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| My Chemical Romance | |
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| File:Mychemicalromanceindex.jpgFrom Left to Right: Bob Bryar, Mikey Way, Gerard Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Jersey |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Members | Gerard Way Mikey Way Frank Iero Ray Toro Bob Bryar |
| Past members | Matt Pelissier |
| Website | Official Website MCR MySpace |
My Chemical Romance is an American rock band from New Jersey. Formed in 2001, the band consists of Gerard Way (lead vocals), Mikey Way (bass), Bob Bryar (drums), Frank Iero, and Ray Toro (guitar).
My Chemical Romance cites their main influences as The Misfits, Morrissey/The Smiths, and Iron Maiden 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. The band members hail from Belleville and Kearny, New Jersey, except drummer Bob Bryar, who is from Chicago, Illinois. Bassist Mikey Way coined the band's name from a book entitled Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, by Irvine Welsh.
Biography
Early career (2001–2002)
The band was formed by frontman Gerard Way and ex-drummer Matt Pelissier. The first song they wrote was Skylines and Turnstiles, which was written by Gerard about his feelings on September 11th. Shortly after, Ray Toro, Mikey Way (Gerard's brother), and Frank Iero would join the band. The band immediately started playing numerous local shows in basements in Montclair and New Brunswick, VFWs like Boonton Elks, and clubs such as the Loop Lounge in Passaic and the Bloomfield Ave. Cafe & Stage, in Montclair, New Jersey.
The band then recorded their first album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, and released it in 2002 on Eyeball Records. When I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love was made, they had only been a band for about three months. Frank Iero had joined My Chemical Romance only days before the band hit the recording studio for their debut album. Even though he joined before the recording sessions, he played on only a few songs because he was busy with his other band, Pency Prep.
Major career (2003–2005)
In 2003, the band signed a deal with Reprise Records and began working on their second album after finishing a tour with Avenged Sevenfold. The album, entitled Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, was released in 2004 and went platinum a year later. The album contained three singles: "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Helena" and "The Ghost of You".
At the start of 2005, the band were direct support on the first ever Taste of Chaos tour, and were also the opening act for Green Day on their American Idiot tour. Later that year they co-headlined and finally headlined their own tour, for the first time ever with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect around the country.
My Chemical Romance and The Used collaborated on a cover of the David Bowie and Queen classic "Under Pressure" that was released as a benefit single on iTunes and other Internet outlets.
Recent and future plans (2006—)
On March 21, 2006, a 2 DVD/1 CD set entitled Life on the Murder Scene was released. It includes 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. The release of the album/DVD was delayed twice; it was first rumored to be released on November 8, 2005 and was postponed until February 7, 2006, then was delayed again until it was finally released on March 21, 2006. An unauthorized biography DVD was released on June 27, 2006 and is named Things That Make You Go MMM!. 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.
My Chemical Romance has recently been working on their third album, The Black Parade which is scheduled for release on October 24th, 2006 in the USA and October 23rd, 2006 in the UK. The band started recording the album on April 10, 2006 with Rob Cavallo, who has produced every Green Day album since Dookie except Warning:. The Black Parade was originally thought to be titled The Rise and Fall of My Chemical Romance, but in an interview with Kerrang! magazine Gerard Way denied this was the title of the next album, stating "It was never the title of the album, more a spoof, or joke." It name ended up being more of a working title for the album. Despite being in the studio for a few monthes, My Chemical Romance were nominated, and won The Best Band On The Planet award at the annual Kerrang! awards.
My Chemical Romance's new single, "Welcome to the Black Parade" will hit the radio in mid September. On August 3, 2006, the band finished shooting the video for their new single from the upcoming album. The video is directed by Sam Bayer, the same director who did Nirvana's "Smells like Teen Spirit" and all of Green Day's American Idiot videos.
During the shoot for the upcoming video, band members Gerard Way and Bob Bryar were injured with Way suffering torn ligaments in his ankle and Bryar a bad burn to his leg. 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 has confirmed that these injuries occurred on the set of the new video.
