#aidenband

[againstthegrainphoto]

….is this the second time this month I’ve not stayed in my own lane??

Well buckle up. This one is……something.

Ok….is William control just so completely irrelevant that no one is talking about his new album?

Anyone remember how he was accused by multiple women of abuse and creating a literal world wide sex cult?

………..so this new album is titled “sex cult vol.1”……..no one sees how problematic this is?

Now when you Google “William control sex cult” his fucking album is the first thing to pop up.

Listen, I don’t give a fuck what you do and partake in during your own time…….SO LONG as it is not hurting or damaging others. When you’ve got others starving themselves and harming themselves just so they can gain your approval……..dude. No. Absolutely not.

And overall I am sad. I am sad for the broken girls he left in his wake to rebuild their entire sense of self. I am sad for his exwife. I am sad for his son. And I’m sad for all the people who’s had one their favorite bands ruined. I’m sad for his ex band mates….it’s telling when the people you traveled the world with and created a literal MySpace stereotype with don’t even follow you. It’s sad for people who have his lyrics tattooed on them.

I’m sad for me, who can’t even listen to a band that was HUGE in my life without it being stained by all this.

I know that memories never die.💔

[falconguy45]

Creeper is a great band and such an inspiration. If you like punk rock and horror punk please check them out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnJay3nXP_g&feature=share

[theneuromantics-blog1]

#Repost @the_neuromantics with @repostapp ・・・ #tbt to this time last year when the final @aidenofficial tour was about to start. Did you go? Post your own #tbt posts from the tour (or the American one from the previous November) and tag us and @williamcontrol in them! #williamcontrol #neuromanticmovement #theneuromantics #streetteam #aiden #aidenband

[shotgunsinnerss]

i know the sky is falling, here we are, i’m empty.

the sky is falling // Aiden

[againstthegrainphoto]

#onthisdayinagainstthegrainhistory 12/17/05 Aiden & Coretta Scott @ El Corazon #aiden #corettascott #concertphotography #elcorazon #seattle #band #tour #music #elcorazonseattle #goth #aidenband #goodtimes #zombienicholas #local #keepmusiclive #keepmusiclivewa #againstthegrainphotography (at El Corazon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI6iwzLpxP-/?igshid=xf8hxs1fpvcl

[falconguy45]

Atreyu band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYq6pqlanEg&feature=share love this band very much as well.

[theneuromantics-blog1]

#tbt to this time last year when the final @aidenofficial tour was about to start. Did you go? Post your own #tbt posts from the tour (or the American one from the previous November) and tag us and @williamcontrol in them! #williamcontrol #neuromanticmovement #theneuromantics #streetteam #aiden #aidenband

[thedrunkplatypus]

I went to see #aidenband last night and they were so good. So good that I'm gunna go again. See you tomorrow night, @williamcontrol 💕💕

[cyberbl0g]

My open letter to Aiden.

