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My Chemical Romance

Background information
Origin Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Post-hardcore
Emo
Label(s) Reprise Records/Warner Music
Eyeball Records
Associated acts Pencey Prep
Leathermouth
Website mychemicalromance.com
Members
Gerard Way
Ray Toro
Frank Iero
Bob Bryar
Mikey Way
Former members
Matt Pelissier

My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or My Chem)[1] is an American rock quintet that formed in 2001. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Eyeball Records is a Independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. Pencey Prep was a band formed by the ex-members of punk bands Sector 12 (Riverside Riot Records and Stick Figure Suicide (Umbilical/Reinforcement Records Frank Anthony Iero (born 31 October 1981) is the rhythm guitarist, backup vocalist and a member of the Alternative rock band The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The current members of the band are Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro and Bob Bryar. Frank Anthony Iero (born 31 October 1981) is the rhythm guitarist, backup vocalist and a member of the Alternative rock band Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002. Eyeball Records is a Independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love is the debut Album by New Jersey rock quintet My Chemical Romance, released on July 23, They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge in 2004. Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is the second studio Album by rock Quintet My Chemical Romance. The album was a commercial success, selling over one million copies. The band followed this success with 2006's The Black Parade, featuring their hit singles, "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers". The Black Parade is the third studio Album by the rock Quintet My Chemical Romance. " Welcome to the Black Parade " (originally titled "The Five of Us are Dying" is the first single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance " Famous Last Words " is the second single and thirteenth track from My Chemical Romance 's third studio album The Black Parade " I Don't Love You " is the third UK, Philippine, Malaysian and Australian single and sixth track from " Teenagers " is the fourth single and the eleventh track from My Chemical Romance 's third studio album The Black Parade The band also recently filmed a live DVD in Mexico City, which is due for release on July 1, 2008. The Black Parade Is Dead! is a CD / DVD from My Chemical Romance. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico [2]

Contents

History

Early career (2001 – 2002)

The band was formed by frontman Gerard Way and drummer Matt Pelissier approximately one week after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Witnessing the planes crash into the World Trade Center influenced Way's life to the extent that he decided to start a band. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan Way wrote the song "Skylines and Turnstiles" to express his feelings about September 11th. Shortly thereafter, Ray Toro was called up and asked to join the band because at the time Way couldn't sing and play the guitar at the same time. [3] The first recording sessions were done in Pelissier's attic, where the songs "Our Lady of Sorrows" (formerly called "Bring More Knives") and "Cubicles" were recorded. Frank Iero revealed that the band finished the lyrics to "Best Day Ever" moments before they arrived at the studio to begin recording. The band refers to those sessions as The Attic Demos. Mikey Way, the younger brother of Gerard, loved the demo so much that he decided to join the band after dropping out of college. Rumor had it that Mikey learned how to play the bass guitar just to join the band, but Gerard Way set the record straight in the CD/DVD Life on the Murder Scene when he reported that Mikey had been in several bands before joining My Chemical Romance. [3]

My Chemical Romance signed with Eyeball Records, where Pencey Prep and Thursday recorded. Eyeball Records is a Independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. Pencey Prep was a band formed by the ex-members of punk bands Sector 12 (Riverside Riot Records and Stick Figure Suicide (Umbilical/Reinforcement Records Thursday is a Post-hardcore band from New Brunswick New Jersey that has released four full-length albums. While with Eyeball Records the band met Frank Iero, the lead vocalist and guitarist for Pencey Prep. Eyeball Records is a Independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. Frank Anthony Iero (born 31 October 1981) is the rhythm guitarist, backup vocalist and a member of the Alternative rock band A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres After Pencey Prep broke up in 2001-02, Frank joined My Chemical Romance, just days before the band's debut album was recorded. [3] Three months after the formation of the band they recorded their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, subsequently released in 2002 on Eyeball Records. I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love is the debut Album by New Jersey rock quintet My Chemical Romance, released on July 23, Despite only joining the band a few days before the album recording sessions began, Iero played guitar on two of the tracks, "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville," and the other being "Demolition Lovers. " (He came up with the guitar harmony for "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" sitting outside the studio, in the back of a van. ) During this time, the band was booked at the infamous venue, Big Daddy's, where they began to receive mainstream attention. [4][5]

