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Nineteen years after My Chemical Romance’s most acclaimed album, The Black Parade, was released, the New Jersey emo-rock band brought a cinematic and theatrical performance of the album to Los Angeles.

Playing two sold-out shows at Dodger Stadium, Saturday night’s kickoff show was the band’s (known by fans as MCR or My Chem) first L.A. show since 2019. Long Live The Black Parade, MCR’s first stadium tour, was a theatrical affair.

The band — currently consisting of members Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Ray Toro and Frank Iero — played their 2006 hit emo-rock concept album, The Black Parade, in full, set against a backdrop best exampled in the tour’s teaser. The video’s description reads, “It has been seventeen years since The Black Parade was sent to the Moat. In that time, a great Dictator has risen to power, bringing about ‘The Concrete Age’; a glorious time of...

Post-hardcore supergroup L.S. Dunes have announced a Spring 2025 North American tour.

The outing runs from April 8th in Austin, Texas, through May 11th in Phoenix. From Indian Lakes will provide direct support for the trek, with Derek Zanetti, Night Sins, and Plague Vendor providing additional support on select dates.

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Tuesday (January 28th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Octave. General ticket sales start Friday (January 31st) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

L.S. Dunes will be on the road supporting the release of their forthcoming album, Violet, which drops on Friday (January 31st).

The band consists of singer Anthony Green, guitarists Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) and Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria), bassist Tim Payne (Thursday), and drummer Tucker Rule (Thursday).

Based on the tour itinerary, it looks like Stever...

Few fandoms in the music genre have been as patient as My Chemical Romance fans, partly out of necessity. The band first broke up more than a decade ago, but listeners still held out hope that one day, they may just get back together for one last run. Thankfully, the long wait actually paid off in short bursts for MCR fans.

While it's been 11 years since My Chemical Romance disbanded, they first announced plans to reunite five years ago after a single show in Los Angeles in December 2019. That tour took another couple of years thanks to the pandemic, but when it came time, the world was reminded of our appetite for Gerard, Mikey, Frank and Ray's collective genius. Then, two years ago, MCR dropped their first single in 10 years, and it began to feel like the reunion might herald a rebirth in real terms, with more new music.

So far,...

My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero has shared an emotional and layered tribute to former bandmate Bob Bryar, who was found dead in his home in Tennessee last week. In a lengthy Instagram post, Iero said he had “spent the past few days” reflecting on Bryar as the “person I knew him to be” and shared his memories of the drummer’s commitment to the craft, dark sense of humor, and love for animals, as well as their eventual falling out.

Describing Bryar as an “enigma of sorts” who “often inhabited both ends of any spectrum at the same time,” Iero wrote that “he was my friend and my bandmate, but he was also a stranger to me for most of my life.” However, the two were in intermittent contact after their shared time in the band together, with Bryar checking in on Iero’s family or trading “a meme...

My Chemical Romance’s guitarist Frank Iero paid tribute to his former bandmate Bob Bryar, who was found dead in his Tennessee home last week at the age of 44.

In a post shared to Instagram on Tuesday, Iero wrote that he had “spent the past few days thinking about Bob a lot and the person i knew him to be,” and looked back at the memories that stood out the most. Iero remembered the drummer as an “engima of sorts,” explaining that he “often inhabited both ends of any spectrum at the same time.

Rock band My Chemical Romance paid tribute to former drummer Bob Bryar following his death.

“It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Bob Bryar, our former bandmate and an important part of the history of My Chemical Romance,” band members Gerard Way (lead vocalist), Ray Toro (lead guitarist), Frank Iero (rhythm guitarist) and Mikey Way (bassist) wrote in a joint statement posted to Instagram alongside a photo of Bryar performing.

Bryar had the distinction of being the influential group’s longest-tenured drummer, serving MCR from 2004 to 2010. MCR eventually disbanded in 2013, reuniting in 2019 for a tour, new material, additional festival performances and a forthcoming 2025 stadium tour. Meanwhile, Bryar retired from drumming in 2021, and MCR has not replaced his spot with a full-time drummer since his departure.

“We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family at this time,” the statement continued. “May he rest in peace.

