Aiden plays Southampton, England.
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s)	Punk (older) Post-hardcore (mid) Alternative rock
Years active	2003present
Label(s)	Unfun Records (2004) Dead Teenager Records (2004) Victory Records (2004-present)
Associated acts	William Control
Website	Official site
Members
wiL Francis - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano Angel Ibarra - Lead Guitar Nick Wiggins - Bass, Backing Vocals Jake Davison - Drums
Former members
Jake Wambold - Rhythm Guitar

Aiden is an American post-hardcore band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. They took their name from the character in the movie The Ring. The current members are WiL Francis (vocals, guitar, piano, lyrics), Jake Davison (drums), Nick Wiggins (bass), and Angel Ibarra (lead guitar). wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left.

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 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 October 2007, through a MySpace bulletin the band announced that they were filming their next music video, for the song "Moment", so 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 'Lets 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 web site 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 (UK), 28th (US). William Control did a UK tour from November 1-7th.

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. And then a US tour in November, called The Suffer Little Children Tour, finishing December 7.