Wil Francis
| Wiliam Francis | |
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Onstage in Southamptom, September 2016
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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, darkwave |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, author, artist |
| Instruments | vocals, piano, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, bass |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Dead Teenager, Unfun Records, Victory, Control Records |
| Associated acts | Aiden, William Control, A Midnight Tragedy, Ashestoangels, Vampires Everywhere! |
| Website | www |
William Roy "wiL" Francis (born January 8, 1982 in Seattle, Washington) is an American rock musician, record producer, author and artist. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the horror punk band Aiden. He has also released four albums under the name William Control, featuring a synthesizer driven darkwave, synthpop style. The first part of the fifth album, The Pale EP from the album Revelations, was released in October 2016, and the rest of the album will appear as a further three separate EPs. Francis also acts as producer to bands such as Fearless Vampire Killers, A Midnight Tragedy and Ashestoangels, as well as producing his own William Control and Aiden music.
Francis joined the original lineup of Aiden in 2003 as their bassist and replaced Steve Clemens as lead vocalist later that year. He became the creative force behind Aiden and, for the 2015 final album and tours, was the only member of the original lineup still in the band. During Aiden's hiatus from 2012 to 2015, Francis' primary musical output was William Control, and he has returned to this project full time now. He has released two books of poetry (Flowers & Filth (with Lisa Johnson) (2009) and Prose + Poems (2011)), and two novels (Revelator Book One: The Neuromancer (2013) and Revelator Book Two: The Hate Culture (2014)). The latter two make up part of a trilogy, and the final book is eagerly awaited. In spring 2016 it was revealed that a trilogy of films was to be made from the Revelator books. More news is awaited on this project.
As a teenager Francis was addicted to drugs and alcohol, but got clean on September 9, 1999 and has been sober ever since. He is married to Lindsey, and they have one son, Phineas.
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