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'William Francis' (born in Seattle, Washington on January 8, 1982) is frontman and lead vocalist of the band Aiden.
WiL Francis was born in Seattle, Washington. During his early years wiL had an interest in music thanks to bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers [1] but only really began to take it seriously after he started to join bands at 13.
Recently in an interview with Kerrang! Magazine Kerrang magazine [1], he admitted that he had planned a massacre that he was going to commit in Seattle's University District on New Year's Eve, 1999. He claimed his means of carrying out this massacre was "a backpack full of guns". He said he was lonely and violent enough to carry it out because of the life he had lived. He went to jail and upon release decided it was time for him to turn his life around. He wrote a letter of apology to his mother for all the bad times he made her go through (Inspiration for the song Genetic design for dying) and took part in a 6 month rehabilitation course.
Through his teenage years some of his favorite bands included Nirvana, NOFX, Red Hot Chili Peppers, HIM, Misfits, and Bad Religion' [2] but during wiL's years dabbling with drugs he was no longer active within a band and only began re-playing guitar during his rehabilitation as a form of therapy and it developed from there.
Clean from drugs, wiL joined a band called "Youth At Risk" which occasionally supported the metalcore band Himsa. Prior to "Youth At Risk" he played in a band named "Spontaneous Combustion" in which he played guitar and sang. When wiL joined Aiden he originally played bass but took over as lead singer after the original vocalist left.
During a live interview on Fuse's "The Sauce", wiL dropped the "F Bomb" while stating how boring it was getting for the band to play the same songs over and over during their live shows.
★ He is 5'7".
★ He has several tattoos including: band of twigs around his arm (his first tattoo), 'Live Fast' across his fingers, a Star of David on his arm (his mum was Jewish but wiL doesn't practice any religion), a pentagram on his chest, 'Love will tear us apart' on his upper chest just under his neck, the Misfits' logo (which was recently tattooed green and purple), the Victory Records bulldog behind his right arm,and shark on his neck.
★ He provided back-up vocals on the live version of Silverstein's song "Bleeds No More" on their album.
★ The song "One Love" (Conviction) was written by wiL about his friend, who he saw overdose on a bathroom floor.
★ ''Our Gang's Dark Oath'' (2004)
★ ''Nightmare Anatomy'' (2005)
★ ''Conviction'' (2007)
★ ''Rain In Hell'' (2006)
★ Trivia
★ wiL's Bio
★ Official Aiden Website
★ Aiden's MySpace
1. Interview hosted on youtube
2. wiL talks to TasteitTV in Belgium
| Contents |
| Biography |
| Trivia |
| Discography |
| Albums |
| EP/DVD |
| External links |
| Official Aiden sites |
| Notes |
Biography
WiL Francis was born in Seattle, Washington. During his early years wiL had an interest in music thanks to bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers [1] but only really began to take it seriously after he started to join bands at 13.
Recently in an interview with Kerrang! Magazine Kerrang magazine [1], he admitted that he had planned a massacre that he was going to commit in Seattle's University District on New Year's Eve, 1999. He claimed his means of carrying out this massacre was "a backpack full of guns". He said he was lonely and violent enough to carry it out because of the life he had lived. He went to jail and upon release decided it was time for him to turn his life around. He wrote a letter of apology to his mother for all the bad times he made her go through (Inspiration for the song Genetic design for dying) and took part in a 6 month rehabilitation course.
Through his teenage years some of his favorite bands included Nirvana, NOFX, Red Hot Chili Peppers, HIM, Misfits, and Bad Religion' [2] but during wiL's years dabbling with drugs he was no longer active within a band and only began re-playing guitar during his rehabilitation as a form of therapy and it developed from there.
Clean from drugs, wiL joined a band called "Youth At Risk" which occasionally supported the metalcore band Himsa. Prior to "Youth At Risk" he played in a band named "Spontaneous Combustion" in which he played guitar and sang. When wiL joined Aiden he originally played bass but took over as lead singer after the original vocalist left.
During a live interview on Fuse's "The Sauce", wiL dropped the "F Bomb" while stating how boring it was getting for the band to play the same songs over and over during their live shows.
Trivia
★ He is 5'7".
★ He has several tattoos including: band of twigs around his arm (his first tattoo), 'Live Fast' across his fingers, a Star of David on his arm (his mum was Jewish but wiL doesn't practice any religion), a pentagram on his chest, 'Love will tear us apart' on his upper chest just under his neck, the Misfits' logo (which was recently tattooed green and purple), the Victory Records bulldog behind his right arm,and shark on his neck.
★ He provided back-up vocals on the live version of Silverstein's song "Bleeds No More" on their album.
★ The song "One Love" (Conviction) was written by wiL about his friend, who he saw overdose on a bathroom floor.
Discography
Albums
★ ''Our Gang's Dark Oath'' (2004)
★ ''Nightmare Anatomy'' (2005)
★ ''Conviction'' (2007)
EP/DVD
★ ''Rain In Hell'' (2006)
External links
★ Trivia
★ wiL's Bio
Official Aiden sites
★ Official Aiden Website
★ Aiden's MySpace
Notes
1. Interview hosted on youtube
2. wiL talks to TasteitTV in Belgium
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