Hate Culture

William Control | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 28, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Victory Records
• ASIN: B001FENYI0
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,095 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Hate Culture is the debut album from 'William Control' (the side project of Aiden's Wil Francis) The album is released through Victory Records. A clip called 'Taste' and a preview of the song 'Strangers' have been released through Myspace. The album features the song 'Beautiful Loser'. William Roy Francis was born in Seattle, Washington. During his early years, Wil had an interest in music inspired by bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best "darkwave" album of 2008!, November 1, 2008

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CRAZOTOLOGY (Joplin, MO. (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hate Culture (Audio CD)

William Control's first solo album is a combination of Electro-Rock, Glam and Darkwave. The Gary Numan/Bowie-esk Space pop dance beats make for incredibly catchy songs, and all in all...William Control brings something all of his own. There are so many exciting moments throughout this record. The lyrics are (explicit, BTW, lots of cussing on this album) primarily about WC's disgust for the modern times, his firm athiestic stance against organized superstition, and his devious sexualty. The begining of the album (Track 1. Prologue) is a reference to Johnny Depp's underground true story thriller The Libertine...as William Control proudly assimilates himself to the charachter by declaring "You Will Not Like Me". From here each song builds on different themes...primarily hate. I think that for a debut album this is verry impressive, and I hope we see more of WC in the future. William Control is a must have for fans of SHE WANTS REVENGE, BLAQK AUDIO, THE FAINT, and to some extent...early (Pretty Hate Machine) era of NINE INCH NAILS.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My name is William Control..., January 10, 2009

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ChibiNeko "Sooo many books, so little time!" (Whereever I go, here I am.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hate Culture (Audio CD)

I bought this album on a whim. It was in my iTunes selection box as "something I would like". I listened to a few clips and was immediately intrigued.

Mixing various different sounds together, Hate Culture surrounds the fictional persona of William Control (IRL, the lead singer of Aidan) and his last night on earth. It's his last night on earth because as the album progresses we discover he plans to kill himself because he's so disgusted at the state of the world (and at himself depending on how you read into it).

I thoroughly enjoyed this album. It's a little hard to listen to some of the lyrics, but as Mr Control put it so eloquently at the beginning of the CD "You will not like me." While I beg to differ with that statement as a whole, there are some lyrics that more sensitive listeners will balk at. Not for very long, though- the sheer quality of this CD will win them over!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Evil Synth-Rock!, June 22, 2009

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P. Buche "gabgolly" (Chicago, IL, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hate Culture (Audio CD)

I like this album just fine. WC is a dirty little goth boy from Seattle who mostly sings about sex and hate. WC is pretty much darkwave music, but WC is way darker than bands like The Cruxshadows and Bella Morte from the same genre. I have a feeling that WC is going to get better and better as he countinues to make music....err, only as WC. I don't care one squirt for his hardcore band Aiden. The music of William Control is way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way better than Aiden.