My Chemical Romance

• My Chemical Romance — american rock band, founded in 2001 in New Jersey. Its structure includes: Gerard Way (vocals), Mikey Way (bass), Frank Iero (rhythm guitar) and Ray Toro (lead guitar). Previous drummer Bob Bryar left the band. After the departure of Bryar was replaced by session drummer Michael Pedikon. September 3, 2011 it became known that Pedikon is no longer a temporary member of the group and leaves. March 22, 2013 the band announced on its official website the collapse of the group.

From left to right: Bob Bryar, Mikey Way, Gerard Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro.

Gerard Arthur Way - american musician and comic book author and singer of the band My Chemical Romance.

• Gerard Way was born in Summit, New Jersey, the son of Donna Lee and Donald Way. Later the family moved to Belleville. It has Italian roots of the mother and Scottish on his father. He first started singing in public in the fourth grade, playing the role of Peter Pan in the school play. His maternal grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, Gerard taught to sing, draw and act from early childhood. Gerard was very surprised, realizing that can really sing. Later, Wei recalled: "She taught me everything I know." At school, Gerard was popular, had a reputation as "a fat loser" and was very amorous young man. However, one of the girls, who were once the object of his sighs, went to Greece, and the second and all posed seductively for her boyfriend, that seriously upset Gerard, he "just swimming in this pit of despair, jealousy and alcoholism.“

• In 15 years, according to Gerrard in an interview with Rolling Stone, he has been under the gun: "I was attacked with a revolver caliber 357 Magnum, placed a gun to his forehead and forced me to kneel down and make his hands behind his head."

• After graduating in 1995 Belleville Way High School decided to pursue a career in the comic book industry. He enrolled at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Frank Anthony Thomas Iero - rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance, who also heads his own team Leathermouth.

• Frank Anthony Thomas Iero Jr. was born on October 31, 1981 in Belleville, New Jersey. He grew up a sickly child: suffered from chronic bronchitis and other infections. In adolescence, Frank was discovered by Epstein - Barr virus, resulting in the symptoms were similar to symptoms of mononucleosis.

• Iero Sr. was a musician: his influence, Frank learned to play instruments (first drums, then guitar) and formed the musical tastes. However, parents were divorced, and the boy was raised by his mother Linda, also play an important role in the formation of his creative personality. It was she who gave him the complete disposal of the basement of the house where he began a rehearsal - at first alone, then with the group that gathered at the age of 11 years. Since then, he played in different combinations - Hybrid, Sector 12, I Am a Graveyard and Give Up the Ghost. At the end of the Catholic School Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington Iero he enrolled at Rutgers University, but soon he had to leave his studies.

• September 7th, 2010 Iero announced that he and his wife Jamia became parents of twins Cherry and Lily, 7 April 2012, Frank became pope in 3 times, he had a son. Son named Miles.

Raymond Manuel Toro-Ortiz - lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band My Chemical Romance.

• Ray Toro was born in Kearney (6 km from the city of Newark), New Jersey, USA, and grew up in a Puerto Rican family. Toro's father worked at the post office in the Department of Shipping. Ray shared his bedroom with his two brothers, and he was inspired to take the guitar, watching as one of his older brothers played compositions such classic rock bands such as, Led Zeppelin. Since his family lived in a disadvantaged area of the city of Belleville (their house was surrounded by neighbors addicts, as well as around the house is a park West Hudson, where every week in the lake found the corpses), the mother of Ray forbade him to walk alone, and he spent his school years in practice playing the guitar and listening to metal and classic rock. Ray also had a passion for film and attended William Paterson University, later to become an editor.

Mikey Way - bass guitarist of the band My Chemical Romance.

• Michael James Way was born September 10, 1980 in Newark, New Jersey. He - the younger brother of Gerard Way, (ie also half-Scottish / Italian). In addition to this, a kinship with Joe Rogan, a former member of the News Radio (Joe - the son of his mother's cousin Mikey). Growing up, Mikey started working at Barnes & Noble, in addition to what is an already was an intern at Eyeball Records (the company that released their debut album My Chemical Romance «I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love» in 2002). The first concert, on which he has gone, the concert was a Smashing Pumpkins, he is a fan.

• Mikey - bass player in the band. He dropped out of college and learned to play the bass guitar just for the sake of being in a group of brothers. He was also responsible for the band's name, which came from Irvine Welsh's novel «Three Tales of Chemical Romance». His grandmother Gerard - Helena Lee Rush - bought them their first tour van.

• Mikey is nearsighted. He had liver damage, several broken toes and many respiratory infections. Chip Mike had his glasses, but that changed in May 2006 when he made laser eye surgery that corrected his nearsightedness and made the glasses superfluous. Now he no longer wears glasses.

