Wil Francis

Wiliam Francis
Background information
Birth name	William Roy Francis
Born	January 8, 1982 (1982-01-08) (age 29)
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres	Horror Punk Post-hardcore Gothic Rock Synthpop
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
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.

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 and seven albums (including albums by William Control) as well as written a poetry book with photographer Lisa Johnson titled Flowers and Filth.

Aiden

• 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

• Hate Culture (October 28, 2008)
• Noir (June 8, 2010)

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

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)
• "New Religion" by Black Veil Brides, on the album Set the World on Fire (2011)

Production

• Producing the second album of the New Jersey rock band A Midnight Tragedy

Books

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.

References

1. ^ Apar, Corey. "Biography: Aiden". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p658813/biography. Retrieved 26 May 2010. 

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Name	Francis, Wil
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