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The Black Parade is the third studio release by New Jersey-based rock group, My Chemical Romance, currently set for an October 24, 2006 release date.[1] The UK release date is assumed to be October 23, 2006 as the banners outside the one-off London show in August said 'The Black Parade Is Coming 23/10/06'. However, the title, The Rise and Fall of My Chemical Romance, was originally thought to be the official title, but was later confirmed as the working title, as Gerard Way, the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, in a July interview with Kerrang! magazine, denied this was the title of the next album, stating "It was never the title of the album, more a spoof, or joke."[2] In late August 2006, the actual title was revealed.[2]

According to singer Gerard Way, the album will contain "some really dark stuff and some touches of Queen and The Doors. And there's some really experimental parts that sound a bit like System Of A Down. But all of that is mixed with a big shot of My Chemical Romance."[3]

Way has also said that the album "is way more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic. It's the most pure, intense thing we've ever been involved in. We just didn't mess around at all. To be honest with you, it felt like we did at the beginning when we did [our first record], that's the kind of intensity that we got."[4]

It is their third studio release, as Life on the Murder Scene is a live album. The new album is being produced by Rob Cavallo, who has produced every Green Day album since 1994 except "Warning:".[citation needed] The album is currently set to be released on October 24 2006.[5]. The UK release is October 23, 2006.

The band had been very secretive about the new album since entering the studio. They have played very few shows, and ended up canceling several concerts in July and August. In July, fans started hearing of "The Black Parade". A page on the Warner Reprise site and a Myspace profile were launched under this name, as many fans began to speculate what "The Black Parade" is.[citation needed] Speculation suggested that "The Black Parade" would be the name of the new album, but Gerard Way refused to confirm this, saying in an interview with Kerrang! magazine that the title was "super-secret."[citation needed]

The first single from the album, "Welcome to the Black Parade", has been said to hit the radio on September 11 or 12.[6] The video for the single was directed by Samuel Bayer. On August 3, 2006, Gerard and Bob both sustained injuries whilst filming the new video. Bob received burns up his left leg due to an accident with the pyro-technics, and Gerard tour the ligaments in his leg after guitarist Frank Iero decided to crash tackle him.

The band's physical appearance has also changed. Gerard has cut his hair very short, and his black hair has been bleached blonde in order to resemble the album's main character, The Patient. Bassist Mikey darkened his hair and no longer wears glasses. Frank, Ray, and Bob are also trying new hairstyles. The band's logo has been changed, as seen at Summer Sonic 2006, and resembles the font used in The Black Parade logo.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mcrnewlogo.jpg]

Recently in an article in Alternative Press magazine, the title The Black Parade was confirmed by My Chemical Romance for a October 24, 2006 release. [7]. The worldwide official album name announcement outside the bands show in London on August 22 confirmed October 23, 2006 as the UK release date.

In a recent press conference [1] with the band they shared with their fans the meaning of The Black Parade. The Black Parade is the album title but it is the band's alter ego as well. The slogan "We Are the Black Parade" is saying that the fans can also be a part of this and they are also The Black Parade.

The band will perform "Welcome To The Black Parade" on MTV's 2006 VMA preshow on August 31 [8].


Concept

"The Black Parade" is a concept album.

As said by Gerard in a recent interview: "This album is a story of a man who dies in a hospital. He goes on an odyssey and examines his life and the mistakes he has made. His strongest memory is his dad taking him to a parade."

Track listing and notes

The only confirmed songs to appear on this album so far are:

  1. Dead!
  2. Welcome to the Black Parade
  3. Father
  4. This is How I Disappear
  5. Kill All Your Friends
  6. Disenchanted (Shut Up and Play)
  7. House of Wolves
  8. Cancer
  9. Mama
  10. I Don't Love You
  11. The Sharpest Lives
  12. Sleep
  13. Famous Last Words

"Disenchanted (Shut Up and Play)" was played on MCR's first headling tour in 2005. "Father" was played at SxSW in early 2006. Gerard announced "Dead!", "This is How I Disappear", and "Kill All Your Friends" as tracks on the album in an AOL Music Interview. "Welcome to the Black Parade" has been announced as the first single. "House of Wolves" was played at Summer Sonic 2006. "Famous Last Words" was confirmed by Gerard in a recent interview with Kerrang! Magazine about the new album. Gerard spoke about "Famous Last Words" in the 1121 issue of Kerrang, saying that "It is one of the most important songs on the record for us. There is a lot of hope in that song" he told readers, after previously stating the upcoming album's extremely dark turn. In the same interview, Gerard also confirmed "Dead!" and "This is How I Disappear", which had already been confirmed previously. "Cancer" and "Mama" were revealed in an AP Magazine article. Any other songs, if any, still have yet to be confirmed. "Cancer" and "I Don't Love You" were both played for the first time at the band's gig at Hammersmith Palais, London, UK on 22nd August 2006. A clip of Gerard and Ray demoing "I Don't Love You" appears towards the end of the "Life on The Murder Scene" tour diary. A bootleg also has surfaced of "The Black Parade"'s 22.08.06 Hammersmith Palais gig, which features the tracks "Dead!", "Cancer", "Welcome To The Black Parade" and "I Don't Love You". As well as tracks 'covered from their good friends, My Chemical Romance'. Also, it's been found out in The Black Parade mailing list emails, that the poems inside are lyrics from various songs on the album. However, some of the songs listed above may be the same song, but with different titles. "Father", as played at SxSW, is now a part of "Welcome to the Black Parade". Number-wise, in an interview with AP Magazine, it was stated that "Dead!" is the album opener, and in the interview about The Black Parade where the fans submitted questions, Ray mentioned "Famous Last Words" would be the final track on the album. Also confirmed in the same interview was another track; Bob mentioned that the track "Sleep" was to be another song on the upcoming album, and was also one of his favorite songs off the album.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.aolmusicnewsblog.com/2006/08/01/my-chemical-romance-set-a-date/
  2. ^ a b http://www.theblackparade.com
  3. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526008/20060313/my_chemical_romance.jhtml?headlines=true&rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler
  4. ^ http://www.aolmusicnewsblog.com/2006/06/21/my-chemical-romance-turn-psychotic/
  5. ^ http://www.buzznet.com/tags/mikey%20way/journals/41800/
  6. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=162278
  7. ^ a b http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/Stumpy_Patrick/My%20Chemical%20Romance/AParticle.jpg
  8. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539518/08282006/my_chemical_romance.jhtml
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