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10 things you probably didn’t know about My Chemical Romance’s ‘Danger Days’

It’s been an entire decade since the Killjoys first made some noise on 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys. The aftermath is secondary, ultimately legendary and a timely reminder that My Chemical Romance can turn their hands to any far-fetched concept and produce a timeless, genre-defining album in the process. For […]

Here are the 20 greatest guitar riffs from the 2000s

If the flannelly, lo-fi nature of ’90s grunge killed the hairspray bravado of ’80s hair metal, then the 2000s definitely brought back some of its technicality and musicianship. The first decade of this century showcased way more than 20 perfect examples of a timeless guitar riff. It was quite difficult narrowing this list down, but […]

See a classic My Chemical Romance video recreated in ‘Animal Crossing’

Earlier in the week, we got to hear My Chemical Romance‘s “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” in the style of Animal Crossing‘s resident musician K.K. Slider and now we’re getting to see what a remake of the music video would look like in the game. YouTuber Mika Schmeling used the remix made by Suukool and recreated the track’s […]

These are the My Chemical Romance covers you need to hear right now

They say imitation is the best form of flattery. And our list of My Chemical Romance cover versions makes for an iron-clad case. From relative unknowns to AltPress favorites, the scope of the MCR fandom significantly extends to a great number of musicians. There is an old adage that posits a good song is a […]

Here’s why fans think Gerard Way is the Turtle on ‘The Masked Singer’

The Masked Singer has a brief, yet storied history of people guessing incorrectly. There was the time everyone thought the leopard was Panic! At The Disco‘s Brendon Urie. Another time, judges and fans thought the elephant was blink-182‘s Travis Barker (turns out it was Tony Hawk).  Now, a new theory for the Turtle of season three […]

My Chemical Romance Holy Book: the Return we thought wouldn’t happen

When My Chemical Romance announced their intention to reconvene on Halloween last year, they broke the internet. Fortunately, millions of hearts all over the planet were mended in the process. The joy kept sparking like downed power lines long after their triumphant Los Angeles comeback performance Dec. 20 at the Shrine Auditorium. We’re not kidding. […]