Bob Bryar, the drummer of My Chemical Romance from 2004 to 2010, has died at the age of 44, Rolling Stone has confirmed.

“The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob’s passing,” a spokesperson for the band tells Rolling Stone.

Details surrounding his death were not given, but law enforcement sources told TMZ the musician was found in his Tennessee home, and no foul play is suspected. The medical examiner is investigating the cause of Bryar’s death.

Born in Chicago in 1979, Bryar started playing...

Bob Bryar, the musician and sound engineer who served as My Chemical Romance’s longest-running drummer, has died. He was 44.

The double platinum artist’s was found badly decomposed on Tuesday at his home in Tennessee after he was last seen alive on Nov. 4, law enforcement sources told TMZ.

Bryar’s cause of death is currently under investigation, but no foul play is suspected as all of his weapons were found untouched.

Born Dec. 31, 1979 in Chicago, Bryar began drumming at a young age, performing with his school marching band before going on to study sound engineering at University of Floriday.

While touring as a sound engineer for The Used in 2004, he met and befriended the members of My Chemical Romance (MCR), who was also performing on tour. Bryar replaced MCR found drummer Matt Pelissier shortly after the release of their second studio album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge in June...

Come one, come all to this not-so-tragic affair: The Black Parade has returned. My Chemical Romance will celebrate their seminal rock opera album with a 10-date celebration tour next summer across the U.S. The band, led by Gerard Way and accompanied by Ray Toro, Frank Iero, and Mikey Way, will hit stadiums from Los Angeles to their native New Jersey. Each date will feature a different opening act, including rock newcomers Idles and emo staples Death Cab for Cutie and Thursday.

The tour news comes a day after the...

My Chemical Romance have announced a 10-date North American stadium tour during which they’ll perform their iconic 2006 album The Black Parade in its entirety. Each show will feature a different notable supporting act.

The tour, dubbed “Long Live The Black Parade,” kicks off July 11th in Seattle, and runs through a September 13th show in Tampa, Florida.

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Tickets go on sale this Friday (November 15th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

The support acts, in order of the shows, are as follows: Violent Femmes (Seattle), 100 Gecs (San Francisco), Wallows (Los Angeles), Garbage, Death Cab for Cutie and Thursday, Alice Cooper (Philadelphia), Pixies (Toronto), Devo (Chicago), Idles (Boston), and Evanescence (Tampa).

The concerts are mostly taking place at Major League Baseball parks, but the August 9th hometown show in New Jersey will be at the massive MetLife football stadium in East Rutherford.

The...

L.S. Dunes — the supergroup featuring members of My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, Thursday, and Circa Survive —- have announced their sophomore album, titled Violet. In advance of its January 31st release date, the band has unveiled the single “Machines.”

The band is made up of singer Anthony Green, guitarists Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) and Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria), bassist Tim Payne (Thursday), and drummer Tucker Rule (Thursday).

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Stever states of the new album, “Violet is a sonic journey into the depths of every band member of L.S. Dunes. The collaborative efforts to bring each song to a full potential came naturally. It’s the album that has always lived in us individually but could only be made together. It has melodies that have lived within me since I was a child. It was only with this...

Supergroup L.S. Dunes — featuring members of My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, Circa Survive, and Thursday — have unveiled the new single “Fatal Deluxe.”

The new song arrives as L.S. Dunes are set to play a handful of US festivals in the coming days and weeks — including Riot Fest, Louder Than Life, Furnace Fest, Aftershock, and When We Were Young — as well as support Rise Against on an extensive fall tour (pick up tickets here).

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L.S. Dunes are comprised of vocalist Anthony Green (Circa Survive), guitarist Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), bassist Tim Payne (Thursday), guitarist Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria), and drummer Tucker Rule (Thursday). They released their debut album, Past Lives, in 2022.

For now, “Fatal Deluxe” is a stand-alone single, but Iero reveals that the track offers a strong hint of what’s to come from L.

Punk supergroup L.S. Dunes released their Lego-themed video for “Grey Veins” last month. Now, Lego has apparently contacted the band’s label Fantasy Records to remove the clip.

