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| years_active = ] - present | | |||
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| country = ], ], ] | | |||
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| current_members = ]<br />Angel Ibarra<br />Nick Wiggins<br />Jake Wambold<br />Jake Davison| | |||
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| '''Aiden''' is an American ]<ref name=style>Aiden is listed on ] as post-hardcore and emo.</ref> band from ] that formed in the spring of ]. The current members of Aiden are Wil Francis (vocals), Jake Wambold (guitar), Jake Davison (drums), Nick Wiggins (bass), and Angel Ibarra (guitar). | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| The group formed while its members were still in high school, taking their name from the young boy in ]. Their first full-length was released on Dead Teenager Records ''Our Gangs Dark Oath'', and later re-released by Victory Records. | |||
| In 2004, the band were signed to Victory Records. Their second album, and debut for ], was released October 4 and titled ''Nightmare Anatomy''. | |||
| In 2006, they contributed a remix of "The Last Sunrise" for the soundtrack to ], and had their song "Die Romantic" featured on the ]' game NCAA MVP Baseball 2006. Aiden was also part of the 2006 Kerrang Awards in August. They took the award of "Best International Newcomer," after being pitted against ], ], ] and ]. Aiden was part of the ] tour in January 2006. In May-June 2006, Aiden toured with the ] band ]. The band recently finished the ] ] alongside such bands as ] and ]. They plan to release an EP title "Rain In Hell" on October 31st, 2006, and are touring with ] in October and November 2006. | |||
| ==Music style== | |||
| Aiden combines ] and ] attitudes<ref name=style>Aiden is listed on ] as post-hardcore and emo.</ref>. Taking influence from bands such as ], ] and ]<ref>These three bands, among others, were cited as influences during an </ref>. Aiden has claimed on their official website that they play ''Horror Rock'', however the band do not share the same characteristics as the bands belonging to the ] genre, nor the same fanbase. | |||
| ==Criticism== | |||
| Aiden has received criticism because the group appears to imitate the band ]. Some are of the opinion that the group dishonors AFI by imitating the sound AFI took over a decade to develop.<ref></ref> However, Aiden receives strong support from media outlets such as ] who placed the band on the front cover of its magazine twice. | |||
| Aiden was ] constantly during both of their UK festival dates; ] 2006, and ] 2006. The latter of which Francis appeared on stage baiting the crowd ''"Let’s see what you got, you fucking pussies!"'', there were apparently few Aiden fans there and the band was subsequently bottled with ] filled water bottles.<ref> by Paul Savage, ''Punktastic'', ], 2006, retrieved ], 2006</ref> | |||
| ==Discography== | |||
| ===Albums=== | |||
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| * '']'' (2005) | |||
| ===E.P.=== | |||
| * '']'' (split EP with Stalins War) | |||
| * '']'' (2006) | |||
| ===Singles=== | |||
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| ==Members== | |||
| ===Current members=== | |||
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| * Wil Francis (wiL) - (]) | |||
| * Jake Wambold - (]) | |||
| * Jake Davison - (]) | |||
| * Nick Wiggins - (]) | |||
| * Angel Ibarra - (]) | |||
| ===Former members=== | |||
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