Some Kind of Hate

Personnel: Jeremy Beddingfield, Jake Davison, Austin Held, Zombie Nicholas, Allana Smith, Jamie Wheelock, Harry Macdonald, Daniel Matson, Nicholas McMahan, Roya Nourani, Angel Ibarra, Rick Kern (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Justin Armstrong; William Control.
Recording information: The Control Room (2011).
Released hot on the heels of their fifth album, Disguises, Aiden strike twice in the same year with Some Kind of Hate. The album finds the band stripping some of the metal edge of their previous release and getting back to the dark, driving punk sound that they made their name with. With all the breakdowns and chugging riffs out of the way, Aiden is back to putting their head down and charging full-bore into the darkness, which is something they do well. Some Kind of Hate also finds the band giving a nod to some of their influences with a pair of covers, with Aiden putting their own spin on the Misfits' "London Dungeon" and Joy Division's "Transmission." While Aiden don't stray too far from the originals musically, they do up the intensity considerably, bringing the classic bands into the energy drink era with a snarl, while still feeling like they're paying tribute to the people who paved the way for them. If Disguises was Aiden trying to branch out a bit to snare some new fans, Some Kind of Hate is an album that is definitely a treat for old fans who will easily assure anyone who was worried about the new direction the band was going in that the old Aiden is still alive and kicking. ~ Gregory Heaney