NEWS: The Black Parade 10th Anniversary featured in Alternative Press!

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of My Chemical Romance's THE BLACK PARADE; Too Close To Touch, Yellowcard, The Amity Affliction and more!

 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE:
THE LEGEND OF THE BLACK PARADE
MCR’s groundbreaking, game-changing, scene-shattering third album turns 10 this year with a deluxe reissue featuring unreleased tracks and demo versions. We went through the AP archives to revisit some of the moments around the album, from its early beginnings to the last show the band played in support of it. From the exclusive art from Gerard Way to your favorite bands weighing in on MCR’s enduring legacy, this is truly an event to celebrate.

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$40.00The Black Parade turns 10 and we’re ready to celebrate! We went deep in the AP archives to bring you never-before-seen My Chemical Romance interviews and photos as well as an exclusive sit-down with drummer Bob Bryar. We also spoke to the people behind the record: their “unofficial sixth member,” producer Rob Cavallo and illustrator James Jean, who brought Gerard Way’s imagery to life.


We also have a FIRST LOOK at Gerard Way’s new comic series, a COMPLETE poster collection of MCR over the years and testimonials from our scene’s biggest MCR supporters such as the Word Alive, Crown The Empire and New Years Day.

When we weren’t going MCRazy, we spoke to Too Close To Touch about their journey on Warped Tour and dealing with grief, as well as the Amity Affliction’s Joel Birch about his struggle with alcoholism. Yellowcard told us about their plans, post-breakup while we shine a light on I Prevail, Bad Omens and more bands to discover. Come one, come all to this magic affair, indeed!

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NEWS: Comic-Con 2016: Gerard Way recalls being 'really scared' to pitch Doom Patrol ideas

The My Chemical Romance frontman talks about his 'lifelong dream' at Con-X

With My Chemical Romance still in hibernation, former frontman Gerard Way has pivoted toward an early love: comics.

Last April, Way announced he would curate a new DC effort targeted toward older readers called Young Animal. The first of the four titles will roll out this fall, kick-starting the imprint of which Way will write “two-and-a-half.” He also wrote the alt-universe Eisner-winning limited series, The Umbrella Academy, that Universal Cable Production optioned last year for a series.

Way joined EW’s Tim Leong at the EW Con-X stage to discuss his own imprint, the scariest moment of adapting Doom Patrol, female creators, and the music that inspires his writing. Here are our takeaways.

Landing an imprint wasn’t on Way’s radar
Leong described Way’s accomplishment akin to an athlete nabbing a personalized sneaker from Nike. But it might be even bigger than that, given the autonomy and guidance as a curator.

“It all stemmed out of Doom Patrol and the desire to write Doom Patrol, which had been my lifelong dream, between making music and writing Doom Patrol — that was pretty much what I had,” Way explained of how Young Animal came to be.

He started out by going through the DC canon and picking out rarely used characters: “My favorite characters are the ones that are counted out already, maybe they’re B-lister, C-lister characters. I find you can do the most exciting things with those kinds of characters.”

Four titles are being developed under his creative guidance, three with some writing contribution from Way: Doom Patrol, Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye, and Mother Panic. (Cecil Castellucci handles writing duties on Shade, The Changing Girl.)

Many primary characters are daughters — and not just because Way has one

Way noted the strong parental-daughter relationships in the four in-progress works, but he claims, “It just happened.”

“A lot of the characters, the lead characters are women,” he said, “and I think that has something to do with the parent-daughter, parent-child situation.”

Way noted how critical it is to have female and varied creators aboard his projects: “Moving forward, it’s more important to have more kinds of diversity in there. Just to keep an eye on it: You should try to include people whenever you can.”


Writing Doom Patrol was a horrifying dream come true

Way’s one comic he wishes he could have written is Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol. Since he’s now working on it, everything is extra special. But the scariest moment about taking on Doom Patrol was working over ideas in Morrison’s Los Angeles apartment and pitching ideas, in front of the man himself.

