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61-479: Conventional Weapons is a compilation album by American rock band My Chemical Romance , produced by Brendan O'Brien and released as a series of singles between October 2012 and February 2013. It marked the band's final full-album release of studio material before their break-up from 2013 to 2019. On September 14, 2012, Frank Iero announced the project through the band's official website. The album consists of ten unreleased songs that were recorded in 2009, prior to

122-648: A Reunion Tour , which commenced in 2022 after a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and concluded in early 2023. The band was formed by vocalist Gerard Way and drummer Matt Pelissier in New Jersey , soon after the September 11 attacks . Witnessing the World Trade Center towers fall influenced Way's life to the extent that he decided to start a band. Shortly thereafter, Ray Toro

183-459: A blog on the band's site stating, "The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over" and explaining Pedicone was sacked because "he was caught red-handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington." He also mentioned his hope of getting a new drummer in time for their next show and avoiding having to cancel any performances in

244-567: A bullet-shaped flash drive. It was released on April 10, 2009. British tabloid Daily Mail characterised the band and their fans as " emo " and a " cult of self-harm " in 2006. The Guardian described My Chemical Romance's perceived association with emo originated from "Iero's appearance, their debut being produced by a member of Thursday , and the band members' openness about their mental-health issues " while acknowledging major stylistic differences between emo and My Chemical Romance's music. The band disputed their association with emo and

305-588: A different type of weapon. The final single, Number Five , was shipped along with a box to house all five individual releases, along with an exclusive poster. All singles were pressed in a different color of vinyl. All tracks are written by Bob Bryar , Frank Iero , Ray Toro , Gerard Way , and Mikey Way My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance is an American rock band from New Jersey . The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way , lead guitarist Ray Toro , rhythm guitarist Frank Iero , and bassist Mikey Way . They are considered one of

366-497: A discussion of his work on the comic book Doom Patrol , Gerard Way told Billboard , "I wouldn't count (a reunion) out, but at the same time everybody's doing stuff in their lives now that they're really enjoying." My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour On October 31, 2019, after a six-year hiatus, the band announced a reunion scheduled to be held as a one-off event in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019. After tickets for

427-530: A march across London in protest against the depiction of the band in the media. The march was expected to be held on May 31, beginning at Hyde Park 's West Pond and ending outside the offices of the Daily Mail . The march was expected to attract 500–1,000 protesters, according to the organizers. After concerns by police, the march was called off and instead about 100 fans congregated at Marble Arch . The Daily Mail defended its position saying its coverage

488-515: A new song, titled "For the Lost and Brave", on his website, dedicating the song to Leelah Alcorn , a transgender teen who committed suicide. On July 20, 2016, the band posted on their official Twitter and Facebook pages a video with the piano intro from " Welcome to the Black Parade ", ending with a cryptic date, "9/23/16". The video was also published on the band's YouTube channel with

549-425: A range of accolades for The Black Parade . Kerrang! rated The Black Parade as the fourth-greatest album of 2006. 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, and 361th on their top 500 albums of all time. My Chemical Romance went on to win the award for Best International Band at the 2007 NME Awards , and Gerard Way also won

610-607: A show". " Welcome to the Black Parade " was released as a single on September 11, 2006. A music video for the song, directed by Samuel Bayer and starring Lukas Haas as "The Patient", was released later the same month. The single became the band's first number-one on the UK Singles Chart in October 2006. The Black Parade was released on October 23, 2006. In the US, "Welcome to the Black Parade" reached number nine on

671-496: A single on September 28. The album was released on November 22, 2010. The second single, " The Only Hope for Me Is You ", was released on October 12, 2010. Some of the other singles from the album include, " Sing ", and " Planetary (Go!) ". Rock Sound had a preview of the album and gave a positive review, commenting "the way they've used everything they learned on The Black Parade and tightened up in certain places feels natural and confident" and that it sees "the creativity of

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732-470: A single unreleased track. The track " Fake Your Death " was made available digitally on February 17. It is the only song in MCR's discography having James Dewees playing on keyboards. Following the band's breakup, the members of the band continued to pursue music. Lead vocalist Gerard Way announced his debut solo album Hesitant Alien with the release of an advance-single, " Action Cat ". Hesitant Alien

