When Aiden said their goodbyes at the end of 2015, many wondered how long it would be before their frontman William Francis would re-emerge in the guise of his darkwave/synthpop alter-ego William Control. As it turns out, they wouldn’t have too long to wait – the Skeleton Strings Tour was announced last month, and has…
January 2016 sees the final curtain call for Aiden, the Seattle institution that injected the ‘00s scene with a deluge of horror punk vitriol and angst-ridden emo anthems. After fourteen years and seven full-length homages to emotional trauma and aggression, the band have called time on an era that forged both pleasure and pain for…
Flooded with nostalgia, Aiden’s final exhibition of their indomitable back catalogue embraced London’s Underworld as an old friend that will be sorely missed. Opening Brighton boys City Of Ashes (8) establish a bass-heavy swaying tempo as the crowd cooperatively raises their hands in the air at the effortless command of frontman Orion Powell. With a…
Currently in the middle of a tour with their goth punk heroes Aiden, New Grave favourites Ashestoangels have unleashed the first taste of what’s to come from their new album. Crilly, Nico, Falkor and Jim have released a brand new single entitled Find Hell, which is the first single to come from the as yet…
Having just completed their final US tour and received rave reviews from all over in the process, Goth punk purveyors Aiden are gearing up to bring The Last Sunrise tour to the UK throughout January 2016. The Last Sunrise tour will see Aiden play their fan favourite album Nightmare Anatomy in full plus a selection…
The bittersweet revelation that this self-titled will be Aiden’s last album looms tentatively over 2015. It’s fitting that the only original member remaining is charismatic frontman Wil Francis, harbouring the energy, dedication and emphatic emotion of the years that have passed since ‘Our Gangs Dark Oath’ graced teenage music collections. ‘Crawling Up From Hell’s opening…
Having just released a final self titled album for the band, and also having released their entire back catalogue for their fans to download FOR FREE, Seattle goth punk favourites Aiden are going to hit the UK for one last run of shows. The Last Sunrise UK tour will arrive on British shores in January…
