Alternative Press has released its review of Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The review is pretty positive, with the album getting a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Here’s an excerpt:
While My Chemical Romance’s former peers have either embraced conceptual introspection (Thursday) or retreated from the spotlight altogether (Brand New), on Danger Days, MCR have fully followed their own larger-than-life creative vision. If nothing else, it’s admirable to see a band in their situation following their muse without worrying about pissing off diehard fans in the process.
—Jonah Bayer
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Tomorrow on October 10, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. EDT, The Black Parade Is Dead! will be shown for the first time on television on HDNet’s Sunday Viewer Request Concert Series. HDNet will show the concert in “the highest quality high-definition video, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and full 16 × 9 widescreen resolution.”
The Black Parade Is Dead!, which is also available on DVD, shows My Chemical Romance’s October 7, 2007 concert at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the last concert that the band donned their Black Parade uniforms. HDNet is a premium HD channel, so if you really want to see this you might have to order it (of course you could also just buy the DVD). CLICK HERE for more information.
In a press release on the official My Chemical Romance website, it has been announced that the band will play a short pre-game show on October 31, 2010 at an NFL game at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom. The game will be between the San Fransisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos. The band is only scheduled to play two songs: “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” and “Welcome to the Black Parade”. Tickets will be available HERE starting tomorrow, October 9, 2010.
Photo credit: National Football League
MTV has posed some photos of the shooting of the upcoming “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” music video. To check out all the exclusive photos, CLICK HERE.
Photo: Mikey Way and Grant Morrison; credit: MTV Networks
According to to Amazon.com a new My Chemical Romance single from the new album is coming out next week. “The Only Hope for Me Is You” is slated for release on October 12, 2010. However, no official release date has been supplied by the band or record label, so the date may change. CLICK HERE for the product description at Amazon.com.
Photo credit: Neil Krug for Warner Music Inc. and My Chemical Romance
This is so awesome and we get it right out of the gate too! No waiting! SWEEEEET!
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In a press release issued today, Reprise Records announced that the music video for “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” will premier on MTV at 11:00 p.m. EDT (8:00 p.m. PDT) on October 14, 2010. The video will be shown following an episode of Jersey Shore. The video will also be shown at the same time on MTV2, MTVu, MTV Hits, and MTV Tr3s.
However, before it premiers on TV, the video will be available on MTV.com starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on October 14, 2010 (9:00 p.m. PDT on October 13, 2010).
Additionally, My Chemical Romance is going to “takeover” MTV2 for the week of November 22, 2010 to promote the new album
Photo credit: MTV Networks
Harmonix recently announced that two My Chemical Romance songs will be available for purchase as downloadable content (DLC) for its Rock Band video game series. The songs “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” and “Welcome to the Black Parade” can now be purchased for $1.99 apiece on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. The songs are also available on WiiWare for $2.00 apiece.
Photo credit: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Kevin O’Donnell of Spin magazine recently interviewed Ray Toro. He talked about the new album and some of the songs. Here’s an excerpt:
As for a unifying theme, Toro says Way’s lyrics focus on ideas of alientation and escape, and feature a group of outsider characters called the Killjoys. “The overall theme in the music is finding a sense of freedom and using creativity and art as the weapon, as opposed to worrying about the end result,” says Toro, adding that the Killjoys are a loose interpretation of the band itself. “Some people are going to think it’s a departure. That’s the fun of being in the band, having the blessing to explore the music and try different things.”
To read the full article CLICK HERE.
MTV.com article on MCR’s new album.
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Source: Ray Toro via Twitter
