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The band also premiered several new songs said to be from their upcoming fourth album during 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 the first album. Gerard Way also said in a November interview with Rock Sound that the fourth album would be their defining work. 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.

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. I'm actually kind of excited about that. It's kind of 'anything goes' at this point, but I'm so happy with the songs. Maybe some sort of event, something fun, something soon. During the 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 the album was "done, finished, kaput, in the proverbial can, and being played loudly as we drive way too fast in our respective cars. Notable comic book author and the band's personal friend, Grant Morrison, makes a special appearance, in the role of an enemy and leader of a band of masked characters. The album was released on November 22, Michael Pedicone joined the band as a touring drummer late in , replacing Bryar.

During a performance at Wembley Arena on February 12, , Way announced that the band will be appearing at a UK festival later in the year, later confirmed as the Reading and Leeds Festivals, which they headlined. On September 2, , Frank Iero posted 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.

On September 4, , it was revealed through various sources that Jarrod Alexander would be the new touring drummer for the remainder of the Honda Civic tour. In an interview with Rolling Stone in October , guitarist Frank Iero revealed that new music could be out "by summer". In February , the band revealed that they have been building a studio in Los Angeles to record music for their fifth album. On March 22, My Chemical Romance announced their breakup on their website after 12 years being together with 4 studio albums and one that was in the making, known as of by MCR5.

My Chemical Romance posted the following statement on their official website: "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 the adventure. On March 25, , the band released a greatest hits collection, entitled May Death Never Stop You , containing material spreading their entire career, as well a single unreleased track.

Following the band's break-up, 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".

Afterwards, he announced via his official website that he signed to Staple Records and would be releasing a full-length solo album entitled Stomachaches under the moniker of "frnkiero andthe cellabration". Stomachaches was released world-wide on August 25, On January 1, he posted 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 October 15th, , My Chemical Romance's official twitter page was re-verified.

This led fans to believe something may be happening and that the band may be reuniting to release MCR5. Along with the reverification, the band's twitter bio was also changed. It read "Sometimes, in order to grow, you must tear down everything that came before".

This information has since been changed. It was later revealed that this change was the result of hackers, who have been since banned from Twitter. A date, "9. It was noted that, since The Black Parade was released on October 23, , its ten-year anniversary will take place in and X is the Roman numeral for ten. As to why the date depicted in "MCRX" is September 23 as opposed to October 23, no popular theory has been proposed; however, the music and date included in the video led many fans to believe that My Chemical Romance will have a reunion tour.

Leading up to the video's upload, it was noticed that My Chemical Romance's tweet concerning their breakup had been deleted. The "Tour" page of their website had also read, "Check back soon for more details on the upcoming tour. However, the day after the video was released - and fans had thoroughly voiced their eagerness for the band's reunion - My Chemical Romance revealed through their official Facebook page that no reunion event of any kind was to take place - that instead, there would be a special release in honor of Black Parade's tenth anniversary:.

We are not touring and there is no reunion planned - only a release for the anniversary of The Black Parade. Thanks so much for continuing to keep MCR in your minds and in your hearts. Many fans expressed disappointment at the fact that the band's "Tour" page still hinted at a new tour; however, it is likely that this was simply left on the page before the band's breakup, as a default message in between tours.

On October 31, , the band announced they would be reuniting with a date in Los Angeles on December 20 and a new merchandise line.

The announcement was accompanied by the captions "Return" and "Like Phantoms Forever They have also uploaded photos on their website. As My Chemical Romance prepared to enter the studio for their third album, they issued a stopgap recording, Life on the Murder Scene , in March The record achieved platinum status by early and was followed by a live recording, Black Parade Is Dead! After the rigorous touring for The Black Parade , the band took time out to decompress, especially the brothers Way, who both went through a number of changes, with Mikey dealing with anxiety issues related to touring and Gerard becoming a new father.

With all of this happening in their personal lives, the band felt it was time for a change in their professional lives as well. When they returned to the studio, they decided to eschew their gothic image in favor of something fresh and new, replacing the darkness of their previous albums with a newfound exuberance.

The band originally went into the studio in with producer Brendan O'Brien , but unsatisfied with the results, scrapped the project and returned to Black Parade producer Rob Cavallo. With a renewed creative vigor, the band set to work demolishing and reconstructing their abandoned recordings, and in released Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Another concept album, it had a manic, Day-Glo energy and more of a punk-pop sound.

The band's final release was a series of five 7" singles entitled Conventional Weapons , released between October and February , which collected the unreleased songs they had recorded during the sessions for Danger Days. Shortly thereafter, they announced they were disbanding, on March 22, Almost exactly a year later, they announced the release of a posthumous best-of compilation entitled May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits — , which Way described as their "epitaph.

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