793-555: A studio in Los Angeles to record music for the band's fifth album under the working title MCR5, now with touring keyboardist James Dewees as an official member. The band worked with engineer Doug McKean, who previously worked on The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys . In September 2012, the band announced a new project titled Conventional Weapons . The project revolved around 10 unreleased songs that were recorded in 2009, prior to

854-488: A thirteen-year-old British girl named Hannah Bond, who supposedly took her life because of her involvement in an "emo cult" which the newspaper directly associated with My Chemical Romance and their fans, and their then-current album The Black Parade . The basis for the article was a statement by coroner Roger Sykes from the investigation into Bond's death, who expressed concern that her "emo" lifestyle glamorized suicide and suggested that her obsession with My Chemical Romance

915-504: A total revenue of $ 1,451,745. Angie Piccirillo, a reporter from Consequence of Sound gave the December 20, 2019 performance a positive review, stating: "emo is alive and well in 2019. If you don’t believe it, you should have seen My Chemical Romance reunite on Friday night for their first show in seven years. The legendary emo rock band ended the decade with a literal 'bang', a 'one-night only' gig at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, where

976-604: The Billboard Hot 100 , making it the band's only top ten hit to date on the chart. The Black Parade World Tour started on February 22, 2007, featuring Rise Against and Muse as support acts. Reggie and the Full Effect frontman James Dewees joined the band to play keyboards and synthesizer from there on. In April 2007, it was announced that Mikey Way would temporarily leave the tour to spend time with his new wife, Alicia Simmons-Way. Way's temporary replacement

1037-423: The 2009 film Watchmen , an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name . While working on the then-upcoming fourth album, the band originally worked with producer Brendan O'Brien , who has worked with AC/DC , Mastodon , and Pearl Jam . In an interview with NME , Gerard Way said the band's next record would be a rock album, saying, "I think [the next album] will definitely be stripped down. I think

1098-459: The Black Parade " topped the UK singles chart. The album solidified the band's following, despite negative coverage in the Daily Mail generating controversy. The band's fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys , was released in 2010. Bryar departed the band prior to the release of the album, and in 2012, they added touring keyboardist James Dewees . In 2012 and 2013,

1159-408: The Full Effect (alongside Ray Toro), releasing No Country for Old Musicians on November 19, 2013. Afterwards, he announced via his official website that he signed to Staple Records and would be releasing a full-length solo album titled Stomachaches under the moniker of "frnkiero andthe cellabration". The album featured former My Chemical Romance touring drummer Jarrod Alexander . Stomachaches

1220-623: The Hero of the Year award. My Chemical Romance was also nominated for Best Alternative Group at the 2007 American Music Awards . In 2008, the band released a live DVD/CD collection titled The Black Parade Is Dead! , which includes two concerts from October 2007, the final Black Parade concert in Mexico, and a small show at Maxwell's in New Jersey. The DVD/CD was meant to be released on June 24 in

1281-467: The Two of Us ", and " Headfirst for Halos ". My Chemical Romance offered free downloads through PureVolume and the social networking website MySpace , where they gained an initial fan base. On August 31, 2003, the band announced via their website that they had signed a deal with Reprise Records . The band's second album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge , was released on June 8, 2004. A month after

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1342-612: The United States and June 30 in the UK, but was postponed to July 1 because of a technical fault with the Mexico concert. In 2009, an EP of B-sides from The Black Parade was released, titled The Black Parade: The B-Sides . The band then announced that they would be releasing "a collection of nine never-before-seen live videos, straight from the encore set of the Mexico City show from October 2007" during their Black Parade World Tour, titled ¡Venganza! . The release came on

1403-413: The adventure. Gerard Way posted an extended tweet on his Twitter account two days after the website announcement, in which he confirmed the disbanding of the group but denied that altercations between band members were the reason for the split. On March 25, 2014, the band released a greatest hits collection, titled May Death Never Stop You , containing material spreading their entire career, as well

1464-576: The album Life on the Murder Scene was released, incorporating a CD and two DVDs . It included one documentary DVD chronicling the band's history, and a second DVD with music videos, the making of their videos and live performances. An unauthorized biography DVD Things That Make You Go MMM! was also released in June 2006. The DVD does not actually feature any My Chemical Romance music clips or performances but contains interviews with those who knew