Frank Iero, of My Chemical Romance fame and a guitarist in L.S. Dunes, took to social media to issue a statement regarding Lego’s legal action. More than anything, Iero was offended that a company that encourages creativity such as Lego, of which he’s been a lifelong loyal customer, would try to stamp out one his own creative endeavors.

Along with photos of his Lego VIP card and pics from Legoland as proof of his dedication to the tiny bricks, Iero posted the following open letter to Lego on Twitter:

“Dear @lego, why are you having your lawyers call my record label (@fantasyrecords) and demand we take down the @LSDunes music video we made for our song Grey Veins?...

Gerard Way is both the lead singer of the rock band My Chemical Romance and the author of the graphic novels turned Netflix television series The Umbrella Academy, which ultimately makes audiences wonder whether the band inspired any of the comic book. The Umbrella Academy began as a graphic novel series and, in 2019, became a television series on Netflix. It currently has three seasons with a fourth and final season confirmed and coming in late 2023 or early 2024.

Although My Chemical Romance and The Umbrella Academy have some major differences between them, it's hard not to wonder if one was informed by the other. Having both been led by Gerard Way, it seems inevitable that some similarities would appear between the two. For example, both the band and the graphic novels have darkness to them and themes of identity within a vast, sometimes difficult world. Overall, these similarities and differences lead...

Rock band My Chemical Romance have cancelled their upcoming shows in Russia and Ukraine this summer due to the ongoing war. The ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ musicians, which has Frank Iero, Ray Toro and brothers Gerard and Mikey Way, were set to perform in both countries this summer, but they confirmed the gigs have […]...

On the eve of the My Chemical Romance reunion concert, it’s 48 degrees Fahrenheit, or the coldest Los Angeles ever really gets. But outside the Shrine Expo, where the band will stage their first concert together in seven years, several young fans are huddled behind the merch trailers, hoping to catch a glimpse of their heroes as they presumably leave soundcheck. Mabel, a blue-haired 22-year-old from São Paulo, says she spent all her airline miles to fly here from Brazil.

“[My Chemical Romance] are the real saviors of the broken,” she says, quoting...

My Chemical Romance arose from their six-year hiatus Thursday to announce a Los Angeles concert, the band’s first show together since 2012.

After teasing fans earlier this week by refurnishing their social media accounts with new images, Gerard Way and company officially revealed their December 20th reunion gig at Los Angeles’ Shrine Expo Hall; tickets for the all-ages gig go on sale Friday at 12 p.m. local time at Axs.

“Like Phantoms Forever,” the band wrote on social media, a nod to the title of their 2002 debut Ep.

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Rocker Frank Iero is best known for being the backup vocalist and guitarist for My Chemical Romance, but now has a band called Frank Iero and the Future Violents. The 37-year-old spoke to uInterview exclusively about his new album Barriers, his experience working with famous producer Steve Albini and more. “He would say that he is a sound engineer… […]

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Rocker Frank Iero has a brand new album coming out May 31 named Barriers, and he thinks it’s his “perfect storm” record. The 37-year-old New Jersey native — best known as the backup vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band My Chemical Romance — now has a band called Frank Iero and the Future Violents. He talked to uInterview […]

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A crop of rising and established indie/alt-rock artists – including Snail Mail, the Mountain Goats, Meat Puppets, Girlpool and Sebadoh – will perform this summer at New Jersey’s Asbury Lanes. The bowling alley/venue opened newly-renovated in 2018 with a massive stage, a 700-person dance floor and a 24-hour diner, one of the many moves that breathed life into the Asbury Park waterfront.

The eclectic lineup also includes iconic reggae group the Wailers, indie-pop acts the Drums and Broods, jam band Papadosio, indie/art-rock band Foxing and a 50th anniversary tribute to the Beatles’ Abbey Road,...

Welcome to the Black Parade: a depressing event we hold every year on the anniversary of My Chemical Romance's breakup. Their famous last words came on March 22, 2013, when they posted a heartfelt note on their Facebook. "Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing," they began. "We’ve gotten to go places we never knew we would. We’ve been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We’ve shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure." Well that adventure has been over for five years now, and the ghost of MCR still haunts us to this day. Read on to see what the former...

