''Disguises'' is the fifth studio album by American

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Aiden Aiden was an American horror punk band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. They achieved underground success during the mid to late 2000s with their classic lineup, featuring vocalist William Francis, guitarists Angel Ib ...

. Disguises was recorded some time between 2010 and 2011. Unlike previous albums, Disguises has a large usage of gang vocals. It is also their last album with founding drummer Jake Davison. This is the only album by Aiden to not chart on

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, or any other chart. So far, three singles have been released. "Walk Among the Dead", "Hysteria" (the first music video of the album), and "A Portrait of the Artist", which was released on their personal

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channel "Aidenvision". The music video for "Hysteria", featuring lyrics critical of religion, shows William Francis singing in a priest's robe juxtaposed with stock footage of burning churches, religious leaders, and social unrest. The music video for "A Portrait of the Artist" shows the other Aiden band members kidnapping Francis and ultimately hanging him and notably features drummer Ryan Seaman wearing a bandanna in place of Davison. No video for the first single, "Walk Among the Dead" has been released.

Track listing

Personnel

Aiden

* Jake Davison –

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Wil Francis William Roy "wiL" Francis (a.k.a. William Control) (born January 8, 1982) 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. Bio ...

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Performers

* Austin Held – additional vocals on "ReEvolver" * Ash Costello – additional vocals on "Shine" * Rick Kern – additional vocals * Jeremy Beddingfield – additional vocals * Allana Smith – additional vocals * Roya Nourani – additional vocals * Daniel Matson – additional vocals * Jamie Wheelock – additional vocals * Nicholas McMahan – additional vocals * Harry MacDonald – additional vocals

Design

* Chad Micheal Ward – cover photo * Ciera Walters – band photo * Doublej – layout design

Technical

* William Control –

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, mixing * Joel Casey Jones – engineering assistant * Bob Bicknell – engineering assistant * Justin Armstrong – mixing

Release history

References

External links

Aiden's Official Website
{{Authority control Victory Records albums Aiden albums 2011 albums