My Chemical Romance offered free downloads through PureVolume[6] and the social networking site MySpace, where they gained an intital fan base. PureVolume is a Website owned and operated by Virb Inc (formerly Unborn Media Inc A social network is a Social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency such as MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and [7]

Mainstream breakthrough (2003–2006)

In 2003, the band signed a deal with Reprise Records. Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Following a tour with Avenged Sevenfold, the band began work on their second album, entitled Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Avenged Sevenfold is an American Hard rock band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is the second studio Album by rock Quintet My Chemical Romance. Released in 2004, the album went platinum within a year. The band released three singles from the album: "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Helena" and "The Ghost of You". " I'm Not Okay (I Promise " is the second single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance 's second studio album Three Cheers for " Helena " is the third single and first track from My Chemical Romance 's second studio album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge " The Ghost of You " is the fourth and final single and sixth track from My Chemical Romance 's second studio album Three Cheers It was during this time that the band replaced Matt Pelissier with Bob Bryar, after they came back from Japan in July 2004. It was a very controversial time for My Chem fans the world over. Matt left in agreement with everyone in the band; there were issues about his ability to keep time with the rest of the band. It is believed that Ray Toro asked him to try playing with a metronome for a little while, which offended the experienced drummer. Fans who were disappointed with Matt's departure wondered why the drummer, who took some artistic liberties in live performances, was relieved instead of the "pill-popping" lead vocalist. It is well-known that Gerard was at one time incredibly depressed; however, he has been clean and sober since August '05. This, perhaps, is the reason the band does not wish to talk about it often. This information was disclosed in the 2006 CD/DVD Life on the Murder Scene.

At the start of 2005, the band toured on the first ever Taste of Chaos tour, and was also the opening act for Green Day on the American Idiot tour. The Rockstar Taste Of Chaos Tour (or "TOC" is a Post-hardcore tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Green Day is an American rock trio American Idiot (also known as Green Day presents American Idiot is the seventh studio album by American Punk rock band Green Day, released on September During the summer, they co-headlined the Warped Tour 2005 with Fall Out Boy. Warped Tour 2005 was a touring music and extreme sports festival Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Later that year, My Chemical Romance co-headlined and headlined their tour with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect around the US. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass Reggie and the Full Effect is a Kansas City -based American music project featuring James Dewees who was the former drummer for Coalesce, keyboardist for That same year, My Chemical Romance collaborated with The Used for a cover of the Queen and David Bowie classic, "Under Pressure" that was released as a benefit single on iTunes and other Internet outlets. The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. This article refers to the Queen & David Bowie song For other uses of the name see Under Pressure (disambiguation " Under iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc

On March 21, 2006, a 2 DVD/1 CD set entitled Life on the Murder Scene was released. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Life on the Murder Scene is the first Live album by New Jersey quintet My Chemical Romance. It included one DVD chronicling the band's history, and a second DVD with music videos, the making of their videos, and a couple of live performances. An unauthorized biography DVD Things That Make You Go MMM! was also released on June 27, 2006. Things that Make You Go MMM! is a full-length documentary about My Chemical Romance shot on location in New Jersey at all of the local haunts and venues where Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The DVD does not actually feature any My Chemical Romance music clips or performances, but contains interviews with those who knew the band before much of their fame. [8]

The band started recording their third studio album on April 10, 2006 with Rob Cavallo, producer of many of Green Day's albums. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rob Cavallo is a Record producer who has produced many Albums He is currently a senior VP at Reprise Records. Green Day is an American rock trio [9][10] It was originally thought to be titled The Rise and Fall of My Chemical Romance, but in an interview with Kerrang! magazine, Gerard Way suggested this was just the album's working title, stating "It was never the title of the album, more a spoof, or joke. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. "[11] On August 3, 2006, the band finished shooting the videos for their first two singles from the album, "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Famous Last Words", which was released on January 22, 2007. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Welcome to the Black Parade " (originally titled "The Five of Us are Dying" is the first single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance " Famous Last Words " is the second single and thirteenth track from My Chemical Romance 's third studio album The Black Parade Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [12] The video was directed by Sam Bayer, director of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Green Day's American Idiot videos. Samuel David Bayer (born in 17 February 1962 in Syracuse New York) is an American commercial and Music video director. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. " Smells Like Teen Spirit " is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. Green Day is an American rock trio American Idiot (also known as Green Day presents American Idiot is the seventh studio album by American Punk rock band Green Day, released on September [13] During the shoot for "Famous Last Words", band members Gerard Way and Bob Bryar were injured. Way suffered torn ligaments in his ankle, and Bryar a burn to the leg which caused a severe staph infection that needed constant monitoring in hospital. Consequently, the band was forced to cancel a few tour dates. While these injuries were reported by several news agencies to have been the result of a car accident, a statement released by the band on their website and MySpace page confirmed that these injuries occurred on the set of the video. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and [14]

