Wil Francis
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Roy Francis |
| Born | January 8, 1982 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Hardcore Punk Horror Punk Post-hardcore Gothic Rock Synthpop Electronica Dark Wave |
| Occupations | Singer Songwriter Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Dead Teenager Unfun Records Victory Records |
| Associated acts | Aiden William Control A Midnight Tragedy Ashestoangels |
| Website | http://www.williamcontrol.com |
William Roy "wiL" Francis (born in Seattle, Washington on January 8, 1982) is the lead vocalist of the band Aiden[1] as well as his electronic project William Control. Francis also acts as producer to the band A Midnight Tragedy and Ashestoangels.
In 2003 Aiden had formed, with Francis as bass player. After the original lead singer had quit the band Francis took over as vocalist. In 2005 Aiden was signed to Victory Records (they had been previously signed to Dead Teenager Records). Francis has since released two EPs, seven albums (including albums by William Control), and 2 poetry/prose books - "Flowers and Filth", "Prose and Poems".
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Aiden [edit]
- A Split of Nightmares - Split EP with Stalins War(2004)
- Our Gangs Dark Oath (2004)
- Nightmare Anatomy (2005)
- Rain in Hell (2006)
- Conviction (2007)
- Knives (2009)
- From Hell...With Love (2010)
- Disguises (2011)
- Some Kind of Hate (2011)
William Control [edit]
- Hate Culture (2008)
- Noir (2010)
- Novus Ordo Seclorum (2011)
- Silentium Amoris (2012)
- Skeleton Strings (2013)
Francis also wrote one of the soundtracks to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, called "Deathclub". The music video is viewable on the bonus features of the DVD.
Collaborations [edit]
- Guest appearances
- "To Feel the Rain" by On the Last Day, on the EP Wars Like Whispers (2005)
- "Bleeds No More" (live) by Silverstein, on their compilation 18 Candles: The Early Years (2006)
- "Box Full of Sharp Objects" (live) by The Used, during Taste of Chaos 2007 (2007)
- "Bleeding Rain" by Vampires Everywhere!, on the album Kiss the Sun Goodbye (2011)
- "Now That You're Dead" by The Used, on the album Vulnerable (2012)
- Voice of F.E.A.R. on the album "Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones", by Black Veil Brides (2013)
- Production
- Producing the second album of the New Jersey rock band A Midnight Tragedy
- Produced the Ep "Revenge" for Seattle band Girl on Fire
- Produced "The Ghost" EP and "Through The Rain" EP for Seattle based dark rock band To Paint the Sky.
- Currently producing the new album of the Austrian Pop-Punk band Stupe-iT.
Books [edit]
In July 2009, William Francis and Lisa Johnson wrote Flowers and Filth: a poetry/picture book.
Francis is currently writing a new book. The title has not been released but it is based on his life until the age of 18.
He recently released a book in November/December 2011. The book is titled "Prose & Poems". It features poems, prose and essays written by William.
References [edit]
- ^ Apar, Corey. "Biography: Aiden". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
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