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Aiden began in the spring of 2003, it started out as Jake w, Angel, Jake D, and wiL. It started out as something to have alot of fun with and see where it would take them. They played their first show in July 03, at a pizza place in downtown Seattle called 2nd ave Pizza, after they had written only 5 songs. From there they started playing a lot of shows and writing more songs, most of which would end up on their debut full length entitled "Our Gangs Dark Oath". Nick was introduced to the band in the winter of 2003 and everyone decided that he should play bass and wiL should just sing. In late December Aiden went into the studio to make their first cd, with producer Steve Carter, who wiL had know from playing in an previous band. The result was "our Gangs Dark Oath". The boys took it into their own hands to make cd samplers of some of the material that would be on the album. They pressed about 2000 copies of the two song demos and passed them out at shows, gave them to friends and the like. The record was was released in June of 2004.

2004 was a very busy and exciting year for Aiden. They managed to play over a hundred shows, put out their debut full length as well as a split with another band from Santa Cruz, make two music videos, and catch the attention of one Victory Records. Not bad for a band so young that two of it's members still attend high school. I don't think dedication is even an option at this point. These guys take advantage of any chance to get out on the road, they even toured through the school year X-mas break and were in a hotel in Gallup New Mexico on Christmas eating subway for dinner. When asked about this wil told me "We all do miss our friends and families, with these guys still going to school we just have to take any opportunity to get out there and get known. This is my family, my brothers and it is awesome that we all get to be together."

So here we are, it's now 2005. Angel, JakeW, Nick, JakeD, and Wil have no plans on slowing down. Jake D and Angel will graduate in June. Production is nearing an end for their Victory records Debut entitled "Nightmare Anatomy" Due out on August 16th. The boys will be headed to the U.K. in May with Label mates Silverstein and the Black Maria, and out with the Hurt Process in July. - Bio courtesy of Victory Records


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. In August of 2007, the band issued Conviction, an album that took them away from their screamo tendencies