The Black Parade (2006–2007)

Announcement of The Black Parade at London Hammersmith Palais
Announcement of The Black Parade at London Hammersmith Palais

A biography titled Something Incredible This Way Comes was released, written by Paul Stenning (Published in 2006). Something Incredible This Way Comes, formerly named Something Incredible Comes This Way, is a Biography about American rock band My It features their beginnings, right through to The Black Parade. The Black Parade is the third studio Album by the rock Quintet My Chemical Romance. On August 22, 2006, the band played a special one-off show at the 1800-capacity London Hammersmith Palais. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Hammersmith Palais de Danse was a music venue in London, England. The show sold out in 15 minutes prompting tickets being sold on eBay well over the tickets' face value. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and The name of the album they promoted was announced and 20 people dressed in black capes with their faces obscured paraded around Hammersmith, followed by a large group of fans and street team members with signs saying "The Black Parade". Later during the show the album title and the UK release date were confirmed. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Prior to the band taking the stage it was announced that My Chemical Romance were unable to play, but they would be replaced by "The Black Parade". After initial crowd hostility it became clear the band were simply performing under a pseudonym in keeping with the theme of the album.

On September 2, 2006, My Chemical Romance posted "Welcome to the Black Parade" on their MySpace page and their PureVolume page. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Welcome to the Black Parade " (originally titled "The Five of Us are Dying" is the first single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance PureVolume is a Website owned and operated by Virb Inc (formerly Unborn Media Inc [14] "Welcome to the Black Parade" had its first radio airing on September 11, 2006. " Welcome to the Black Parade " (originally titled "The Five of Us are Dying" is the first single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On September 26, 2006, the music video for "Welcome to the Black Parade" was released in the UK, and on September 27 in the US. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again [11]

On October 12, 2006, My Chemical Romance made a rare in-store performance to 500 fans at Virgin Megastores on London's Oxford Street. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Virgin Megastores is an international chain of Record shops founded by Sir Richard Branson on London 's Oxford Street in January or February Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. In order to get wristbands for the event, many fans slept outside the shop the previous night. British band Towers of London caused trouble at the event when the Towers guitarist, Dirk Tourette, allegedly flicked a cigarette butt at Bob Bryar while he was performing. Towers of London are a Punk rock band from London England who formed in 2004 [15] "Welcome to the Black Parade" reached number one on October 15, 2006, on the UK Singles Chart, giving them their first number one. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Black Parade was released on October 23, 2006 in the United Kingdom and on October 24, 2006 in the United States. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The Black Parade World Tour started on February 22, 2007, with Rise Against, Thursday and Muse as support acts. The Black Parade World Tour' was a Concert tour to support My Chemical Romance 's third album The Black Parade. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rise Against is an American Punk rock band from Chicago Illinois that was formed in 1999 Thursday is a Post-hardcore band from New Brunswick New Jersey that has released four full-length albums. Muse are [16] At the first concert of the tour in Manchester, New Hampshire, My Chemical Romance announced the addition of Reggie and the Full Effect frontman James Dewees, who will play keyboards/synth on the tour. Manchester is the largest city in the US state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, Reggie and the Full Effect is a Kansas City -based American music project featuring James Dewees who was the former drummer for Coalesce, keyboardist for James Dewees (born March 13, 1976) is an American musician who has been involved in many musical projects including The Get Up Kids, Reggie and On March 12, 2007, the band appeared on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as the host. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host They played their single, "Famous Last Words" at the ending of the show as flames were bursting behind them. " Famous Last Words " is the second single and thirteenth track from My Chemical Romance 's third studio album The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance received many positive and negative accolades. In Kerrang! magazine, issue 1138, My Chemical Romance won the following categories in the 2006 poll: Best Band, Worst Band, Best Album (The Black Parade), Worst Album (The Black Parade), Best Track ("Welcome to the Black Parade"), Best Video ("Welcome to the Black Parade"), Best Live Show, Best Thing about 2006, Worst Thing about 2006, Hero of 2006 (Gerard Way), Villain of 2006 (Gerard Way), and Sexiest Male (Gerard Way). Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. Also, in issue 1139, Kerrang! rated The Black Parade as the 4th Greatest Album of 2006. The Black Parade is the third studio Album by the rock Quintet My Chemical Romance. In Rolling Stone magazine's ranking of the top 50 albums of 2006, The Black Parade was voted the 20th best album of the year. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published My Chemical Romance won the award for "Best International Band" at the 2007 NME Awards. The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express Gerard also won the "Hero of the Year" award. [17]