“You’re carrying around some old man on your shoulders. Some demon’s got you deep in its clutches. He’ll follow you to the end.” For Max Bornstein, the end could come prematurely, as his heroin addiction, withholding of secrets from his family, and illegal dealings within the pornography industry take a terrible toll on his body and mind in Dynamite: A Cautionary Tale.

Set in 1970’s-era New York City, Dynamite: A Cautionary Tale is based on a true story. With production successfully wrapped on the film, and an Indiegogo campaign recently launched to aid in the post-production process, we caught up with director Tate Steinsiek to discuss being drawn to Max’s real life story, shooting a period piece during the winter in New York City, transitioning from makeup effects work to the director’s chair, and much more.

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New York — The chemistry is over: rock outfit My Chemical Romance has disbanded.

The New Jersey-based band announced Saturday that "it has come time for it to end." The foursome thanked fans in a statement and said the experience was "a true blessing."

My Chemical Romance's sound is a mix of alternative, punk rock and pop. Band members released their debut album in 2002 but really made a splash on the music scene in 2004 with the platinum-selling "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge." It featured the top-40 hit "Helena."

They followed that with another platinum effort in 2006, "The Black Parade," earning their first top-10 pop hit with the song "Welcome to the Black Parade."

The group said they've "shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends."

Group members included vocalist Gerard Way, bassist Mikey Way and guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero.

The romance has ended for My Chemical Romance.

After 12 years, four studio albums, and one Grammy nomination, My Chemical Romance announced Friday that it is breaking up.

"Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing," a statement posted to the band's website reads. "We've gotten to go places we never knew we would. We've been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We've shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure."

Made up of Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Mikey Way, and Frank Iero, My Chemical Romance released "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love," the band's first studio album, in 2002. 2006's "The Black Parade,...

My Chemical Romance will release a collection of new music over the coming months. The band have confirmed plans to release 10 new tracks over the next five months as part of their Conventional Weapons series via their official website. The songs were recorded in 2009 during the sessions for their fourth studio album, which they then ditched to record their latest record Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys. 'Boy Division' will be the first track to receive a 7" vinyl digital release on October 30, along with B-side 'Tomorrow's Money'. "Beginning in October we will be releasing two songs a month for five months," Frank Iero explained. "10 songs in total from the Conventional Weapons sessions we did back in 2009. "We hope you enjoy these time capsules, and that they may shed a little (more)...

Guitarist Frank Iero also has kind words for new drummer Jarrod Alexander during interview with New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly.

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My Chemical Romance are set to return to the studio and begin work on the follow-up to 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, though they're keeping details of the project close to whatever kind of vest (Studded? Bandolier-ed? DayGlo?) they're wearing these days.

That's according to guitarist Frank Iero, who revealed the info earlier this week in an interview with New Jersey's The Aquarian Weekly (MCR are one of the headliners at this weekend's Bamboozle fest in Asbury Park, New Jersey, replacing Blink-182) but was tight-lipped about pretty much everything else.

"It's going really well, I'm really excited," Iero said of the new album. "I can't wait to start tracking. I think we're...

My Chemical Romance, which will headline this weekend’s Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey on May 19, are headed back into the studio in a few weeks to begin recording the group’s fifth album. Guitarist Frank Iero told The Aquarian Weekly that the group was in Los Angeles writing away in preparation to start recording in June with producer Doug McKean. As we previously reported, MCR is stepping in at the last minute at Bamboozle to replace Blink-182 who had to drop out following drummer Travis Barker’s emergency tonsillectomy. The gig is breaking the band’s writing flow, but Iero says they are...

Frank Iero has welcomed his third child. The My Chemical Romance guitarist tweeted the news on Friday (April 6), praising his wife Jamia. "Ahh-mazing!!! He's here!!! My son was born today!!! @jamiasan is the absolute greatest ever!!! Xoxox (sic)," he wrote. He added that the couple had named their son Miles. "Thanks for all the congrats & well wishes! Mommy & baby are well. (more)...