“He would be like, ‘Okay, what’s your first issue of Doom Patrol?’” he recalled, “and I would have to stand there and tell him everything. I was really scared. That’s when I realized there’s a lot of holes in this cheese. I got to figure it out.”

The intense grilling wasn’t a hazing process: Morrison has given his blessing and endorsement to Way to take on Doom Patrol.

Don’t listen to MCR when trying to write

To begin his writing process, Way typically threw on Black Sabbath, Sleep or ethereal instrumental tracks to help with Doom Patrol; one album usually puts him into a writing zone that propels him. But he doubts anyone could listen to anything MCR to center them.

“I couldn’t imagine writing anything while listening to that,” Way said. “It’s just constantly hitting you in the face with that band. It really grabs the listener and says, ‘You must listen to me right now.’”

Con-X is a four-day getaway in Embarcadero Marina Park North in downtown San Diego. Made for all fans, Con-X allows anyone to get a taste of Comic-Con for free with panels, Q&A, trivia, music, screenings and more. Con-X runs through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. PT each day.

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NEWS: My Chemical Romance Plots 'Black Parade' Reissue for 10th Anniversary

Band confirms no tour or reunion plans will accompany reissue

 My Chemical Romance will be reissuing their third album The Black Parade for its 10th anniversary. The band confirmed on Twitter, however, that the reissue is not indicative of any tour or reunion plans.

A source confirmed the reissue to Entertainment Weekly after a cryptic teaser video was posted on the band's social media yesterday with a flag bearing a cross waved in the wind as the opening piano part to "Welcome to the Black Parade" played. The video also revealed a release date for the then-mystery project of September 23rd. As fans raced to guess what the teaser indicated, the band posted a note on their Twitter with the caption "Thank you so much for the love" that confirmed they would not be reuniting this year.

My Chemical Romance released the theatrical Black Parade in October of 2006. The rock opera told the story of a cancer patient who experiences his death in the form of a parade and continues to reflect on his existence in the afterlife. "Welcome to the Black Parade" was the band's first and only Top 10 single and the album itself went platinum, establishing MCR as one of the biggest rock bands at the time.

In 2013, the band decided to call it quits after 12 years and four albums together. Their final release was 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, and even though Danger Days was not technically a rock opera it still maintained the band's penchant for a theme with the protopunk-influenced songs loosely telling the tale of the Killjoys fighting against a deadly corporation.

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NEWS: My Chemical Romance Tease Reunion Three Years After Breakup

Something is coming this September ...

My Chemical Romance’s breakup in 2013 might turn out to be more of a hiatus. The emo band seem to be hinting at a reunion: Earlier today, they tweeted a 30-second video of a flag with the group’s insignia and revealing the date 9/23/16. This was their first tweet in more than a year.

Whether that’s the release date for a new album, song, tour, or something else remains to be seen. If it is an LP, it will be My Chemical Romance’s first since 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Details are still sparse, but it looks like things, in fact, are now okay for the future of the band. Watch the teaser below.

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NEWS: Get a copy of Electric Century's Album for free!!

For the next 72 hours - Amazon music is giving away Electric Century - For The Night To Control for free! get it here

SCANS: The Umbrella Academy: Dallas 1-6 scans now available!

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NEWS: Gerard Way Confirmed for San Diego Comic-Con 2016

Some of you may recall that our own staffer, Lisa McDowell, went a little insane last year from the amount of people asking former frontman of My Chemical Romance and Eisner-Award-winning Umbrella Academy creator Gerard Way if he’d be attending San Diego Comic-Con. While last year, Way skipped the con – we’ve got good news for 2016 (for Lisa and for you!)

You can all finally stop asking – Gerard Way is heading back to San Diego Comic-Con this year.
We’ve confirmed with DC Entertainment that Way is indeed returning to San Diego Comic-Con this year. He’ll be at a panel (details still to come) to discuss his new pop-up imprint, DC’s Young Animal, along with Cecil Castelucci (Shade, The Changing Girl) and Jody Houser (Mother Panic).

