After a few short years of hiatus, Aiden have plans to return in 2015. William Control, otherwise known as Aiden frontman Will Francis, recently wrote a lengthy update to fans expressing his joy over the previous year and all he has in store for the months ahead. In it, Francis confirmed plans to open his […]
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Die Romantic: Aiden Have Returned
January 4th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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William Control Delays ‘The Neuromancer,’ UTG Weeps Softly
November 27th, 2013 James Shotwell William Control has had one hell of a year in 2013. He kicked things off with the main support slot on Black Veil Brides’ album release tour, then proceeded to perform worldwide with his own string of gigs before building his own recording studio, which he used for his new album as well as the […]
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May 30th, 2013 James Shotwell Earlier this year, UTG sat down with William Control to discuss a number of things, including the fate of his punk band Aiden. At that point, Aiden had not been heard from in months, and it was clear from our discussion with William that it would be some time before that project was heard from […]
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May 14th, 2013 James Shotwell William Control, otherwise known as the musical brainchild of Aiden frontman Wil Francis, has announced plans to take a short break in the coming months. In a lengthy open letter to fans released around 2PM EST today, May 14, Francis noted that having spent a decade in the business he feels it is time to […]
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REVIEW: William Control – Skeleton Strings
April 3rd, 2013 Grace Duffy Artist: William Control Album: Skeleton Strings Genre: Acoustic Label: Control Records When I was in first year of college, my two roomies and I were unceremoniously evicted from our flat. That’s a long story for another day, but I remember that the thing that most amused me in hindsight was the notion of how the […]
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March 15th, 2013 Adrian Garza William Control has released a music video for “The Velvet Warms And Binds”, a track off of the Aiden frontman’s 2012 full length, Silentium Amoris. There’s nothing bland or plain about William Control’s personal brand, and with that said, you could imagine one of his music videos to be as bizarre and graphic as it […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: William Control
January 31st, 2013 James Shotwell There are a select few in this alternative music community who truly spend every waking second trying to develop fresh ideas to share with curious ears. Sometimes their efforts fail, sure, but in our book a disastrous experiment is better than a monotonous retread of familiar sonic territory any day of the week. Of those […]
Posted in Features, Interviews, News Tags: aiden, autobiography, black veil brides, book, church of the wild ones tour, concept album, exclusive, Getting Old, growing up, Music Industry, new album, recording, retirement, split, wil francis, william control, writing Comments Off on UTG INTERVIEW: William Control DVD TRAILER: William Control – Live In London
October 21st, 2012 James Shotwell UTG favorite William Control spent the end of August recording performances in London and tonight we get our first look at the footage. Taken from his forthcoming Live In London DVD, William took to his website and social networks earlier this evening to release the first feature’s first trailer. If you’ve ever been a fan […]
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June 27th, 2012 James Shotwell Wil Francis is always one to leave an impression and today’s news is no different. Just two months after self-releasing the latest William Control record, Wil took to his solo act’s YouTube channel to premiere the official video for “Kiss Me Judas.” The visuals are as slick as the beats and fans are sure to […]
Posted in News Tags: 2012, aiden, Kiss Me Judas, music video, wil francis, william control 1 Comment » Angel Ibarra Leave Aiden, Band Releases Video Update
January 1st, 2012 James Shotwell Angel Ibarra, lead guitarist of Aiden, has announced that he is parting ways with the band after a decade of touring and recording. The announcement was first made late last night via a new video update from the band. In the clip, Angel signs off one last time, noting a desire for something news, and […]
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REVIEW: William Control – Nouvus Ordo Selcorum
November 28th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: William Control Album: Nouvus Ordo Selcorum Genre: Wil Francis Label: self-released Now over a decade into his career, Wil Francis has traversed a vast musical landscape. From his early punk days of scene glory with Aiden on Nightmare Anatomy, to his sonic journey of self discover that flooded Conviction, and the later releases which […]
Posted in Features, Reviews Tags: aiden, album review, ep review, music review, Nouvus Ordo Selcorum, Nouvus Ordo Selcorum ep, punk (genre), review, synth, wil francis, william control 1 Comment » Aiden Release “Broken Bones” Music Video
October 31st, 2011 James Shotwell Hot on the heels of their tour announcement with Wednesday 13, Aiden have unleashed their music video for the Disguises single “Broken Bones.” Further cementing their modern greaser-punk look and style, the video follows a man finding his way through a world of horrors while frontman Wil Francis loses his mind in performance shots. A […]
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