Inside Gerard Way's Crusade to Change American Music
"The main objective was to change the landscape of music a bit. To re-boot Britpop in America"
BY JAMES MONTGOMERY | August 20, 2014When he was fronting My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way was the driving force behind high-minded (and color-coordinated) concept albums like The Black Parade and Danger ( Read more... )

Exclusive: Mikey Way Moves On From My Chemical Romance With Electric Century
The former MCR bassist says it was time to move forward with a new band, Electric Century.
By James MontgomeryMikey Way began planning Electric Century long before My Chemical Romance hit it big, he just didn't have the means to pull it off ... mostly because he was 12 ( Read more... )

My Chemical Romance's 'Kids From Yesterday': Death Of Danger
Fan-made video for 'The Kids From Yesterday' looks back at the band's rise to fame.
By James MontgomeryReally, My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys deserved better. A big, bold re-invention of their sound and swagger, it was, by the band's own ( Read more... )

Fox News pundit singled out the song, performed on 'Glee' in February, during his broadcast Thursday.by James Montgomery ( Read more... )

When My Chemical Romance first learned of the devastating natural disasters that struck Japan in March, they didn't wonder, "Should we help?" Instead, their first thought was "How can we help ( Read more... )

Album-release concert will stream live on MTV.com starting at 10 p.m. ET tonight!
by James MontgomeryHOLLYWOOD - My Chemical Romance went to the brink and back to make their new album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. So, as you can probably imagine, on Monday (November 22) - the day Killjoys hit stores - they were in the mood ( Read more... )

Band went through a lot of changes while making the just-released album.
By James Montgomery

My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is, on the surface, yet another concept album from a band that seemingly makes nothing but concept albums. It's a daring, DayGlo-addled story about a band of outlaws - that would be ( Read more... )

Clip premieres at 12:01 a.m. on MTV.com.
By James MontgomeryMy Chemical Romance's brand-new "Sing" video doesn't premiere until 12:01 a.m. ET on MTV.com, but you can get a sneak peek at some behind-the-scenes action right now ( Read more... )

Michael Pedicone, formerly of Arizona's the Bled, joined MCR for their London tour kickoff.
By James MontgomeryEarlier this year, My Chemical Romance parted ways with drummer Bob Bryar, who had played with the band since 2004 (he replaced their first drummer, Matt Pelissier). Since then, they've finished recording - and subsequently re-recording - ( Read more... )

An EP from the mysterious band is included in deluxe edition of Danger Days.
By James Montgomery

As if My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys weren't already anticipated enough, the band recently upped the ante by unveiling a deluxe "California 2019" edition of the album, one that includes a glorious array of ( Read more... )