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UPDATE: JULY 7, 2021 Bob Bryar’s drum set has sold. Within three days, the Three Cheers-era kit surged over $10,000. The auction received 94 bids from 32 bidders by the time it eventually sold at 11:03 p.m. on July 7. At one point, the item had over 600 watchers.  The final bidder ended up purchasing […]

If there’s one indisputable truth in this world, it’s that alternative music has no shortage of iconic drummers. Quite literally setting the beat for the genre, these artists put the power behind some of our favorite tracks. And boy, do we love getting a taste for it right from the top with some badass drum […]

My Chemical Romance always insert references in lyrics, videos, performances and wherever else they can fit them. In fact, they’re so abundant and often well hidden that the more subtle ones may be overlooked for years. While we love pulling out trivia regarding the real “Helena” and Blade Runner, the best nods are lesser-known. Better yet, […]

It’s that time of year again where we realize how old we are when we remember The Black Parade was released. In the years since, My Chemical Romance’s rock opera has been immortalized as one of the greatest emo concept albums of all time, with its hidden Easter eggs and the complex universe built around […]

Whether you’re publicly lamenting or quietly sulking about not being able to attend shows indefinitely, coronavirus is a massive blow to the music industry. With festivals and gigs getting either postponed or canceled all together, fans suddenly have a ton of time to kill at home because they can’t go to the bars or movie […]

The year is 2005, and new gadgets are being introduced constantly. iPod Nano made its debut, and what could be considered the first video social media, YouTube, launched as well. This new platform encouraged artists to create easy, accessible music videos. Despite the low-quality, primarily small-budgeted videos, some bands went all out. Here’s a list […]

Here at AltPress, we’ve learned a crucial lesson. Mainstream America doesn’t understand that the concept of “emo” is over 30 years old. We know it wasn’t invented in a Hot Topic store. But we also know that the Grammys don’t have a category for “Best Emo Performance By A Duo Or Group With A Minimum […]

After leaving My Chemical Romance in 2010, drummer Bob Bryar kept busy. He was a behind-the-scenes figure in several tours, as well as being very active in dog rescue charities and sanctuaries. These days, Bryar spends his time away from music. You’ll find him doing everything from flying helicopters to racing cars to training service […]

As the mania over the My Chemical Romance reunion continues to escalate, we’re revisiting an interview we did with Gerard Way, not long before the 2008 touring campaign behind The Black Parade came to an end. This interview, originally appearing in AP 240 (July 2008) finds the frontman/conceptualist discussing the arc of a tour that […]

At the beginning of 2013, we here at AP realized we were closing in on 300 issues. We pondered what we were going to do that would make that month really special, like our previous “big number” anniversaries. We planned to do a bunch of different artists for a commemorative series including My Chemical Romance, […]

Today, June 28 at 11:21am, Bob Bryar, ex-My Chemical Romance drummer, has come out of social media hibernation to let us know “shit is about to get extra weird.” See his social media update below! Read more: Ex-My Chemical Romance drummer was “angry, suicidal” after getting kicked out Here's the tweet Bryar graced us with today: PLEASE […]

In 2004, BOB BRYAR replaced Matt Pelissier as the drummer in My Chemical Romance. He played with the band during the writing, recording and touring of The Black Parade before leaving in 2010. He shared some of his memories of that time exclusively with AP. From staying at the haunted rehearsal facility the Paramour (where […]

Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar recently said he was “angry” and “suicidal” after being kicked out of the band. Bryar parted ways with MCR in the spring of 2010, around the same time the band began recording their last full-length album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. “It’s been about […]