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SCANS: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys - Chapter 6: Boom

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CHAPTER 6: "BOOM"

Killjoys comic #2 link is working again

Killjoys comic #2 link is working again! Check it out here

NEWS: Mikey Way to perform at 2016 APMA's 07/18, stream it live!

With a week remaining until the main event, the 2016 Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled by Monster Energy are pleased to announce that, thanks to Amazon Music, fans will be able to watch the live stream exclusively on Twitch, the world's leading social video platform and community for gamers. The live APMAs broadcast will air on the Amazon Music Twitch channel www.twitch.tv/amazonmusic and at http://www.amazon.com/APMAs starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Monday, July 18.
To watch the APMAs, go to www.amazon.com/apmas for complete viewing instructions. To watch on your TV, download the Twitch app from your TV's app store. Open the Twitch app and search for "amazonmusic." To watch on your mobile phone, tablet or computer, go to www.twitch.tv/amazonmusic on Monday, July 18 at 7 p.m. ET. The Twitch platform is viewable on both iPhone and Android devices. You can also watch the APMAs via the Twitch platforms on Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Chromecast, Fire TV and Nvidia Shield.
"Collaborating with an influential and ground-breaking company like Amazon on the official live stream for the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards is going to amplify our show unlike ever before," said Mike Shea, founder and CEO of Alternative Press. "Since our first meeting, the Amazon team has shown a deep understanding of the Altpress community, so being able to work together with them, as well as our friends at Twitch, Monster and Journeys, packs a powerhouse of a punch. Now music fans worldwide will be able to view the AP Music Awards as all the excitement unfolds in real time."
ANNOUNCING NEW APMAs INDUSTRY PANELS & CONVERSATION SERIES
The APMAs are pleased to announce the inclusion of two bonus events surrounding the main awards event, both of which are open to the public. The Musicians Institute Conversation Series Presents: BEARTOOTH and Creative Live x APMAs Educational Conference will offer attendees an educational look inside the current state of the music industry. These events are a "must" for anyone interested in the inner-workings of music business and artist development.
The Musicians Institute Conversation Series Presents: BEARTOOTH will take place at the Fawcett Center (2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio) from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, July 17-the night before the APMAs. The event will feature Columbus natives and APMAs performers BEARTOOTH taking part in an engaging, career encompassing Q&A about the band's formation and what continues to drive them. The Q&A will be hosted by regular MI Conversation Series host and Alternative Press Vice President of Content Development/Senior Editor, Ryan J. Downey. The event will close with an audience Q&A and meet and greet with the band. Please visit https://BeartoothMI.eventbrite.com and enter "MIBT" to receive two tickets! Hurry, space is limited.
The morning of the APMAs (July 18), the Fawcett Center will also host the FREE CreativeLive x APMAs Educational Conference from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Launched in 2015, this conference expands in 2016 to include a day's worth of inspired programming. Arrive to the Fawcett Center ready to engage with some of the most talented producers, mentors, publicists, managers, photographers and artists in your community. Do you want to be a pivotal part of the next generation of the music industry? Then do not miss this event ahead of the third-annual APMAs! Get tickets HERE with code APMACL.
NEW SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES AND PERFORMERS!
The special guest appearances and performances just keep coming! New special guest performers include Andy Black, Neck Deep & Friends, Kellin Quinn of Sleeping With Sirens, Anthony Raneri of Bayside, Bradley Walden of Emarosa, Quinn Allman of VadaWave (formerly of The Used), Mikey Way formerly of My Chemical Romance and Electric Century, John Feldmann of Goldfinger, Christian Coma of Black Veil Brides, Jon Langston, Derek DiScanio of State Champs, Will Gould of Creeper, Jayden Seeley of With Confidence and Alex Costello of ROAM. These newly announced performers join headliners A Day To Remember and previously announced performers BABYMETAL, Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Dashboard Confessional, Good Charlotte, Yellowcard, Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind, Of Mice & Men, Papa Roach, Jenna McDougall of Tonight Alive, Machine Gun Kelly, Issues, the Maine, Mayday Parade, Beartooth, MAX, Eddy Brewerton of Moose Blood and Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire.
Newly confirmed appearances will be made by Tyler Posey of MTV's Teen Wolf, plus members of I See Stars, Trivium, Billy Talent, Stitched Up Heart, Waterparks, Too Close To Touch and Against The Current. Additional special guest appearances will be made by Spencer Chamberlain and Aaron Gillespie of Underøath, Pierce The Veil, Motionless In White, Jarrod Alonge, Telle Smith of The Word Alive, Bradley Walden of Emarosa, Garret Rapp of The Color Morale, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Brenton Dean of Holy White Hounds, Matt Brandyberry of From Ashes To New, Real Friends, 3OH!3, Killswitch Engage and Volumes. This year's Icon Award, presented by Equal Vision Records/MerchNOW, will be awarded to platinum-selling rock legend MARILYN MANSON.
This year's APMAs, hosted by Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of eight-time AP cover stars All Time Low, will broadcast live the evening of July 18 from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio (schottensteincenter.com). The APMAs are offering a "punk-rock convention" as an alternative to the Republican National Convention taking place in the magazine's hometown of Cleveland that night.
The star-studded red carpet will once again be hosted by infectious frontman Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die and macabre beauty Ash Costello of New Years Day.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Alternative Press Music Awards tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster here. VIP experience packages are available via SoundRink-An Experience Company-and will include limited merchandise, elite access to the red carpet and prime indoor seating and VIP meet-and-greets. The VIP Pit Experience is for the loudest, most energetic fan of the APMAs. This is the best experience for the fan who wants to be so close to the action that they're a part of it, themselves. Tickets are extremely limited! The VIP Pit Experience is located in the center of the largest stage the APMAs has ever had. The stage features a large V-thrust that makes every seat the best seat in the house. Pick up your VIP Pit Experience tickets now via www.altpress.com/pit.

