Post by Iero Love on Aug 31, 2006 23:07:55 GMT -5
Okay, everyone has been asking me to do this for sometime now -- create a thread dedicated to The Black Parade. Well, in this thread I am going to explain what The Black Parade is for people who don't know, because I am pretty sure there are some.
The Black Parade, is the new album coming out by My Chemical Romance on October 24th. The reason why it seems to be so big is because it is a concept record, mostly about, yes, death. It is about a boy who is dying, but death comes to him in the form of a black parade. A black parade, is a funeral march sort of thing, mostly done in New Orleans.
Also, the reason why this is a big thing, is because this is MCR's alter-ego. Gerard's hair is blonde because he wants to protray the main character in the story, who is supposively dying from cancer.
The logo or The Black Parade:
A few articles:
i79.photobucket.com/albums/j134/Klept0man1ac/Scans/MCRscan.jpg
(I believe I posted this one already in another thread, but I think it will get more attention here:)
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has spoken exclusively to kerrang about the band's highly anticipated follow up to 2004's 'Three Cheers.'
The new jersey goth punks are currently putting the finishing touches to the album in los angeles with producer Rob Cavallo who worked with Green Day on their 2004 smash 'American Idiot'.
''We're mastering right now and trying to get the final tracks together'', reveals Way. ''Working with Rob has been amazing. he i so encouraging and is a very fearless producer. he doesn't concern himself with what's on the radio or what is going to sell alot of copies, but he pushes for greatness. If you want to be daring, he'll take you there.''
Way confesses, however that making this third album has been anything but easy for him and his band mates; bassist Mikey Way, guitarist Frank Iero and Ray Toro and drummer Bob Bryar.
''It's getting harder,'' the singer admits. ''I was walking down Melrose with our manager recently and it was at that moment that I realised - and I've never given it much thought before - but each record you make brings you closer to the death of your band.
''I'm usually a very positive person, '' he laughs. ''But that realisation enabled me to identify why making this record was so painful. You have to drag out all this disgusting, terrible stuff from your insides and put it on a table and examine it. That's a very painful process. But I believe that it definatley makes for a great record.
''Salvation and redemption are recurring themes on this record,'' he adds. ''And we need salvation and redemption big time. There was a point while we were recording at this haunted house in Silverlake, Los Angeles, called The Paramour, where it was the darkest point, emotionally, in the band's career. Some of the guys had gone through some really trying stuff and we really had to be there for eachother. The relationships between us are what kept the band together. We learnt to me more than brothers, more than family. We needed eachother to stay alive.''
It was during this time, Way reveals, that the album started to take a dark turn; one they hadn't intentionally set out to pursue.
''We'd set out to make this very large, epic album. Almost Queen's 'A Night At The Opera' meets Pink Floyd's 'The Wall', meets The Beatles 'Sgt Pepper's...','' Way explains. ''But it started to ebcome really dark. That will always be something in our band but this was extremely dark. So it was at that moment we wrote a song called 'Famous Last Words'. It is one of the most important songs on the record for us. There's a lot of hope in that song.''
So what does the new album sound like?
''It's a very classic-sounding record,'' says Way. ''Obviously we are a contemporary band but we've always been influenced by older bands and thier sounds. It's very epic, very sweeping, and very sad. There are a few songs on the record that are very difficult to listen to and kind of beat the shit out of you!''
Does it sound like MCR?
''I think people will be very suprised,'' he muses. '' It sounds like My Chemical Romance but that's only because it's the same five people. There's nothing that sounds like this. It's daring.''
Although Way confirms that he and his bandmates have a title for the album, he won't reveal it, saying it's ''super secret''. But he does name two other songs, as well as 'Famous Last Words', that will be included in the final track-listing: 'Dead!' and 'How I Disappear.'
The band also recently shot two new videos in two days, but an accident on the secon shoot resulted in the fivesome having to cancel their appearance at the San Diego Street Scene festival on August 5.
''I can't give much away about the videos,'' Way insists, ''But we are pretty rattled and traumatised, but in a great way! the shoots were so phenomenal and so cathartic, and, with the second one especially, it felt like we exorcised a lot of demons. There were some injuries sustained - I'm walking with crutches and Bob has a burn on his leg - but we're all okay.''
Do you think that this new album will mark a turning point for the band?
''I believe it will,'' states Way. ''The vision and the concept are so large and so focused and there're a lot of elements that were planned way in advance. We've worked with some amazing people. We worked with Colleen Atwood, who is to me, the best costume desginer in the world - she did all the Tim Burton films. She understood us so well. we gave her drawings and she knew exactly what to do to bring these drawings to life. Sonically and visually this is the biggest thing we've ever done and it's going to take us to greater heights. Our fans are so smart, so special, and so unique that I feel this record is a reflection of them,'' adds the frontman. 'We are so, so tremendously excited and we're so proud of it. We're actually getting frustrated having to wait for people to hear it! We can't wait for you to hear it.''
