the mic after the singer left. Aiden have had three studio albums : Our Gangs Dark Oath (2004), Nightmare Anatomy (2005), Conviction (2007) and have a new album rumoured to be a double album planned for 2009. I will bring more information as soon as I get it. They have also released two EP's (extended plays) the first of which was a split EP recorded with Stalin's War (now know as In Love and War) and was called "A Split of Nightmares" and their own EP in 2006 called "Rain in Hell". Aiden's first full-length album "Our Gangs Dark Oath" was released on Dead Teenagers records in 2004, having been recorded while Angel and Jake, still being in high school. It was released shortly after they left. In 2005 they signed to a new label, Victory Records, and their second album which was also their debut from Victory Records "Nightmare Anatomy" was released on October 4th 2005.
In April 2007, Aiden played an arena tour of the UK supporting Lost prophets with Taking back Sunday. They also played the 2007 "Taste of Chaos North American Tour" alongside The Used 30 Seconds to Mars, Senses Fail, Saosin, Chiodos, and Evaline. They recently played a West Coast tour, followed by a national tour, "Confessions in the Dark Tour", with Drop Dead Gorgeous, Still Remains and 1997. They recently completed the "International Taste of Chaos" tour. Aiden's song 'One Love' appears in the movie "Resident Evil: Extinction" and their song 'We Sleep Forever' is featured in the motion picture "Dead Silence".




2 comments:

  1. I like it very informative about the band. Which album do you feel is their best so far? Would be interesting to know and why. Keep up the good work and keep us informed.

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  2. Now that is a question aint it.Ok I love Aiden and the side projects but I have to be honest and true,my favourite album is Nightmare Anatomy which is also there best album to date,now dont get me wrong Conviction was a fantastic album but it was too pop orientated,in a nice way Aiden have went with the times,which is ok for sure all the bands are doing it but it was a big step and they lost a few fans but then again have gained a few so it is give and take.Now you can hear the noticeable difference if you listen to "Die Romantic" from Nightmare Anatomy and then listen to "One Love" from the Conviction album you will see the difference

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