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SCANS: KERRANG! #1549 - Gerard Way: His Life-Changing Year

Gerard Way: His Life-Changing Year In His Own Words And Pictures!

2014 saw Gerard Way’s world turned upside down. As the frontman prepares to face the New Year, he first reflects on the moments and images that defined his new life.

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KERRANG! #1549

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SCANS: New (Old) Scans - KERRANG!

KERRANG! #1550

KERRANG! #1551

KERRANG  #1552

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NEWS (04/01/16): Rumor: Could Gerard Way Become The Figurehead Behind DC’s Vertigo Line?

Although DC made the majority of the big Rebirth announcements at WonderCon last weekend, rumor has it they are still holding one of their bigger ones for the upcoming Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle. It seems My Chemical Romance singer (and Umbrella Academy writer) Gerard Way is being tapped by DC Vertigo into what’s being described as “a kind of showrunner/curator position” over a number of titles.

According to the rumor, his position is said to be described as “Not quite an editor, but not just a figurehead either.” Vertigo has not had a breakout hit in many years, arguably since Fables. Could this be just the thing that Vertigo needs? And could the long rumored relaunch of Doom Patrol from Way and Becky Cloonan be leading the pack? Hopefully we’ll know more soon.

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NEWS (03/24/16): Gerard Way Speaks Out on Anniversary of My Chemical Romance’s Split

The singer says he's in "a much better place"

The New Jersey rock band announced their break-up on March 22 2013 and former frontman Gerard Way didn’t let the momentous occasion pass with out saying a few words.  The ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ singer took to Twitter to mark the band’s anniversary, saying that it feels like a decade since the group decided to part ways, concluding that he is “in a much better place” now.

 

My Chemical Romance released their final album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, in 2010.  After the band came to an end, Way went on to release a solo album, Hesitant Alien, in 2014.

