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My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR)http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1540817/09132006/my_chemical_romance.jhtml is an American Alternative Rock band that formed in 2001. The current members of the band are Gerard Way , Ray Toro , Frank Iero , Mikey Way , and Bob Bryar . Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album '' I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love '' in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut '' Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge '' in 2004. The album was a major commercial success, selling over two million copies due in part to the success of the singles " Helena ", " I'm Not Okay (I Promise) ", and " The Ghost Of You ". The band followed this success with 2006's '' The Black Parade '', featuring their biggest hit " Welcome To The Black Parade ". While the band identifies their sound as simply "rock", the subgenre of the band's recordings has been a subject of debate among fans and the media. BIOGRAPHY Early career (2001–2002) The band was formed by frontman Gerard Way and ex-drummer Matt Pelissier around a week after the September 11, 2001 Attacks . Witnessing the planes crash into the World Trade Center influenced Way's life to the extent that he decided to start a band. Way wrote the song "Skylines and Turnstiles" to express his feelings about September 11th. Shortly thereafter, Ray Toro was called up and asked to join the band because at the time Way couldn't sing and play the guitar at the same time.1 The first recording sessions were done in Pelissier's attic, where the songs " Our Lady Of Sorrows " (formerly called "Bring More Knives") and "Cubicles" were recorded. Mikey Way , the younger brother of Gerard, loved the demo so much that he decided to join the band. My Chemical Romance was signed with Eyeball Records and played in the same room as Pencey Prep and Thursday . It was there that the band met Frank Iero , the lead vocalist and Guitarist for Pencey Prep. After Pencey Prep broke up in 2001/2002, Frank became a guitarist for My Chemical Romance, just days before the band's debut album was recorded. Three months after the formation of the band they recorded their debut album, '' I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love '', subsequently released in 2002 on Eyeball Records. Despite only joining the band a few days before the album recording sessions began, Iero played guitar on two of the tracks, one of them being "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville". Mainstream breakthrough (2003–2006) In 2003, the band signed a deal with ", " Helena " and " The Ghost Of You ". It was during this time that the band replaced Matt Pelissier with Bob Bryar , after they went to Japan in July 2004. The true nature of Pelissier's departure was due to an argument with band member Ray Toro as a result of mistakes made by the drummer during live performances. At the start of 2005, the band was directly supported on the first ever '' Taste Of Chaos '' tour, and was also the opening act for Green Day on the '' American Idiot '' tour. During the summer, they co-headlined the Warped Tour 2005 with Fall Out Boy . Later that year, My Chemical Romance co-headlined and headlined their own tour with Alkaline Trio and Reggie And The Full Effect around the US. That same year, My Chemical Romance collaborated with The Used for a cover of the David Bowie and Queen classic, " Under Pressure " that was released as a benefit single on ITunes and other Internet outlets. |
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