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Aiden
w/ Drop Dead Gorgeous, Still Remains, 1997
When: 10/8/2007 6:00 PM
Where: The Clubhouse
Music Venue
Went with Lane
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Hailing from rainy
Seattle, Aiden combines post-hardcore and punk attitudes
with gothic aesthetics and a love of all things horror
(not to mention, of course, the Misfits) to create surging,
darkly melodic music. The group formed in the spring of
2003 while its members were still in high school, taking
their name from the young, ghost-seeing boy in the 2002
horror flick The Ring. A few lineup changes occurred early
on; the quintet -- Nick Wiggins (bass), Jake Davison (drums),
Angel Ibarra (guitar), Jake Wambold (guitar), and William
"wiL" Francis (vocals) -- was solidified, however,
before entering the studio in December 2004 to record
their debut full-length, Our Gang's Dark Oath. Making
two-song samplers of their album, Aiden managed to pass
out a few thousand copies around town, sparking a word-of-mouth
buzz all over Seattle. Their debut was released in June
2004 on Dead Teenager, and the band played countless shows
throughout the year -- whenever school would allow. Their
hard work paid off quickly, inking a deal with Victory
Records by December. All members were finally done with
high school by June 2005, and Aiden was free to tour,
jumping on the road that summer with the Hurt Process,
the Audition, and the Junior Varsity. Their first label
effort, Nightmare Anatomy, appeared in October 2005, proving
to be a slickly energetic record with undeniable hooks
despite somewhat morose lyrical content. Touring with
label mates Hawthorne Heights, Bayside, and Silverstein
rounded out the year before Aiden headed back out to support
30 Seconds to Mars nationwide in the first half of 2006.
Victory then re-released Our Gang's Dark Oath with new
artwork in April 2006, the Rain in Hell EP arriving just
in time for that year's Halloween.
Band description courtesy of
Luckymanonline.com
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