It's been almost exactly two years since MCR broke up. There's been few clues floating around that may point to a reunion
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Noisey interviewed Gerard Way and Geoff Rickly about the histories of their respective bands and the future of their current projects
Way: That’s exactly what the vibe was, and out of that a brotherhood really did grow. We’d run into these guys at a show—like, another band’s show, which is how you’d always meet each other—and think actually, they’re pretty cool. I remember that benefit show where the line-up was Saves The Day, Taking Back Sunday, and Thursday, and you could feel everything starting to gel. It was amazing.
Gerard Way was the guest on this week's episode of the Andy Greenwald podcast. Watch it below
Listen to Gerard Way's solo debut record, Hesitant Alien, below
Gerard Way will release his debut solo album, entitled Hesitant Alien, on September 30th via Warner Bros. Records. The new album will be available for pre-order at all digital retailers beginning Tuesday, August 19th. Exclusive album bundles will also be available for pre-order on GerardWay.com on the same date. Fans who pre-order the album will receive the track “No Shows” instantly as a free download. The music video for “No Shows” will also be released on August 19th. Please see below for the full track-listing.
Gerard Way just recently revealed his upcoming solo album "Hesitant Alien".
Not many details have been revealed but Way has left a couple tweets behind to let his fans get excited about the upcoming release.
Preorders for MCR's greatest hits album will be up TOMORROW according to a tweet from Gerard. View a message from the band below.
Electronic artist deadmau5 premieres his “Professional Griefers” music video today, Wednesday, August 29 at http://youtu.be/Hr2Bc5qMhE4.
The “Professional Griefers” video—which also features vocalist Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance—is directed by Paul Boyd and Jeff Ranasinghe and produced by Dave Stewart’s Weapons of Mass Entertainment with Method Studios as the visual effects company. In it, deadmau5 and Gerard Way engage in a futuristic Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) bout, where both parties battle it out in a post-apocalyptic octagon with massive CGI mau5 robots (see attached promo poster). Check out behind-the-scenes footage at: http://youtu.be/hfDoZ9dVuuY.
The single—which appears on> album title goes here <, due out September 25 (Ultra Music)—is building momentum at radio currently sitting at #38 on the Alternative chart. Supporters include WRXP New York, Los Angeles’ KROQ, Live 105 in San Francisco, KNDD in Seattle, Q87.7 Chicago, KNDD Seattle, KXRK Salt Lake City, WBRU Providence and SiriusXM’s Alt Nation. At iTunes, “Professional Griefers” was a Top 100 debut on the Top Songs chart.
Mike Pedicone has spoken out on his recent dismissal from My Chemical Romance. As he writes to Kerrang!:
"To the media, my colleagues in the music industry, and, most importantly, the fans of My Chemical Romance.
As many of you have heard by now, on Thursday evening I was let go as the touring drummer for MCR. The ensuing hours have been difficult for many reasons, but particularly because the actions that led to my dismissal have been twisted and misinterpreted via rumour mongering on the internet. With this, I’d like to put the rumours to rest.
Almost as soon as I began touring with MCR I ran into problems with a member of the band’s crew who I’ll not name. The problems were many, big and small, but some of them were large enough that they began to greatly impact me and, by extension, my family. I’d reached my wits’ end, and I made what was certainly the poorest decision of my life. Rather than address the issues that I had with the crew member in an open and honest manner, I tried to make them look irresponsible. My intention was to make this person look incompetent. I had no intention of profiting whatsoever. Again, I cannot overstate how poor my judgment was in this situation; it was a tremendous mistake, and it’s one I’ll regret for years to come.
I would have liked an opportunity to share my side of the story with MCR, an opportunity to express my remorse. I was never given one.
I’d like to thank MCR’s members, crew, and supporters for giving me some of the best musical experiences of my life in the past several months. However brief our partnership, it was an honour and a dream come true to play with such a talented bunch of individuals. I wish MCR the best of luck in the future, and I’m looking forward to my next endeavour.
Thank you, Michael Pedicone.”
Pedicone was fired last week under accusations of stealing from the band; he has since been temporarily replaced by former Suicide File/Death By Stereo drummer Jarrod Alexander.
My Chemical Romance have kicked out touring drummer Michael Pedicone after he was caught stealing from the band. They hope to have a new drummer in place without missing any shows.
Statement from Frank Iero:
Hello all,
Some shit happened last night and before the blogosphere gets all crazy with false statements and ridiculous opinions we want the true story to come from us… But please listen close because this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this. The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation. The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to. We just want him out of our lives. The people who play in this band are a family, and family should not take advantage of each other like he did. We are currently moving forward, and hope to have a new drummer in place for our show in Salt Lake City, Utah. The show must go on.
XOMCR