The band during the Big Day Out in 2007 February
The band during the Big Day Out in 2007 February
My Chemical Romance on tour, wearing the clothes of The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance on tour, wearing the clothes of The Black Parade

On April 19, 2007, it was announced that Mikey Way would temporarily leave My Chemical Romance's 2007 tour to spend time with his new wife, Alicia Simmons-Way. The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mikey's temporary replacement was Matt Cortez, a friend of the band. On August 29, 2007 during a concert in Holmdel, New Jersey, Mikey returned for the performance of the group's song "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)". Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Holmdel Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. [18]

During the third leg of The Black Parade World Tour as a support act for Muse, members of My Chemical Romance band and crew and members of Muse’s crew suffered food poisoning, and consequently had to cancel six shows. The Black Parade World Tour' was a Concert tour to support My Chemical Romance 's third album The Black Parade. Muse are Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease) is any Illness resulting from the consumption of food [19] My Chemical Romance was a part of Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour in 2007,[20] along with, Placebo, Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, and Linkin Park. Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Mindless Self Indulgence (commonly referred to as MSI) is a New York-based Shock rock band Saosin is a five-piece band from Newport Beach, California. They formed during the summer of 2003 and are characterised by their powerful high-pitched vocals Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.

Four original recordings from The Black Parade were featured on the Xbox 360 release of Guitar Hero II. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. "Dead!" was added to the song list in-game, and as of August 14, 2007 three more tracks were made available via bulk download from the Xbox Live Marketplace: "This is How I Disappear", "Teenagers", and "Famous Last Words". " Teenagers " is the fourth single and the eleventh track from My Chemical Romance 's third studio album The Black Parade " Famous Last Words " is the second single and thirteenth track from My Chemical Romance 's third studio album The Black Parade The My Chemical Romance Track Pack is available for 500 Microsoft Points. [21]

It was announced that My Chemical Romance will be on a headlining tour in Europe with Mindless Self Indulgence opening, starting in October 2007. Mindless Self Indulgence (commonly referred to as MSI) is a New York-based Shock rock band October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. [22]

In September 2007, My Chemical Romance confirmed they have no plans to record a new album until at least mid-2008. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday [23]

On September 24, 2007, the group's lead vocalist Gerard Way has stated the group plans to release two more singles from The Black Parade, both of which will feature music videos directed by Way himself. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Way also stated that bassist, and brother, Mikey Way will rejoin the group on tour, following his break from touring after his March 2007 marriage.

Mikey has now returned to the band and is touring with them as normal.

Despite the group saying they would not write songs until 2008, they played a new song recently, although technically untitled it has garnered the unofficial, fan given name "Stay" as it was the only discernible word at the song's first performance. [24] On November 15th it was reported that Frank Iero and Bob Bryar would be sitting out the UK tour dates, with Bob having wrist problems and Frank having to return home to be with his family due to the death of his grandmother, guitar tec Matt Cortez replaced Frank, and Pete replaced Bob. [25]

My Chemical Romance was nominated for "Best Alternative Group" at the 2007 American Music Awards, along with Linkin Park and The White Stripes, but Linkin Park won the award. The 2007 American Music Awards took place on November 18, 2007 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. This award was not aired on television.

On December 19, 2007 EP Live and Rare was released in Japan. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is about the My Chemical Romance EP for other works of the same name see Live and Rare. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The EP features tracks from singles from The Black Parade. The Black Parade is the third studio Album by the rock Quintet My Chemical Romance.

In the recent Australian shows, the song "Desert Song" was played as an encore, something that Gerard stated as something "they've really never got to play live". In addition to "Desert song", in South America they played the songs "My Way Home Is Through You" and "Kill All Your Friends".