Dear Aiden The reason I write this is to say a very bittersweet goodbye. When I was 11 or 12, I discovered rock music. I got into bands like Green Day, My Chemical Romance, and the like. But then, a friend played me "World By Storm," and the rest was history. Instantly, I identified with that camaraderie that came with that song. So I went home and started looking around on YouTube. I found "Die Romantic" and "Knife Blood Nightmare." That was it. I had to buy that album, I had to listen to more of this band. Thus begins a story that lasts 12 years. It's the usual cliché. I was the kid that had few friends at school and even fewer out of school. I could list my friends on one hand. My parents were - and still are - amazing to me. They were a tad overprotective, but I knew they were doing what parents are supposed to do, so I can't complain. My Dad is a massive Queen fan and my Mum a Motown fan, so I grew up on songs like "The Seven Seas of Rye" and "All Night Long." They are both good genres to listen to, but they never made me feel anything, nor did most of the "Pop" music of the time. There was something missing from even the most enjoyable of songs... A lack of something that I couldn't quite describe; but I found it. I found that escape from the confines of my reality and felt a rush I'd never felt before when I found Aiden. The first gig I paid out of my own pocket was Lostprophets at the NIA in Birmingham. But I wasn't going because of the headliners. I was there for Aiden. I'd seen them a few times before, in smaller venues, in support of a few different bands, but because I had paid for this out of my own money, this gig stands out for me the most. I went with a friend who sort of liked Aiden, but she wasn't crazy like me. The second that they stepped on stage, I was entranced. I'd do whatever William said, risking my own health in a Wall of Death, crowd surfing, etc. I was just fuelled by the effect this band had on me. Before they went off stage, I had lost my voice and use of my left leg. Skip forward a few years. "Conviction" came out and a band member left. "Nightmare Anatomy" was (and is) my favourite record, so I was buzzed for the next instalment of this band's tapestry. And I was alone. People had heard "One Love" and thought that Aiden were no longer the same band. But I stood by it, and still will now. Conviction was a solid album. Yes, it was a step away from Nightmare and "Our Gang's Dark Oath," but it was still an Aiden record. It still had that intensity that other bands struggle to find. "Teenage Queen" and "Moment" really resonated with me. I don't know what "Moment" is to others, but I know what it meant to me. I was in love with a girl, and for me, it was the things I couldn't say aloud to her. It was the words I couldn't find to tell her just how much I loved her at the time. That her kiss made it so that everything stopped, and that I was so in love, I was addicted to her, like a drug. Alas, I kicked that habit. The fanbase condensed, and moved on to other bands, but Aiden was always there for me, so I was there for them. Every tour, I was there. Every band member that left in the following years, I was there. When Jake left, I was gutted. Angel left, I thought it was the end of Aiden. Nicholas left amid a lot of crap, and I thought that my band was gone. And then William said that Aiden was not finished. My heart almost burst out of my chest. "Knives", "Disguises", "Some Kind of Hate" all came and went, seemingly making little impression on anyone but me. I was at all the tiny shows in The Barfly, or the Carling Academy 3 (RIP). I went to the William Control gigs, and the acoustic tour. I went alone to these gigs. But I made friends at each and every one. Every time Aiden or William Control came to the uk, the same 3/4 girls booked the tour. I was never fortunate enough to do so many dates, as I was doing terribly at school or college. But that's not the point. Adele, Leigh, Aoife, and the other girl whose name I don't recall... They stuck with Aiden through all weathers. I met these girls and saw the same thing in them that was in me. Aiden saved their lives. Aiden kept them going. People underestimate music. You don't just listen to music, you feel it. When you get down in the dumps, or stuck in a rut, you put your favourite songs on, and sing along. For some it's cheesy love ballads, because heartbreak sells, and these words resonate within you. For me, it's Aiden. It's "Nightmare Anatomy." When you're happy, or excited, you might put some dance music on, or pop music, with happy lyrics and a bouncy style to it. For me, it's Aiden. It's "Conviction." "This nightmare won't last long. Are you scared? Sing this song. I'm right there, by your side. Tonight we've got a chance." They always were. And always will be. William said that Aiden was for us, as fans. That he did the last album for the fans, and he isn't making a profit off the album. Here's the cliché. A lot of shit went down in the last 10 years, that I'm not fully disclosing to you. Some of it was very dark times in my life, where I've been close to death in various ways. But I'm still here. That is - for the most part - thanks to Aiden. There were times where I've wanted to die. But Aiden was there for me. Despite all the banter I had with the friends that I gained, they all appreciated that Aiden was the reason I was still alive. (A cliché is a cliché because it is the best way to get something across without reaching ludicrous depths of self and insane ramblings.) I tried to keep this short and readable, and I could have gone for days, but anyway. William. Nicholas. Angel. Jake. Jake. Thank you for being Aiden. Thank you for the music. And I thank each and every one of you for my being alive. I've told each of you before that you have saved me, and I meant it. From the bottom of my heart. I love you. Thank you so very much for Aiden. Eternally grateful, Adam Mark Reynolds. It's in our heads. It's in our hearts. The world by storm.

[bennytour]

The last note of the Last Aiden show ever 🔪🔪🔪#aidenband #thelastsunrisetour #underworld #London