Hate Culture
Hate Culture is the debut studio album by William Control. It was released on October 28, 2008 through independent label Victory Records.[1]
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| Released | October 28, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | June 2008 | |||
| Studio | Sleepy Hollow Studio | |||
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| Length | 46:34 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | William Control | |||
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Recording and composition
The album was written, produced and engineered by William Control. It was mixed by Justin Armstrong and William Control at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle in July 2008.[2]
The album is a concept album that follows a man named William Control on the last day before he kills himself. Speaking to Kerrang! in 2009, Francis said:
That came out of some serious desperation and hopelessness. Being on the road for five years had worn me down. I’d literally been home for three months in those five years and there were internal problems within Aiden that, coupled with some things that were going in my personal life, meant I snapped and had a breakdown. I went home and wrote some songs that didn’t really fit Aiden. We’re a punk rock band who like horror films…and those were more electronic and dark. I showed them to the label and they liked them so I put together William Control as a solo project and that album came together pretty quickly as a therapeutic outlet.[3]
Release
The single "Beautiful Loser" was released on iTunes on September 30, 2008. On November 4, a music video directed by Kevin McVey was released.[4][5] In February and March 2009, the band supported Escape the Fate on their headlining tour in the U.S.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by William Control, except where noted[7].
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Prologue" | 2:03 | |
| 2. | "Beautiful Loser" | 4:35 | |
| 3. | "Strangers" | 4:03 | |
| 4. | "Hate Culture" | 4:23 | |
| 5. | "Tranquilize" | 3:15 | |
| 6. | "Razor's Edge" | 4:20 | |
| 7. | "We Are Already Here" | 0:11 | |
| 8. | "Cemetery" | William Control and Kenneth Fletcher | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Don't Cry For Me" | 2:56 | |
| 10. | "Damned" | William Control and Kenneth Fletcher | 3:24 |
| 11. | "The Whipping Haus" | 4:43 | |
| 12. | "London Town" | 4:03 | |
| 13. | "Untitled" (hidden after track 12) | 1:32 | |
| Total length: | 46:34 | ||
- Notes
- Prologue is from the opening monologue The Libertine, by Stephen Jeffreys.
- A track from the album sessions, Deathclub, was remixed by Wes Borland and Renholdër and included on the Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.[8]
Personnel
All credits adapted from liner notes.[7]
- Justin Armstrong – mixing
- Brit Asema – additional backing vocals (track: 11)
- Juliana Bricknell – voice (track: 7)
- William Control – producer, engineer, mixing
- DoubleJ – artwork, layout
- Kenneth Fletcher – assistant engineer
- Jake Gravbot – styling
- Lisa Johnson – photography
- Shannie Xavier Yngvason – additional backing vocals (tracks: 5 & 6)
References
- "Aiden cover classic track for Lost Boys 2 soundtrack". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. July 29, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- "William Control mixed his upcoming album on Victory Records. Pictured are Justin Armstrong and William Control". Robert Lang Studios. July 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- Griffiths, Mark (May 16, 2009). "Treasure Chest. An Intimate Portrait Of Life In Rock". Kerrang! (1261): 58.
- "AIDEN frontman side project – William Control!". RedHotVelvet. October 17, 2008.
- "William Control posts video for "Beautiful Loser"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. November 4, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- "Escape The Fate heading out with Attack Attack! / William Control / Burn Halo". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. December 9, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- Hate Culture (Liner notes). William Control. Victory Records. 2008. VR472.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "William Control's video for "Deathclub" remix posted". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. January 26, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.