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Gerard Way Speaks Out on Anniversary of My Chemical Romance’s Split

The singer says he is in "a much better place"

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 24 Mar 2016

The New Jersey rock band announced their break-up on March 22 2013 and former frontman Gerard Way didn’t let the momentous occasion pass with out saying a few words.

The ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ singer took to Twitter to mark the band’s anniversary, saying that it feels like a decade since the group decided to part ways, concluding that he is “in a much better place” now.

My Chemical Romance released their final album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, in 2010.

After the band came to an end, Way went on to release a solo album, Hesitant Alien, in 2014.

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The New Jersey rock band announced their break-up on March 22 2013 and former frontman Gerard Way didn’t let the momentous occasion pass with out saying a few words.

The ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ singer took to Twitter to mark the band’s anniversary, saying that it feels like a decade since the group decided to part ways, concluding that he is “in a much better place” now.

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The singer says he is in "a much better place"

The singer says he is in "a much better place"

The singer says he is in "a much better place"

NEWS (03/07/16): Gerard Way is Joining Echosmith in the Studio

The "Cool Kids" stars just invited a very Cool Kid to collaborate

Here's some fun, unexpected news: Echosmith and Gerard Way are hitting the studio together, according to a pair of excited tweets.

Echosmith shared the good news on Saturday night (Mar. 5), noting that the collaboration with the former My Chemical Romance frontman would happen "this week":

 Way might just be producing for the pop-rock sibling quartet, which scored a Top 20 hit in 2014 with "Cool Kids," but let's hope that a duet with singer Sydney Sierota materializes. Presumably, the collaboration will appear on Echosmith's follow-up to its 2013 debut, Talking Dreams. Way, who wrapped up his Hesitant Alien tour last fall, has been relatively quiet on the new music front.

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Ray Toro Streams New Song, "Hope For The World"

Ray Toro has released a new track, "Hope For The World".

The former My Chemical Romance guitarist has followed up his previously released solo tracks, Isn’t That Something and For The Lost And Brave, with an uplifting new tune – check it out below, along with the song’s lyrics, and let us know what you think in the comments!

MERCH: New MCR merchandise available at Hot Topic!

The Black Parade Cross Girl's T- Shirt

The Black Parade Cross T-Shirt

Girl's Football T-Shirt

 

Girl's Varsity Cardigan

Bottle Opener Belt

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Gerard Way Pop! Funko Dolls Now Available in the MCR Online Store!

Now available in the MCR online store is a limited amount of the Gerard Way Pop! Funko Dolls from the Black Parade and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge Eras. Order today before they are all gone!

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NEWS: FRNKIERO announces acoustic performances

FRNKIERO has announced two exclusive acoustic performances in lieu of the previously cancelled Soundwave appearances.

The former My Chemical Romance guitarist will appear in Melbourne and Sydney this January. The free, all ages events also include a signing session from the musician.

Iero comments:
“Dear Australian friends, I’m so sorry soundwave 2016 got cancelled. I know you must be super bummed, but believe me, the feeling is mutual! I was really looking forward to getting to play for you all. I mean hell I love Australia… in fact I love it so much I thought fuck it, I’m coming anyway! So I’m bringing my brother Evan, and a couple of guitars and we’re gonna play some songs for you and sign some records and hang out for a few days in whatever places that will let us … because we don’t need a festival ground to make a memory. see you soon.”

Iero released his debut album, ‘Stomachaches‘, under the moniker frnkiero andthe cellabration, in 2014.

 

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VIDEO: Ex-My Chemical Romance member Frank Iero joined onstage by his three kids

Ex-My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero has shared a video of himself performing with his three children at a recent live show.

Iero now performs under his solo moniker Frnkiero Andthe Cellabration, with the musician recently joined by kids Cherry, Lily and Miles for a rendition of 'Joyriding' during a hometown gig in New Jersey in June 2015.

Posting the clip to Twitter, Iero wrote: "Easily 4 min of the greatest minutes of my life captured on film… How did I get so lucky to be these kid’s dad?"

Watch the clip below

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