• Sweet Little Dude - his catchphrase.

• Mike has been married to Alicia Simmons. The wedding took place in 2007. Simmons - bass guitarist in the From First to Last in Live Status since 2005. Recently, Mikey and Alicia did tattoos on their wrists. Tattoos have a heart shape with the emission of flames from him; flame around the inscription «FOREVER».

I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. (2001-2002)

Formation and debut album(2001-2002)

• Members of the group come from cities Bellville and Kearny, New Jersey, with the exception of Bob Bryar, who hails from Chicago, Illinois. Name of My Chemical Romance offered bassist, Mikey Way, borrowing it from the book by Irvine Welsh «Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance».

• The first song they wrote was «Skylines and Turnstiles» (written by Gerard after the September 11 tragedy, which he witnessed was what caused him to completely revise their outlook on life and make music). Soon they were joined by guitarist Ray Toro, an old friend of Gerard. The group began rehearsing in the attic of Matt singing emotional songs, and Mikey Way, Gerard's brother, who was then working at Barnes & Noble, was so impressed with the rehearsals, he decided to learn to play the bass guitar. This he succeeded in just six months, and he soon joined the group.

• Three months after its establishment, My Chemical Romance was signed with Eyeball Records and began recording their debut album. The whole studio process took them only ten days, from 15 to 25 May 2002. While recording the album, the group added guitarist Frank Iero, previously played in Pencey Prep, which is also recorded on the Eyeball, but by that time had disintegrated. My Chemical Romance compared with Thursday. Both groups - came from New Jersey, neighbors on the label. In addition, a material for producing I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love was engaged singer Thursday Geoff Rickly.

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2003-2006)

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2003-2006)

• In 2003 the band signed with Reprise Records. After a tour with Avenged Sevenfold the band began work on their second album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. The album was released in 2004 and went platinum within a year. With the album was released four singles: «Thank You for the Venom», «I'm Not Okay (I Promise)», «Helena» and «The Ghost of You».

• After the concerts in Japan in August 2004. Matt Pelisser was replaced by Bob Bryar. Reason for leaving Matt called frequent mistakes he admitted during the concert, which is why he is constantly at odds with Ray Toro. In early 2005, the band took part in the tour Taste of Chaos, as well as the opening act for Green Day during their tour American Idiot. Later, they were in the country with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect. In the same year, My Chemical Romance and The Used together recorded a cover version of David Bowie and the hit Queen «Under Pressure», all proceeds from sales will go to charity.

• In March 2006, it was released 2 DVD / 1 CD box set Life on the Murder Scene. It includes concerts group, video clips and a video diary.

The Black Parade (2006-2009)

The Black Parade(2006-2009)

• In October 2006, released their third album, My Chemical Romance The Black Parade, which was produced by Rob Cavallo (Rob Cavallo), known for his work with Green Day. The album debuted on the 2nd place in the British charts, giving the new Robbie Williams album Rudebox, and on the 2nd place in the hit parade magazine Billboard The Billboard 200, giving the soundtrack to the Disney TV show Hanna Montana. The first week in the US The album sold 240,000 copies. The first single from this album, «Welcome to the Black Parade», headed the British charts for two weeks. In February 2007, the band embarked on a world tour, and during the year there were three more singles: «Famous Last Words», «I Do not Love You» and «Teenagers».

• World Tour My Chemical Romance is over, and with it ended the life of the album The Black Parade. July 1st, 2008 they released their second cd / dvd live album titled «The Black Parade Is Dead!». Then the band went on a well-deserved year off.

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

(2010-2012)

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010-2012)

• March 3, 2010 on the band's official website was written by a post that left the band drummer Bob Bryar.

• November 22, 2010 My Chemical Romance released fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, produced by, as the previous drive, Rob Cavallo. The first single «Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)» released September 2, 2010. The video for the song on October 14 on MTV. Composition «Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back», was made available for free download on the official website of the group on November 5, 2010. November 17 on MTV premiered the video for the song «Sing». Also from the album was released two more singles: «Planetary (Go!)», «The Only Hope For Me Is You». The latter became the soundtrack for the film "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon.“

• At the moment the band is on tour, called The World Contamination Tour. Instead, departed from the group of Bob Bryar took place a session drummer Michael Pedikon from the group The Bled, a longtime friend of the participants My Chemical Romance. September 3, 2011 on the band's web site has information about what Michael Pedikon is no longer a session member. The cause of "expulsion" from the team was the theft of the money after the concert, which took place on 1 September 2011. He caught in the act of his personal manager. New drummer Jarrod Alexander, who previously was a member of Death By Stereo and The Suicide File. Also, the group announced on the Honda Civic Tour that in autumn 2011, participants will begin recording their fifth album.

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