Hello everyone,
I know you all are wondering why we pulled off our
last North American run with Scary Kids and
Schoolyard Heroes. I've read some of the
ridiculous rumors that people have been coming up
with, Jake was dead, I was dead, Nick was dying,
OMG UFOs have landed?!!? Jesus fucking christ,
this shit is out of control. My favorite so far is
that Angel is becoming a priest. I laughed my
fucking head off when I read that. Maybe a priest
in the Church of Satan, that's something I would
have believed.
I'm sorry we have kept you in the dark for so
long. You see, we each have personal lives outside
of the band that are kept private for a number of
reasons. Mainly for sanity sake. To make us feel
human, to make us feel connected to the real world
and not so invaded. We aren't even a big band by
any means, yet strangely enough some people feel
as though they need to know everything about
everyone all the time.
We have been consistently on the road traveling
for the past 4 years. In those 4 years we have
been in seattle a total of maybe 5 months. That's
including time we spent in the studio making the
"Rain in Hell" ep and our new album "Conviction".
It's enough to make anyone crazy, and bring almost
any kind of personal relationship to the brink of
disaster. So we all felt inclined to take a
breather for the first time in what seems like
forever.
And with that.......
We are announcing that Jake W is no longer apart
of Aiden.
We will continue on as a 4 piece. I know this may
come as a shock for some of you, and some of you
could care less. I just want to say to everyone
that this is by no means the end. This... My
dearest friends is but a beginning, a new chapter
has opened up for us and the fire you saw before
will be replaced with a much higher level of
intensity. (sorry to all the people who would like
to see us to break up, you can keep on hating
another day. Believe.)
Being in a band on tour is similar to living in a
fairy tale place like Never Neverland, (and no,
not the crazy ranch that Micheal Jackson lives on
with merry-go-rounds and monkeys running around
all over the place.) It's a whirlwind of
excitement, where you don't have to get up and
work for some asshole you hate and where you can
pretty much do whatever the fuck you want. You
wake up in a new city or country everyday to
venture out in and find a new experience with.
It's the most incredible thing that has ever
happened to me. I know that there are a million
kids out there with a guitar that can sing and
play a 1000 times better than me, yet for some
obscure reason can't seem to make it out of their
bedroom. I am grateful for everyday that I get to
wake up, open my eyes, take a deep breath and live
another day. Not to mention the fact that people
care enough about our band to support us and allow
us to have this extraordinary experience. Which
is what it all boils down to. You! Ladies and
Gentlemen, the fans. You are the reason we are
able to do this. Without you we are nothing. Thank
you for your continued belief in our little band.
Through it all we have seen the world, played some
really magnificent shows, and met some of the most
wonderful people on earth.
Get ready for something so much more......
Aiden
I know you all are wondering why we pulled off our
last North American run with Scary Kids and
Schoolyard Heroes. I've read some of the
ridiculous rumors that people have been coming up
with, Jake was dead, I was dead, Nick was dying,
OMG UFOs have landed?!!? Jesus fucking christ,
this shit is out of control. My favorite so far is
that Angel is becoming a priest. I laughed my
fucking head off when I read that. Maybe a priest
in the Church of Satan, that's something I would
have believed.
I'm sorry we have kept you in the dark for so
long. You see, we each have personal lives outside
of the band that are kept private for a number of
reasons. Mainly for sanity sake. To make us feel
human, to make us feel connected to the real world
and not so invaded. We aren't even a big band by
any means, yet strangely enough some people feel
as though they need to know everything about
everyone all the time.
We have been consistently on the road traveling
for the past 4 years. In those 4 years we have
been in seattle a total of maybe 5 months. That's
including time we spent in the studio making the
"Rain in Hell" ep and our new album "Conviction".
It's enough to make anyone crazy, and bring almost
any kind of personal relationship to the brink of
disaster. So we all felt inclined to take a
breather for the first time in what seems like
forever.
And with that.......
We are announcing that Jake W is no longer apart
of Aiden.
We will continue on as a 4 piece. I know this may
come as a shock for some of you, and some of you
could care less. I just want to say to everyone
that this is by no means the end. This... My
dearest friends is but a beginning, a new chapter
has opened up for us and the fire you saw before
will be replaced with a much higher level of
intensity. (sorry to all the people who would like
to see us to break up, you can keep on hating
another day. Believe.)
Being in a band on tour is similar to living in a
fairy tale place like Never Neverland, (and no,
not the crazy ranch that Micheal Jackson lives on
with merry-go-rounds and monkeys running around
all over the place.) It's a whirlwind of
excitement, where you don't have to get up and
work for some asshole you hate and where you can
pretty much do whatever the fuck you want. You
wake up in a new city or country everyday to
venture out in and find a new experience with.
It's the most incredible thing that has ever
happened to me. I know that there are a million
kids out there with a guitar that can sing and
play a 1000 times better than me, yet for some
obscure reason can't seem to make it out of their
bedroom. I am grateful for everyday that I get to
wake up, open my eyes, take a deep breath and live
another day. Not to mention the fact that people
care enough about our band to support us and allow
us to have this extraordinary experience. Which
is what it all boils down to. You! Ladies and
Gentlemen, the fans. You are the reason we are
able to do this. Without you we are nothing. Thank
you for your continued belief in our little band.
Through it all we have seen the world, played some
really magnificent shows, and met some of the most
wonderful people on earth.
Get ready for something so much more......
Aiden
