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History

Aiden's first full-length album Our Gang's Dark Oath was released on Dead Teenager Records in 2004. It was recorded while Jake Davison and Angel Ibarra were still in high school, being released shortly after they had left.

Later in 2005, the band was signed to Victory Records. Their second album and debut for Victory Records titled Nightmare Anatomy was released October 4, 2005.

Aiden contributed a cover of Nirvana's "Drain You" to Higher Voltage, a CD given away free with Kerrang! magazine.

In March 2006, Aiden played an arena tour of the US supporting 30 Seconds to Mars with Emanuel and Keating.

In May and June of 2006, Aiden toured the US supporting the Finnish band HIM.

In April 2007, Aiden played an arena tour of the UK supporting Lostprophets 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 Resident Evil: Extinction, and their song "We Sleep Forever" is featured in the motion picture Dead Silence.

The band's third studio album entitled Conviction was released August 21, 2007. It marks a complete change of style in the band's musical direction.

On the 9th of October, 2007, through a MySpace bulletin the band announced that they were filming their next music video, for the song "Moment", thus confirming it as the next single.

The band played a show in Anchorage, Alaska in January 2008, introducing their U.S. tour with Madina Lake in February and March, 2008. This was the first part of their three-part "World by Storm Tour", the second part of which was a month-long Europe tour with Kill Hannah from late March to late April 2008. The third part, a tour from Massachusetts back to their home base in Seattle, was to occupy much of May 2008, but the band pulled out of the tour after two shows, according to their web site for "personal reasons". However, the band did reinstate the final two shows, in Spokane and Seattle, near their home base.

They also played the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey in May 2008. In addition, Aiden recorded their own version of Ashley Massaro's theme music "Let's Light a Fire Tonight" for the bonus edition of WWE The Music, Vol. 8.

On May 20, 2008, the band announced on their website that Jake Wambold was no longer a member of Aiden. They played their first live show as a four piece in Spokane, Washington on May 24, 2008.

Francis has started a website and a MySpace page for a side project called "William Control", details of which have not been announced. William Control is a sort of alter-ego to wiL, and the album will consist of dark content lyric-wise, which wiL stated in a Kerrang! interview did not suit Aiden. William Control has its debut album, Hate Culture, which hit stores on October 27, 2008 in the UK, and October 28 in the U.S. William Control did a UK tour from November 1-7th.[3]

Aiden also appeared on the soundtrack to The Lost Boys: The Tribe with a cover of the theme song "Cry Little Sister".

Aiden did a European tour in October 2008, followed by a U.S. tour in November, called The Suffer Little Children Tour, finishing December 7.

On December 14 Aiden posted a blog on their MySpace saying that they are in the studio writing and recording songs for their next album. The blog also said that there are about 25 songs that they are working with and wiL also mentioned he'd written 30 songs for the new record in an Alternative Press podcast.[4] The next album is said to be "darker". In a recent interview with Kerrang! magazine, wiL told that he has written 23 songs so far, but is wanting to write about 30, as they are planning to release a double album. He describes the new songs as being "totally different to William Control [his Solo project] of course, but the attitude's the same". It will be recorded at the same studio wiL produced Hate Culture. "I think that a lot of people who hated Conviction will really like this one. But who knows and who really cares? We're just going to make the record we want to make."

Ibarra has also begun a self-named side project, which had its first performance in Metro Seattle in late January.[5] He has also announced a new side project with Davison, called Rock 'n Roll Weekend.

Aiden has announced that the new full length album entitled Knives will be released on May 12, 2009 (May 11th in the UK). On March 31, 2009, a new single, "Scavengers of the Damned", was made available through iTunes.

In April Aiden announced a UK tour on their MySpace. They stated that they chose the smallest venues that were available, Tonight is Goodbye were announced as support for the tour, with Lost On Landing providing support in their hometown of Southampton.

Former member Jake Wambold is suing the band for money that he says they never gave to him after kicking him out.

Members

Current

* William "WiL" Francis - Lead vocals, guitar, piano, lyrics (2003–present)
* Angel Ibarra - Lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)
* Nick Wiggins - Bass, backing vocals (2003–present)
* Jake Davison - Drums, percussion (2003–present)

Former

* Jake Wambold - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2003–2008)

For almost 30 years now the world has seen, and heard a million punk bands. What makes some stand out above the rest? Is it the music, the image, is it the show that each one puts on? I’m not really sure. Aidens’ sound is unlike any of its’ predecessors. Heavy riffs, fast melodic tempos infused with lyrics about the world we live in, growing up, figuring out who you are, and love lost. The punk rock and metal influence runs very deep within Aidens’ core, and they are very ready to let the world know that they are here. Aiden has toured the west coast twice in the year that they have been together, even though two of the members still attend high school. Their first record entitled "Our Gangs Dark Oath" is scheduled for release on June 8th with a local label Dead Teenager Records. May and June are Packed full of shows, with a tour heading for Chicago, Detroit then winding back through the midwest. Aiden has also got a spot on this years warped tour at the Gorge playing on the Ernie Ball stage. Hard working is an understatement for these guys, and I'm sure the world is ready to see what they're made of.
The band will be taking the world by storm one day in the near future.

Something wicked this way comes. From the foggy majesty of Seattle, Washington comes Aiden, a young band who meld punk, post-hardcore and goth influences into a lethal stew that recalls the best bands like AFI and H.I.M.

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