My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero has revealed that the band's next album will have a "vision". Iero explained that the group will soon record the follow-up to 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, and that it won't "just be a collection of songs". He told Noise11: "It can't just be a collection of songs. It's never going to be 'Oh, we had these 12 songs so record it real quick and we'll put them out!' "I don't think anyone can really do that these days without some sort of thought or vision behind it. I think the days of just filling the time and putting a disc out is over, and I'm glad, because those are some of my least (more)...

Guitarist Frank Iero has hinted that My Chemical Romance's new album could be released next summer. Speaking to Rolling Stone, the musician said that the rock band's fifth studio album is already in the works. "Whether it be writing a new My Chem record or working on a different kind of project, there are a couple of things coming in the works," he said. "But I definitely see new music (more)...

If anything makes us want to stare out a rain-spattered window with mascara-stained tears running down our cheeks, it’s hearing that My Chemical Romance fired drummer Michael Pedicone. “The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over,” the band’s guitarist Frank Iero posted on their site last Friday. “He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington.” Pedicone has been replaced, at least temporarily, by Jarrod Alexander of Dead Country, who is probably already sick of everyone else’s devastated sighs.

Continued Iero, “The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to. We just want him out of our lives. The people who play in this band are a family, and family should not take advantage of each other like he did.” Michael Pedicone’s...

Michael Pedicone 'caught red handed stealing,' band wrote on McR's website.

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Michael Pedicone

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Less than a year after My Chemical Romance replaced drummer Bob Bryar, the band booted Michael Pedicone from the group after it was alleged that he stole from the band.

Pedicone, who joined MCR late in 2010 as their third drummer, was kicked out on Friday after an alleged incident the night before in Auburn, Washington, according to a posting on the band's official website.

"The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over," read a post from guitarist Frank Iero. "He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation. The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to.

Well, that's the end of that romance. My Chemical Romance is no longer feeling the love for drummer Michael Pedicone; the group claims on its website that the stickman got sticky-fingered and was caught stealing from the band. Then he responded to the charges on Twitter. So, what went down?  "The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over," guitarist Frank Iero wrote on the band's site. "He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation." And that wasn't all. "The band has no...

My Chemical Romance drummer Michael Pedicone has been fired after being "caught stealing" from the band. Pedicone joined the 'Famous Last Words' group for their ongoing Us tour with Blink-182 after previous drummer Bob Bryar quit in March 2010. However, guitarist Frank Iero announced in a statement today that Pedicone has been asked to leave for thieving from the group after a date in Washington this week, an act that left all of his former colleagues "heartbroken". "The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over," Iero said. "He was caught red-handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. "We are (more)...

Fill in drummer Mike Pedicone who’s been filling in as the touring drummer since original drummer Bob Bryar left in 2010 is now out of the band. A statement was posted on the band’s website and guitarist Frank Iero had this to say in regards to this occurrence, Hello all, Some shit happened last night and before the blogosphere gets all crazy with false statements and ridiculous opinions we want the true story to come from us… But please listen close because this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this. The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red...

Fox News pundit singled out the song, performed on 'Glee' in February, during his broadcast Thursday.

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My Chemical Romances' Gerard Way and Glenn Beck

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Having apparently run out of things to terrify your parents (and your aunt in Arizona) with, conservative radio host/Fox News pundit Glenn Beck is now turning his attention to My Chemical Romance and their song "Sing," which he describes as "propaganda."

During Thursday's broadcast of his self-titled daily Fox News show, Beck — who in the past has vilified everyone from Barack Obama to "reform rabbis" — launched into an attack that was, at first, about the content of the TV show "Glee" (which he admitted he watched in "stunned horror and admiring awe"), but then quickly segued into a dissection of "Sing's" lyrics, which Beck read aloud with fervent terror.

"Pay attention to the lyrics," he cautioned. "This...

My Chemical Romance have described their new album as "a missile directed at rock and roll". The group, who release their new album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys this week, also insist that they stand by descriptions they made of the LP before it was finished. "Part of the problem was we tried to define the record before we made the record, and it's not all our fault," guitarist Frank Iero told MTV. "Everyone kept asking us, 'Oh, what's it going to be?' And when we said, 'Oh, we don't know,' they're like, 'Well, whaddya mean? What's it going to be? Can (more)...

'The best way to love rock and roll is to shoot it in the head,' band says.