The future (2008)

In a recent NME interview with Gerard, the magazine said the band's next record would be "a return to punk rock. "[26]

The band recently announced in a blog on their website that they would be going on a final tour in the USA before writing their new album. At the same time, they announced they will be releasing a live DVD/CD collection titled The Black Parade Is Dead! which includes two concerts in October 2007, the final Black Parade Concert in Mexico, and a small show at Maxwell's in New Jersey. The Black Parade Is Dead! is a CD / DVD from My Chemical Romance. The DVD/CD was meant to be released on June 24 in the US and June 30 in the UK, but the date has been postponed to July 1 due to a technical fault with the Mexico concert.

In addition to "Stay", My Chemical Romance have also begun to play another new song live which debuted in Hong Kong.

Musical style and influences

My Chemical Romance's music has been described by the media as "pop punk",[27] "alternative rock", "post-hardcore"[27], emo,[28][29] [30][31][32] and "punk revival". Music journalism is criticism and reportage about Music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as ' Classical music ' Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when [27] The band themselves described their music as simply "rock" or "violent, dangerous pop" on their official website,[33] as well as rejecting the term "emo"[34] to describe their style. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when Although a source quotes frontman Gerard Way stating that they are "What-else-ya-got-emo",[3] Way has recently stated in an interview that they were never emo, as he says emo is "a pile of shit. "[35] [36][37][38][39]

My Chemical Romance cite their main influences as Queen, Thursday, Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Morrissey/The Smiths[40] and the Beastie Boys. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Thursday is a Post-hardcore band from New Brunswick New Jersey that has released four full-length albums. For other uses see Iron maiden. The Misfits are an American Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 [41] Gerard Way has said, "We love bands like Queen, where it's huge and majestic, but also bands like Black Flag and the Misfits, who would go absolutely crazy. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist "[42] Way has also said that his band patterns their career after that of The Smashing Pumpkins, another band they admire. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 [43] Geoff Rickly, the lead singer of Thursday, has compared My Chemical Romance to Ink & Dagger. Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979) is most well-known as the Lead vocalist and Lyricist of Thursday, an American Ink & Dagger was a Vampire -themed punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was active in the 1990s [3] Growing up, they were also very influenced by horror films and comic books, and therefore their music, lyrics, and image all have overt elements of fantasy, storytelling, horror, and theatricality.

Criticism

My Chemical Romance are sometimes maligned by the "grassroots" fans, for the expanded fan base, after the release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Due to the increased amount of new fans, some of the old fanbase considers the band a "sell out" and the new fans "posers". "Sold Out" redirects here For other uses see Sold Out (disambiguation or Selling Out (disambiguation. The fans are particularly vocal on online forums.

Numerous artists in other bands have criticized the band openly in the media, Marilyn Manson among them; rumors circulated for some time that he wrote the song "Mutilation is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery" as an attack on the band for his Eat Me, Drink Me release (which he later denied, saying that it was aimed at bands in general seeking to imitate him). Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and Eat Me Drink Me is Marilyn Manson 's sixth studio album released worldwide on June 5, 2007. In another interview Manson stated that "I'm embarrassed to be me because these people are doing a really sad, pitiful, shallow version of what I've done". In response to this, Gerard Way claimed nothing Manson could say would bring the band down. [44]

Gerard Way struck out against fans and bands that classify My Chemical Romance as "Emo", saying that; “I think emo is fucking garbage, it's bullshit. I think there's bands that unfortunately we get lumped in with that are considered emo and by default that starts to make us emo. ” and, "I think emo's a pile of shit. ” This caused much outcry from fans and critics alike. [35]

The 'emo scene', specifically My Chemical Romance, was criticised by the coroner at the inquest into the death by hanging of a girl from Maidstone, Kent in the United Kingdom named Hannah Bond. Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death Maidstone is the County town of Kent, England, south-east of London. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The coroner expressed concern that they glamorized suicide and her apparent obsession with the band was said to be linked to her suicide. [45] The inquest heard that Hannah had been part of a "self-harming 'emo' cult" and had said she wanted to join other suicide victims in the "black parade". [46] Supporters of emo music contacted NME to defend accusations that emo promotes suicide. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when [47] In response, fans had planned to march across London in protest against the depiction of the band in the media. The march was expected to be held on May 31, begin at Hyde Park's West Pond and end outside offices of The Daily Mail. The Daily Mail widely criticized My Chemical Romance and has run general pieces about the dangers of 'suicide cults'. The march has been expected to attract 500 to 1000 protesters according to the organizers. [48][49] After concerns by police, the march was called off and instead about 100 fans congregated at Marble Arch. Marble Arch is a white Carrara Marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in [50]