1525-567: The album was "done, finished, kaput, in the proverbial can, and being played loudly as we drive way too fast in our respective cars." In September, a trailer video was uploaded to My Chemical Romance's official YouTube page titled Art is a Weapon , which announced the title of the album: Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys . On September 22, 2010, the band premiered their song " Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) " on Zane Lowe 's BBC Radio 1 show, and Los Angeles -based radio station KROQ-FM . The song offically release as

1586-482: The album's release, the band replaced Matt Pelissier with Bob Bryar . The band released four singles from the album: " I'm Not Okay (I Promise) ", " Thank You for the Venom ", " Helena ", and " The Ghost of You ". The album went platinum in just over a year after its release. At the beginning of 2005, the band was featured on the first Taste of Chaos tour along with The Used and Killswitch Engage . The band also

1647-495: The band announced their break-up on their official website, issuing this statement: Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. 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

1708-433: The band before much of their fame. A biography titled Something Incredible This Way Comes was also released, written by Paul Stenning and published in 2006. It features information on their beginnings right through to their third album, The Black Parade . My Chemical Romance started recording their third studio album on April 10, 2006, with Rob Cavallo , producer of many of Green Day's albums. On August 3, 2006,

1769-532: The band completed shooting the videos for their first two singles from the album, " Welcome to the Black Parade " and although not released until January 2007, " Famous Last Words ". Both videos were directed by Samuel Bayer , director of Nirvana 's " Smells Like Teen Spirit " and Green Day's American Idiot videos. During filming for the second video, band members Gerard Way and Bob Bryar were injured. Way suffered torn ligaments in his ankle, and Bryar suffered third-degree burns on his hands and legs. Consequently,

1830-419: The band met Frank Iero , the lead vocalist and guitarist for Pencey Prep . Following Pencey Prep's split in 2002, Iero became a member of My Chemical Romance, just days before the recording of the band's debut album. They recorded their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love , just three months after the formation of the band and released it in 2002 through Eyeball Records. The album

1891-417: The band misses being a rock band." Way also commented that the next release would be less theatrical in scope, stating that "it's not going to be hiding behind a veil of fiction or uniforms and makeup anymore." In an interview with PopEater, Way also stated that the next album will be "full of hate". He also said "over the years that we've been hearing ourselves live and hearing us on records, we kind of prefer

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1952-504: The band released a series of singles they had recorded in 2009 under the collective title Conventional Weapons . My Chemical Romance announced its breakup on March 22, 2013. In 2014, a greatest hits album titled May Death Never Stop You was released and a tenth-anniversary reissue of The Black Parade was released in 2016. On October 31, 2019, the band announced a reunion show, which took place in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019. In January 2020, they announced additional shows and

2013-481: The band taking flight musically, graphically and literally." Michael Pedicone joined the band as a touring drummer late in 2010, replacing Bryar. During a performance at Wembley Arena on February 12, 2011, Way announced that the band would be appearing at a UK festival later in the year. They also performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Carlisle , England on May 15, 2011. On September 2, 2011, Frank Iero posted

2074-516: The band was forced to cancel a few tour dates. On August 22, 2006, the band played a special one-off show at the 1,800-capacity London Hammersmith Palais . The show was sold out in 15 minutes. Later during the show, the album title was confirmed. The band were bottled during a performance at the Reading Festival by fans of the band Slayer , who performed before them at the festival; Way later described it as their "greatest victory as

2135-453: The band, writing: As of 4 weeks ago, My Chemical Romance and Bob Bryar parted ways. 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. In a March 2010 MTV interview about the new album, Way explained, "There's no title yet ... I'm actually kind of excited about that. It's kind of 'anything goes' at this point, but I'm so happy with

2196-467: The characterisation of their music as dangerous, comparing it to controversies surrounding Judas Priest in the 1980s. The media attention, which coincided with the release of The Black Parade, is thought to have boosted the band's popularity in the UK. On May 16, 2008, the Daily Mail published an article titled "Why no child is safe from the sinister cult of emo". It discussed the suicide of

2257-550: The first album." Gerard Way also said in a November 2009 interview with Rock Sound that the fourth album would be their defining work. "A friend who heard the record recently said he now had no interest in listening to our older work anymore, that we had made all our old material redundant. I took it as a compliment, the next thing you should always make the last thing seem unimportant and I think that will happen when we finally release this album." On March 3, 2010, Iero announced on their official website that Bob Bryar had left