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In the four years between The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys, My Chemical Romance were no strangers to the grandiose statement. It seems that, in every interview they gave, the band found a new way to describe their (then upcoming) album, calling it everything from a "very pure" bit of punk rock to — most famously — "a love letter to rock and roll".

The end result, of course, was Danger Days, an album that is both of those things (and neither), often at the same time. And yet, it has basically been defined within those parameters. So, looking back on it now, do MCR regret anything they said in the lead-up to the album?

Not really.

"It...

Band thunders through fierce set in Los Angeles.

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My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way performs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on Monday

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Los Angeles — "How are you tonight?" flame-haired frontman Gerard Way panted, five-songs into his band's set, which was streamed live on MTV.com from the House of Blues on Monday night. "We are My Chemical Romance and it's very amazing to be back."

It was sort of an odd thing to say, and not just because he was asking a rhetorical question (since it was pretty clear that everyone in attendance was doing quite well). But rather, because My Chemical Romance really haven't been My Chemical Romance for a while now ... instead, as any private in the MCRmy can tell you, they've been masquerading as the freedom-fighting, oft-dying Killjoys, titular heroes of the band's brand-new Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys album,...

Album-release concert will stream live on MTV.com starting at 10 p.m. Et tonight!

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My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero and Gerard Way

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Hollywood — My Chemical Romance went to the brink and back to make their new album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. So, as you can probably imagine, on Monday (November 22) — the day Killjoys hit stores — they were in the mood to celebrate.

And how did they go about doing that? By buying their album, of course.

"Me and Mikey [Way] went and bought it earlier today," guitarist Frank Iero laughed. "It's kind of a tradition."

And with their very own copies of the album in hand, MCR headed over to the House of Blues on Sunset Boulevard, where they'll throw a rather raucous album-release party — they set up a carnival and everything — and play a sold-out show for their fanatical MCRmy.

My Chemical Romance will never have their music played in an elevator. The "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" group are on a mission to "polarize" people with their music, and because their tracks inspire different reactions in people, they know they won't end up as background music.

"We're a band that you love or hate. I think the worst thing to be as a band or artist is - well, you'd never hear us in an elevator," guitarist Frank Iero told Drowned In Sound. "You hear bands even that are out now, in elevators; because you're indifferent to it. But this band is so loved and so hated that we polarize people, and that's great."

The band lost drummer Bob Bryar earlier this year while they were making their latest album, "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" and Frank said...

An Ep from the mysterious band is included in deluxe edition of Danger Days.

By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way

As if My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys weren't already anticipated enough, the band recently upped the ante by unveiling a deluxe "California 2019" edition of the album, one that includes a glorious array of ephemera — a Killjoys ray-gun (with matching mask), a 48-page art book, some "Bad Luck" beads — and one mysterious Ep, credited to someone (or something) called "The Mad Gear and Missile Kid."

Eagle-eyed MCR fans probably caught a mention of "Mad Gear" in the "Na Na Na" video, but to date, there have been no clues about his (or her) real identity. So when MTV News sat down with My Chem last week, we asked them if they could reveal just who...

'It's that moment where I can remember the sun shining on us ... and we're all running around firing ray guns,' MCR frontman Gerard Way says.

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My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way in the music video for "Na Na Na"

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In their near-decade of existence, My Chemical Romance has had plenty of rather huge moments: touring with Green Day, premiering the first single from their Black Parade album some 70 stories above New York City and covering Bob Dylan for the "Watchmen" soundtrack, just to name a few.

But according to the band themselves, all of those achievements pale in comparison to their sprawling, spastic video for "Na Na Na". To hear them tell it, just making the clip was the biggest achievement of their entire career ... because it capped a long journey back from the brink.

"It was a really big moment for the band.

We combed the hyperkinetic clip and turned up references from 'Easy Rider,' postmodern comic books, vintage Nintendo and more.

By James Montgomery

My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way in their video for "Na Na Na"

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Early Thursday morning (October 14) — like, 12:01 a.m. early — My Chemical Romance's much-anticipated video for "Na Na Na" premiered on MTV.com. And we've basically spent every hour since re-watching it, combing through each frame and marveling at its breakneck pacing, sneering swagger and, well, hyperkinetic, hypercolor stylings.