My Chemical Romance's new album will be released on October 23 via Warners
Picture of single cover:
That is all I have for now, which should clear up a lot of things. I'll let you guys know on anymore updates.
The Black Parade, is the new album coming out by My Chemical Romance on October 24th. The reason why it seems to be so big is because it is a concept record, mostly about, yes, death. It is about a boy who is dying, but death comes to him in the form of a black parade. A black parade, is a funeral march sort of thing, mostly done in New Orleans.
Also, the reason why this is a big thing, is because this is MCR's alter-ego. Gerard's hair is blonde because he wants to protray the main character in the story, who is supposively dying from cancer.
The logo or The Black Parade:
A few articles:
i79.photobucket.com/albums/j134/Klept0man1ac/Scans/MCRscan.jpg
(I believe I posted this one already in another thread, but I think it will get more attention here:)
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has spoken exclusively to kerrang about the band's highly anticipated follow up to 2004's 'Three Cheers.'
The new jersey goth punks are currently putting the finishing touches to the album in los angeles with producer Rob Cavallo who worked with Green Day on their 2004 smash 'American Idiot'.
''We're mastering right now and trying to get the final tracks together'', reveals Way. ''Working with Rob has been amazing. he i so encouraging and is a very fearless producer. he doesn't concern himself with what's on the radio or what is going to sell alot of copies, but he pushes for greatness. If you want to be daring, he'll take you there.''
Way confesses, however that making this third album has been anything but easy for him and his band mates; bassist Mikey Way, guitarist Frank Iero and Ray Toro and drummer Bob Bryar.
''It's getting harder,'' the singer admits. ''I was walking down Melrose with our manager recently and it was at that moment that I realised - and I've never given it much thought before - but each record you make brings you closer to the death of your band.
''I'm usually a very positive person, '' he laughs. ''But that realisation enabled me to identify why making this record was so painful. You have to drag out all this disgusting, terrible stuff from your insides and put it on a table and examine it. That's a very painful process. But I believe that it definatley makes for a great record.
''Salvation and redemption are recurring themes on this record,'' he adds. ''And we need salvation and redemption big time. There was a point while we were recording at this haunted house in Silverlake, Los Angeles, called The Paramour, where it was the darkest point, emotionally, in the band's career. Some of the guys had gone through some really trying stuff and we really had to be there for eachother. The relationships between us are what kept the band together. We learnt to me more than brothers, more than family. We needed eachother to stay alive.''
It was during this time, Way reveals, that the album started to take a dark turn; one they hadn't intentionally set out to pursue.
''We'd set out to make this very large, epic album. Almost Queen's 'A Night At The Opera' meets Pink Floyd's 'The Wall', meets The Beatles 'Sgt Pepper's...','' Way explains. ''But it started to ebcome really dark. That will always be something in our band but this was extremely dark. So it was at that moment we wrote a song called 'Famous Last Words'. It is one of the most important songs on the record for us. There's a lot of hope in that song.''
So what does the new album sound like?
''It's a very classic-sounding record,'' says Way. ''Obviously we are a contemporary band but we've always been influenced by older bands and thier sounds. It's very epic, very sweeping, and very sad. There are a few songs on the record that are very difficult to listen to and kind of beat the shit out of you!''
Does it sound like MCR?
''I think people will be very suprised,'' he muses. '' It sounds like My Chemical Romance but that's only because it's the same five people. There's nothing that sounds like this. It's daring.''
Although Way confirms that he and his bandmates have a title for the album, he won't reveal it, saying it's ''super secret''. But he does name two other songs, as well as 'Famous Last Words', that will be included in the final track-listing: 'Dead!' and 'How I Disappear.'
The band also recently shot two new videos in two days, but an accident on the secon shoot resulted in the fivesome having to cancel their appearance at the San Diego Street Scene festival on August 5.
''I can't give much away about the videos,'' Way insists, ''But we are pretty rattled and traumatised, but in a great way! the shoots were so phenomenal and so cathartic, and, with the second one especially, it felt like we exorcised a lot of demons. There were some injuries sustained - I'm walking with crutches and Bob has a burn on his leg - but we're all okay.''
Do you think that this new album will mark a turning point for the band?
''I believe it will,'' states Way. ''The vision and the concept are so large and so focused and there're a lot of elements that were planned way in advance. We've worked with some amazing people. We worked with Colleen Atwood, who is to me, the best costume desginer in the world - she did all the Tim Burton films. She understood us so well. we gave her drawings and she knew exactly what to do to bring these drawings to life. Sonically and visually this is the biggest thing we've ever done and it's going to take us to greater heights. Our fans are so smart, so special, and so unique that I feel this record is a reflection of them,'' adds the frontman. 'We are so, so tremendously excited and we're so proud of it. We're actually getting frustrated having to wait for people to hear it! We can't wait for you to hear it.''
My Chemical Romance's new album will be released on October 23 via Warners
Picture of single cover:
That is all I have for now, which should clear up a lot of things. I'll let you guys know on anymore updates.
'Cause like...duh. 