2318-549: The live. There's more of a garage feel and more energy. I'd like to capture some of that, finally. That's the goal for the next one." On July 31 and August 1, 2009, My Chemical Romance played two "secret" shows at The Roxy Theater in Los Angeles. The shows were the first concerts the band had played since Madison Square Garden in May 2008. The band also premiered several new songs said to be from their upcoming fourth album during

2379-577: The lyrics". Bassist Mikey Way told the BBC, "If we're getting reaction from people like that we're doing something right." On December 18, 2011, the band appeared on Nick Jr. Channel 's Yo Gabba Gabba! , and performed a song called "Every Snowflake Is Different (Just Like You)". This was part of a Christmas special for the show. The special includes other famous guest appearances such as Tony Hawk and Tori Spelling . In February 2012, members of My Chemical Romance revealed that they had been building

2440-633: The making of Danger Days . The band released two songs each month for five months from the Conventional Weapons sessions , starting in October 2012 and finishing in February 2013. According to the October 2012 issue of Q Magazine , Frank Iero reported early sessions for MCR's next album with the new drummer Jarrod Alexander were progressing well. "Jarrod is a rad guy and a fantastic player. It's been really fun making music with him these past few months," Iero commented. On March 22, 2013,

2501-534: The making of the band's fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys . Conventional Weapons was released as a series of five colored double A-side singles accompanied by digital downloads. Each release was made available for individual purchase, but all five were also offered collectively as part of a limited-edition box set available for pre-order through the official My Chemical Romance online store. The 7-inch vinyl singles were packaged in five different picture sleeves each depicting

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2562-478: The most influential rock groups of the 2000s and a major act in the pop-punk and emo genres, despite the band rejecting the latter label. Founded in September 2001 by Gerard, Mikey, Toro, and drummer Matt Pelissier (and later joined by Iero), the band signed with Eyeball Records and released their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love , in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records

2623-409: The motivation / Generation nothing / Nothing but a dead scene / Product of a white dream". Gerard Way responded to the accusation on the band's official website, writing, "I think the word Glenn Beck was looking for was 'subversion' not 'propaganda', because I don't know what it would be considered propaganda for—truth? Sentiment?" He also said that he was "shocked that no actual fact-checking was done on

2684-439: The next year and released their major-label debut, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge , in 2004. Shortly after the album's release, Pelissier was replaced by Bob Bryar . The album was a commercial success, attaining platinum status over a year later. The success of the band's previous albums was eclipsed by that of their 2006 rock opera concept album , The Black Parade . A major commercial success, its lead single " Welcome to

2745-469: The original story as having a "heavy-handed approach and factual inaccuracies" and demonised the emo subculture . In a 2022 retrospective, The Guardian described the backlash against the band and emo music as a " moral panic ". In February 2009, My Chemical Romance released a new single titled " Desolation Row " (a cover of the Bob Dylan song). It was recorded to feature as the end credit track for

2806-562: The process. On September 4, 2011, it was revealed through various sources that Jarrod Alexander will be the new touring drummer for the remainder of the Honda Civic tour. In an interview with Rolling Stone in October 2011, guitarist Frank Iero revealed that new music could be out "by summer". On April 28, 2011, US broadcaster Glenn Beck labelled the My Chemical Romance song " Sing " as " propaganda " after it

2867-522: The show sold out within minutes, and following a strong positive response to the news online, the band subsequently scheduled further reunion shows worldwide. Initial announcements centered on a run of summer festival shows in mainland Europe and three nights at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes , England, followed by a further announcement of a North American tour. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all

2928-452: The shows, one reportedly titled "Death Before Disco", a song that Way said he was particularly excited about. The song was since renamed "Party Poison" and was included on the new album. Way explained further in a Rolling Stone interview that "it's a completely different sound for the band — it's like an anti-party song that you can party to. I can't wait for people to hear it. It brings back, lyrically, some of that wonderful fiction from

2989-419: The songs." Though the band eventually decided on the title of their fourth album, it continued to go unannounced, with various rumors circulating and the band stating on their website that it will be revealed "all in due time". During the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con , Way announced that the band had finished recording the fourth studio album. This was later confirmed by Iero on the band's website, announcing that