On August 22, 2006, the band played a special one-off show at the 1800 capacity London Hammersmith Palais - one of the smallest UK shows the band has ever played. The show sold out in 15 minutes prompting tickets being sold on ebay for large amounts. The band always do something special at these shows, such as arrive in coffins, and this was no different. The name of the upcoming album was announced before the gig when 20 people dressed in black capes with their faces obscured paraded around Hammersmith, followed by a large group of fans with signs saying "The Black Parade". Later during the show the album was confirmed to be called "The Black Parade" with an October 23, 2006 UK release. Posters and stickers were also given to people in the queue. When the set began, the backdrop art displayed the words "The Black Parade". New songs played included "House of Wolves", "I Don't Love You" & "Cancer". The two latter songs were played for the first time at this show.
My Chemical Romance played the main stage at the 2006 Reading and Leeds Festivals - this was the largest show they have ever played in the UK. Although they were not recieved warmly by the crowd, the band was subjected to heavy "bottling" with large sections of the audience throwing drink bottles filled with urine at the group as they played. This reportedly upset Way, the frontman introduced a track saying, "This song is called thanks for all the bottles, thanks for all the piss, thanks for all the golf balls, thanks for all the apples and thanks for all the sticky shit." My Chemical Romance did however complete their set.
Criticism
My Chemical Romance initially was lauded as a band with a strong "grassroots" following. It was among the first bands to achieve national status by offering free downloads through PureVolume and the "social networking" site MySpace, where MCR gathered its first 100,000 fans. The band has clearly grown well beyond those initial numbers, but some critics indicate that the many new fans they've gained through heavy MTV play have a lower ability to connect to the band's music, while others suggest that the large fanbase they've gained since their 2004 album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is due to a more mainstream approach. MCR are mainly criticized for having a large "Teeny bopper" fanbase. Much of their music is 'horror film' based, and their photos and art rather bloody. Due to this, MCR are mainly criticized for their music and their appearance seeming emo, despite the horror genre being markedly different than emo music and therefore taking away from their influence in uninformed circles. Many critics say that My Chemical Romance and similar bands play generic, MTV-friendly music meant for mass consumption rather than artistic innovation. Another criticism of MCR is Gerard's friendship with Bert McCracken of The Used. While the bands are friends, detractors of MCR often accuse them of using their friendship with the Used to gain an international audience.
Discography
| Album Cover | Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak | US sales |
| June 23, 2002 | I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love | Eyeball Records | |||
| June 8, 2004 | Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge | Reprise Records | #28 | Platinum | |
| March 21, 2006 | Life on the Murder Scene | Reprise Records | #30 | ||
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October 24, 2006 (US) October 23, 2006 (UK) | The Black Parade | Reprise Records |
Relationship with The Used
The Used is known to have both a personal and a professional relationship with My Chemical Romance. The lead singer Gerard Way and Bert McCracken were rumored to have been particularly close. My Chemical Romance and The Used have covered "Under Pressure" (originally by David Bowie and Queen) in concert on multiple occasions. In recent months, the two lead singers of both bands seem to have had a fallout due to disagreements over the addition of "Under Pressure" to In Love and Death. Most of this evidence comes from an interview with Bert and a recent song, so far unreleased, by My Chemical Romance entitled "Disenchanted (Shut Up and Play)". The dispute was settled, however, when Bert said in an article that he was "just messing around". The two bands' members are, to this day, good friends.
References
- http://ubl.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,1721940,00.html?src=search&artist=My+Chemical+Romance ArtistDirect.com
- Pause & Play
- Punknews.org
- http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2006/week30/index.html#entry-11878537
- http://www.mychemicalromance.com/flashsite.php
- http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=2102684&blogID=154073986&MyToken=316e9236-63c8-45a0-b001-045098c599d9
- http://www.nme.com/news/readingleeds-festival/24116 NME.com - My Chemical Romance shelled by crowd, Way upset
- Music fans reach for the stars - USA Today
- Bands Embrace Social Networking - Wired Magazine
- A Mixed Set to a Mixed Crowd- Punknews.org
- "Teen Titans" — Rolling Stone (2005-07-14)
- Rolling Stone Counter Reference
- Billboard Chart Positions
External links
- Official website
- My Chemical Romance on MySpace
- Vacant3by4
- Revenge Media Network
- MCR Fan
- The Immortality Project
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