William Control

William Control
William Control at Download Festival 2012
William Control at Download Festival 2012
Background information
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 2008–2017
  • 2020–present
Labels
SpinoffsThe Neuromantic Boys
Spinoff ofAiden
MembersWilliam Control
Past membersKenneth Fletcher
Ian MacWilliams
Websitewilliamcontrol.com

William Control is an American music project founded in 2008 in Seattle, Washington. It was the side project of Aiden's William Francis before Aiden's hiatus, and he later operated as William Control full-time.[1][2][3][4] 'William Control' therefore refers to both the band as a whole and to Francis as his stage name. Francis was signed to Victory Records before starting his own independent label, Control Records, and, as William Control, has released five full-length albums (Hate Culture, Noir, Silentium Amoris, The Neuromancer and Revelations (split into four separate EPs)), an EP (Novus Ordo Seclorum), two acoustic albums (Skeleton Strings and Skeleton Strings 2), two live DVDs (Live in London Town and Babylon) and a remix album (Remix). The first part of Revelations, The Pale, was released on October 14, 2016.[5] The second EP The Black followed on February 17, 2017, and the third, entitled The Red, followed that with a release date of July 14 of the same year. The album was completed by The White on November 24.

As of The Neuromancer Francis referred to his band as 'The Neuromantic Boys', and the 'Boys' most recently consisted of Kenneth Fletcher (who has been a part of the William Control project since Hate Culture) and Ian MacWilliams, with Crilly Ashes standing in for Fletcher for some of 2017's live shows. Control announced his retirement from music/touring in October 2017, stating that he was going to concentrate on his clothing businesses and Control Records.[6] In June 2018, Control temporarily ceased work due to accusations of sexual assault and the formation of a "sex cult" with women, some of whom were fans of his.[7]

  1. ^ "Dark Meets Domineering, An Interview With William Control - Gothic Beauty Magazine". Gothicbeauty.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "A Brief Moment with William Control". Slugmag.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Filth and the Fetish: A Conversation With William Control". Haulixdaily.com. July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Rock Regeneration - Interview: Wil Francis of Aiden and William Control". Rock-regeneration.co.uk. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "William Control reaches beyond the scene with new EP, 'Revelations'—listen (exclusive) - Features - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sadness In West Texas". Thisiscontrolrecords.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).