The Daily Mail defended its position saying its coverage was 'balanced, and restrained' and 'in the public interest' and they were reporting genuine concerns raised by the coroner at the inquest and claim that their coverage of the incident has been misrepresented and confused with rumour. They state that their coverage of the coroner's remarks and the parents' comments was in common with that of other newspapers, and point to their publishing of readers letters defending the band and positive reviews of the band's albums and tours. [51]

Tours

My Chemical Romance has been on many tours, touring non-stop for years, and has a reputation for sold-out shows. Including the Vans Warped tour in their earlier career, amongst others. Touring with many well-known bands, earlier, with Fall Out Boy, The Used, Thursday, Green Day and others.

Warped Tour '05

The 11th Annual Vans Warped tour featured My Chemical Romance on the Main Stage, along with The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, and 85 other bands including the likes of Atreyu, The All American Rejects, Good Charlotte, Saosin and many more. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 "For a lot of kids, it's the one thing they look forward to all year," said Gerard Way. "They save up for it. They get to see all the bands they like in one shot. " [52]Which is apparent due to the large number of mainstream, cult-favorite, or old school bands who play annually at the Warped Tours. My Chemical Romance's setlist included mostly songs from Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.

My Chemical Romance Tour

Following the 2005's summer Warped Tour, the band opened their first headlining tour. The tour launched September 15th in Ohio, stopping at 30 locations in the U. S. , to promote their album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Supporting were Alkaline Trio, and Reggie & The Full Effect. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass The band really took advantage of headlining a tour, as they incorporated major theatrics, like gothic dancers, to songs like Helena. The tour was the beginnings of the heavy theatrics My Chemical Romance have played around with in their concerts, Gerard Way expressed his plans for the tour in an interview with MTV, "We'd talked about bringing out dancers for our headlining tour in the fall, but it's a big undertaking; you have to have a bus full of dancers. We've always wanted to do a big theatrical tour. But you have to do it in steps,"[53]. The use of theatrics was evident in their future headlining tour, The Black Parade World Tour.

The Black Parade World Tour

The Black Parade World Tour was a world-concert tour the band embarked on in 2006, stretching into 2007, to promote their newly released album, The Black Parade. The Black Parade World Tour' was a Concert tour to support My Chemical Romance 's third album The Black Parade. During this tour, they adopted the alter-ego of 'The Black Parade, where they performed with their well-known marching band outfits and theatrical style. They have now dropped this alter-ego and perform only as My Chemical Romance.

The idea for this tour may have been inspired by the Beatles' 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band", a concept album for which the Beatles developed alter-egos and recorded as if it were an actual performance of Sgt. Pepper's band. The Beatles also wore marching band outfits remarkably similar to the ones worn by MCR (albeit in bright colors as opposed to black) on the cover.

Projekt Revolution '07

The band joined headliners Linkin Park on Projekt Revolution 2007, starting on July 25th and ending on September 3rd in Colorado. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. [54] The band played a one-hour set on center stage, opening with This Is How I Disappear, as flames burst behind the band. The set ended with Cancer, occasionally with falling confetti, and fireworks.

Frontman Gerard Way has stated that it had been the best tour the band has ever been on. This tour is worth mentioning, as a stream of controversial events occurred, including the infamous kiss Gerard Way and Frank Iero shared during a performance of You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison in San Bernardino on the 28th of July. Another such event was Gerard's performance of Rihanna's single "Umbrella" in Hartford, Connecticut on the 26th of August. My Chemical Romance has announced that following the Projekt Revolution tour they will be opening for Bon Jovi in October, and depart for a European Tour, with Mindless Self Indulgence supporting. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. Mindless Self Indulgence (commonly referred to as MSI) is a New York-based Shock rock band

US Tour

Before their break, My Chemical Romance are going on a tour with Drive By and Billy Talent, where Taking Back Sunday replaced Billy Talent for the last few shows of the tour, starting in Philadelphia and ending with their sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. Drive By is a New Jersey based music group that has been touring nationally and internationally since 2004 after the release of their debut album I Hate Every Day Without Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1993 in Mississauga Ontario Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. After this, they are presumed to have a break before they start their next record, which release some time in 2009.

Band members

Former members

Live members

Discography

Main article: My Chemical Romance discography

Awards and nominations

Nominations

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