Yes, "Na Na Na" is certainly a remarkable thing, an eye-catching, palpitation-inducing thrill ride (sort of like the album it's promoting) that's also incredibly clever, slightly goofy, and downright sly. See, much like other great videos of recent memory — like, say, Lady Gaga's "Telephone" — it's also chock-full of blink-and-you'll-miss-them nods to pop culture; too-clever odes to film, TV, toys and all...

My Chemical Romance have reportedly confirmed the name of their fourth album. According to MTV News, the group's record label has announced that their upcoming record will be called Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys. The spokesperson reportedly added that the New Jersey band have been working with their Black Parade producer Rob Cavallo on the LP. However, the representative declined to comment on when the record would be released or reveal any details about the first single. Earlier this month, guitarist Frank Iero posted a blog on the band's official website saying that the record was "done, finished, kaput, in the proverbial can, and being played (more)...

MCR guitarist Frank Iero posts offer on Twitter.

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My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero

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Sure, his good pal Jay-z may be a part-owner of the New Jersey Nets, and teams like the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers can also offer him pretty sweet deals. But if LeBron James signs with the New York Knicks, he'll get free My Chemical Romance tickets for life.

Yes, in a move sure to anger Cleveland Cavaliers fans — and lift the deflated hopes of Knicks supporters everywhere — MCR guitarist (and Knicks superfan) Frank Iero took to his Twitter account Sunday in an attempt to lure James, who can opt out of his deal with the Cavs this summer, to Madison Square Garden, where he will presumable resurrect the once-proud Knickerbocker franchise and bring them their first championship in nearly 40 years.

"I would like to sweeten...

'Thanks, MTV News, for giving our fans this platform,' Coheed say.

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Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez and My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way

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We're just hours away from revealing the winner of MTV's Musical March Madness tournament, and while we're busy counting all the votes (nearly 200,000), we figured it would be a good time to hear from the two bands battling it out for the championship: Coheed and Cambria and My Chemical Romance.

On Tuesday night, just as polls were closing, we reached out to both acts for comment on their rather remarkable tournament runs. Both bands' fan-fueled marches to the title game saw them knock off the likes of Pearl Jam, 30 Seconds to Mars, Paramore, Phish and Tokio Hotel, to name just a few. It's been a dream tourney for both, and while only one band will come out on top,...

After a hard-won victory over 30 Seconds to Mars, MCR face Muse in the Final Four.

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My Chemical Romance

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Who: The last band standing in the certifiably wild West region in MTV's Musical March Madness tournament, My Chemical Romance have to be considered the favorites to win it all at this point, based on the bands they've bested and the help they're getting from their friends in 30 Seconds to Mars (more on that in a bit). Up until the departure of drummer Bob Bryar, My Chem were one of the few bands in the tournament who could field an actual basketball team (there were five of them) but even when playing a man down, they're a formidable squad, with the Way brothers running the show from the guard positions, Frank Iero scoring from the wing, and the indomitable inside presence of Ray Toro.

Bob Bryar has quit My Chemical Romance. The group confirmed Bryar's departure in a message posted on their official website. "As of 4 weeks ago, My Chemical Romance and Bob Bryar parted ways," guitarist Frank Iero wrote. "This was a painful decision for all of us to make and was not taken lightly. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors and expect you all to do the same." The group revealed that they (more)...

'This was a painful decision for all of us to make,' MCR guitarist Frank Iero said in a statement.

By James Montgomery

My Chemical Romance's Bob Bryer and Gerard Way

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On Wednesday night, My Chemical Romance confirmed what most of their fans had already been buzzing about for weeks now: Drummer Bob Bryar has left the band.

In a statement posted on McR's official site, guitarist Frank Iero wrote that "as a band, we have been very fortunate over the years that our sweet times have greatly outweighed the sour ones, and a great deal of that is owed to you, the fans. Which is why we wanted this news to come from us and not some bullsh-- gossip site.

"As of 4 weeks ago, My Chemical Romance and Bob Bryar parted ways," the statement continued. "This was a painful decision for all of...