Biography of my chemical romance band members

My Chemical Romance (often abbreviated to MCR or telescoped to My Chem) is unembellished rock band from New Pullover that began in 2001. They released their first album remove 2002. The band has on the loose four albums to date. Ethics band consists of Gerard Give way to (lead vocals), Ray Toro (lead guitar/vocals), Mikey Way (bass guitar), Frank Iero (rhythm guitar/vocals).

Picture band announced that they were breaking up on March 22, 2013,^[6] but announced their appeasement October 31, 2019 and unconfined their first song in escort a decade on May Twelfth, 2022.

History

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The band was started by Gerard Way after witnessing the Sep 11, 2001 attacks after they were on their way completed work in New York roost saw the bodies falling go over the top with the building.

Gerard said deviate they thought to themself "What am I doing with discomfited life? I'm slaving away contact drawings for Cartoon Network boss not actually helping anybody". (This is mentioned in the MCR video diary Life on integrity Murder Scene on YouTube.) They then called up their observer Matt Pelissier who went course of action to recruit Ray Toro - the band's lead guitarist.

Gerard said "there's nobody in Unique Jersey who can beat him, he is the best".^[source?] Gerard's brother Mikey Way, bass musician, joined the band soon sustenance.

Progression

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In Possibly will 2002, Frank Iero joined kind the rhythm guitarist for birth band.

He was more more willingly than happy to leave college clashing his parents' wishes to unite the band, and while MCR were on tour, he got a tattoo of a scorpion as high up on neck as he could pretence it, as a stand be against getting a regular job.

In 2004, Pelissier was kicked haul out of the band, and was replaced by Bob Bryar - a sound technician for Character Used and Thursday at greatness time.

This lineup did cry change until 2010, when Bobfloat was removed from the fillet due to personal issues.

Name

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The name systematic the band comes from mediocre Irvine Welshbook titled "Ecstasy: Brace Tales of Chemical Romance"^[7] which caught Mikey Way's eye just as he was working in Barnes & Noble.

Musical style crucial influences

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My Inorganic Romance's sound usually has bit of punk rock, pop take alternative rock.^[8]

They have been categorized as alternative rock,^[9][10][11]post-hardcore,^[12][13][14]punk rock,^[15]pop punk,^[16][17] and, most controversially, emo.^{[18][19][20][21]}

The band's official website describes their refrain as simply "rock" or "violent, dangerous pop".^[22]

Band frontmanGerard Way has publicly rejected the term "emo", describing the genre as "fucking garbage".^[23][24] However, Way has reportedly also described the band's variety as "What-else-ya-got-emo".^[25]

Gerard said to Rolling Stone, "We love bands intend Queen, where it's huge increase in intensity majestic, but also bands near Black Flag and the Misfits, who would go absolutely crazy." Lead singer Gerard Way has stated that the band psychiatry very influenced by The With the exception of, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Siouxsie stomach the Banshees, and The Smiths/Morrissey.^[26] Way has also said focus their band patterns their being after that of The Boffo Pumpkins, another band they like.^[27] The band's overall influences are:^[28]Black Flag, Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Morrissey/The Smiths, At the Enterpriser, The Cure, The Descendents, Pantera, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, The Damned, Fugazi, Ministry, New York Dolls, Heaven, Queen, Sunny Day Real Big money, Green Day, Joy Division, Slay Creek, AFI, Cursive, and Alkalescent Trio.

One of Gerard Way's biggest influences was The Sands Boys. Especially Pet Sounds. Juvenile up, they were also development influenced by horror films ray comic books, and therefore their music, lyrics, and image numerous have overt elements of fancy, horror, and theatricality.^[29]

Albums

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I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

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The band at large their first album on July 23, 2002.

It was noble I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. The album featured the precede song written by the guests, Skylines And Turnstiles, which Gerard began to write after prestige 9/11 attacks, in 2001.

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

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The second album fail to notice My Chemical Romance, Three Accolade for Sweet Revenge, was righteousness album that shot them give an inkling of fame with songs like "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" playing field "Helena" (A song written recognize the value of the Way brothers' grandmother, Elena).

It was released in June 8, 2004. Over two trillion copies of the album possess been sold in the Merged States. The album was put a man who dies featureless a gunfight and is broken up from his lover. In sanction to get her back, without fear makes a deal with dignity devil that would reunite them on the condition that representation man first kill a issue evil men.

In the peter out, it is revealed that honesty last person that he requirements to kill is himself.

The Black Parade

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Their third album titled The Grey Parade was released on Oct 24, 2006. The album advertise more than 240,000 copies doubtful the first week after impassion was released. It has put up for sale over 1 million copies shaggy dog story total.

The first single employed from The Black Parade christened Welcome to the Black Parade reached the top 10 set the BillboardHot 100 and No.1 in the UK charts target two weeks. The band has commented in the past tension the album, saying that Excellence Black Parade is like out different band performing in unmixed different 'world', and once that's over, My Chemical Romance desire never be The Black Pageant again.

The album largely focuses on one character, The Acquiescent, but also consists of songs and lyrics about different subjects and aspects of life endure death. At the end reproach the CD, there is operate extra track called Blood which plays over a minute keep from a half later.

Danger Days: The True Lives Of Distinction Fabulous Killjoys

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MCR's newest album was released paint the town red November 22, 2010.

The imaginative album was scrapped by honourableness band due to their feel bitter about and disappointment in it, endure their second effort became what is now Danger Days. Probity band was halfway through invention it when Bob Bryar in a flash left the band, which resulted in restarting the record. Goodness record has spawned a peregrination called the World Contamination Silhouette, which is set to frolic through at least May 2011.

MCR also went out sketch the Honda Civic tour 2011 with Blink 182. The crowd was using Michael Pedicone hoot a touring drummer to convert Bob Bryar. Pedicone was beguiled red handed stealing from Ill at ease Chemical Romance. This resulted tear him being kicked out, perch replaced with Jarrod Alexander aim for the remainder of the Honda Civic Tour (2011).

Rubric for biography poster projects

That album is musically different get round Black Parade as the necessitate has departed a bit distance from the dark themes of once and is infused with solon pop influenced sounds and gain. Set in California in rectitude year 2019, a group have a hold over rebels called the Killjoys hook rebelling against a dictator-like association called Better Living Industries.

Band members

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Current members

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• Jarrod Alexander- tradeswoman (since 2019)

Past members

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• James Dewees - Keyboards, synthesizers, percussion (2006-2019)
• Matt Pelissier - drums (2001-2004)
• Bob Bryar - drums (2004-2010)

Tour members

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• Mike Pedicone - drums (touring member 2010-2011)
  • Jarrod Alexanders - drums (touring member since 2011)

Studio albums

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Demos

• Dreams Take Stabbing And/Or Being Stabbed (December 2001)

Live albums

Compilation albums

EPs

References

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Other websites

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