3050-681: The tour's 2020 shows, including the North American leg, were postponed to 2021. On March 9, 2021, it was announced that the planned England performance in St Austell had been postponed. The band announced in April 2021 that all of the remaining tour dates had been rescheduled for 2022. An additional three tour dates in Australia were announced on May 23, 2021. The first date of the tour was sold out with an attendance of 5,113, garnering

3111-438: The video titled "MCRX". This led to numerous rumors and reports on the band's possible reunion until it was revealed to be a reissue of The Black Parade with unreleased demos. The reissue, titled The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts , includes 11 demos and live tracks. Two months before its release, an early version of "Welcome to the Black Parade", titled "The Five of Us Are Dying", was made available for streaming. In

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3172-423: Was "balanced and restrained" and "in the public interest" and that they were reporting genuine concerns raised by the coroner at the inquest. They stated that their coverage of the coroner's remarks and the parents' comments was in common with that of other newspapers and pointed to their publishing of readers' letters defending the band and positive reviews of the band's albums and tours. Kerrang! later described

3233-505: Was Matt Cortez, a friend of the band. During the third leg of the tour, as a support act for Muse , members of My Chemical Romance and their crew, along with members of Muse's crew, suffered food poisoning , and consequently had to cancel shows. The band later featured on Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour in 2007, along with Placebo , Mindless Self Indulgence , Saosin , Taking Back Sunday and HIM . My Chemical Romance received

3294-421: Was featured and covered on the US musical drama TV series Glee in February 2011. Beck stated "It's an anthem saying 'Join us'. How can you and I possibly win against that?" The lyrics that Beck pointed out were: "Cleaned up corporation progress, dying in the process / Children that can talk about it living on the railways [ sic ] / People moving sideways / Sell it till your last days / Buy yourself

3355-538: Was linked to her death. The Mail followed this with several stories also describing the band and emo as a "sinister cult" and "dangerous". Supporters of emo music contacted NME to defend the genre against accusations that it promotes suicide. The band responded by paying tribute to Bond, saying that their music is "anti-violence and anti-suicide" and aiming to provide comfort and solace to fans, and encouraged fans experiencing feelings of depression or suicide to seek help. A group of British fans eventually planned

3416-443: Was produced by Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly after the band became friends with him while playing shows in New Jersey. Iero played guitar on two of the tracks, one of which was "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville". During this time, the band was booked at the infamous venue Big Daddy's, where it began to receive more attention. The album produced three singles, " Vampires Will Never Hurt You ", " Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for

3477-420: Was recruited as the band's guitarist because at the time Way could not sing and play the guitar simultaneously. Way has said, "Music was this thing I secretly wanted to do", and later wrote the song "Skylines and Turnstiles" to express his feelings about September 11. The name of the band was suggested by bass guitarist Mikey Way , younger brother of Gerard, who was working in a Barnes & Noble when he

3538-757: Was released on September 29, 2014, in the UK, and a day later in the U.S. Hesitant Alien was a moderate commercial success, topping the US Billboard Alternative Albums chart and reaching No. 16 on the US Billboard 200 . Hesitant Alien also topped the "Ten Essential Albums Of 2014" list in Alternative Press . Rhythm guitarist Frank Iero sporadically collaborated with My Chemical Romance keyboardist James Dewees , forming Death Spells and performing in Reggie and

3599-456: Was released worldwide on August 25, 2014. Bassist Mikey Way formed Electric Century along with Sleep Station vocalist David Debiak in 2014 and released their debut single "I Lied" in February 2014. The duo announced their debut self-titled EP on March 10, 2015, and it was released on Record Store Day on April 18, 2015. Lead guitarist Ray Toro released a song titled "Isn't That Something" on May 24, 2013. On January 1, 2015, he posted

3660-471: Was struck by the title of a book by Irvine Welsh named Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance . The first recording sessions were undertaken in Pelissier's attic, where the songs "Our Lady of Sorrows" and "Cubicles" were recorded. The band refers to those sessions as "The Attic Demos". After hearing the demo and dropping out of college, Mikey Way decided to join the band. While with Eyeball Records ,

3721-531: Was the opening act for Green Day on their American Idiot tour. They then co-headlined Warped Tour 2005 with Fall Out Boy and co-headlined a tour with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect around the US. That same year, My Chemical Romance collaborated with The Used for a cover of the Queen and David Bowie song, " Under Pressure ", which was released as a benefit single for tsunami relief on iTunes and other Internet outlets. In March 2006,

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