Exclusive: My Chemical Romance's New Album Is A 'Love Letter To Rock And Roll'

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'It's definitely more aggressive, but to me it feels like a celebration of rock and roll,' Gerard Way says.

Forget all that talk about ditching the shtick and focusing on fast-and-furious punk. My Chemical Romance have one sentiment they'd like to get across on their new album, one that echoes what Grand Funk Railroad said decades ago: "We're an American band."
"The punk element was something a lot of people talked about. I think once I said we were pulling out the marching bands, they assumed it was going to be a punk record," Gerard Way told MTV News last month at San Diego Comic-Con, where he was promoting "Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion," the third series of his Eisner-winning comic. "I mean, it's definitely more aggressive, but to me it feels like a celebration of rock and roll. It feels like a true love letter to rock and roll. There's something about being an American rock-and-roll band that we've kind of grown into and we're very proud of. And I think that's what we're celebrating with this record. There's no agenda, there's no mission; it's just about rock and roll."
For proof, check out the fan footage of "Death Before Disco," one of three new tracks MCR unveiled last Friday, during a secret show at the Roxy in Los Angeles. It's a charging, fist-pumping number that recalls the Motor City pump of the MC5 and the L.A. strut of the Knack. And to help them hone in on that vibe even further, they've tapped producer Brendan O'Brien — who's done albums for Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Mastodon, to name just a few — to helm the sessions for the new album.
"We're so happy working with Brendan O'Brien," Way said. "We love him, we're having the best time of our lives. It's a total blast. I feel like it's getting close to being finished. We're doing tracking now. There's no title yet. It's crazy — this is the first time we're waiting to get really far into the project before [choosing a title]. I'm actually kind of excited about that. It's kind of 'anything goes' at this point, but I'm so happy with the songs."
Way said there's still no release date for the new album, though he added, "It's safe to say it'll come out next year." This is all keeping with the band's open-ended, fast-and-loose approach to recording and writing, a first for MCR, who — up to this point — have made their living on expansive conceptual fare.
"It's actually kind of liberating," Way said. "I'm writing lyrics simply about what the song's telling me, instead of trying to shoehorn something into a story line. I'd say they all have their own little stories. Some of them are direct, real life things that happened to us or me. Some of them are fiction, [because] I didn't want to lose that side. One of the things I really liked about Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is that we took people on a journey with each video and each single, even though it was a concept record. The Black Parade didn't do that. It stuck all the way through to this rigid vision up until the end, but this time I'm really excited about giving someone something new every time."

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"Death Before"

El grupo afirma que han hecho su mejor canción para su próximo álbum.

Esperamos impacientes el próximo álbum de My chemical romance. Según el cantante del grupo, Gerard Way, el disco contiene la mejor canción que han compuesto nunca. El título, Death before disco. Por lo que parece, aunque comentan que el LP es completamente diferente (será en sonido), siguen con títulos y letras en las que se incluye la palabra "Death" (Muerte). Way compara la canción con el "Born to run" (1975) de Bruce Springsteen."Las canciones son completamente diferentes, pero la que realmente me pone es la que se titula 'Death before disco'", ha comentado a la Rolling Stone."Es un sonido completamente diferente, es como una canción anti-fiesta con la puedes gozar igual. Estoy ansioso por que la gente la escuche. Me recuerda, respecto a la letra, a algunas de las maravillosas ficciones de nuestro primer álbum. Creo que hemos escrito nuestra propia 'Born to run', y estoy histérico respecto a ella. Para mí, es la mejor canción que hemos escrito, es mi favorita de MCR".

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Mikey Fucking Way published in the Twitter these photos(: In my view may be possible subjects of the songs on the next CD! "Death before"

Mikey Fucking Way ha publicado en Twitter estas fotos (: En mi opinión, pueden ser posibles temas de las canciones del próximo CD! "Death before"

This is achieved read, the song "The World is Ugly, but you are beautiful" song that some people already know that once sang at a concert.

Esto se logra leer, la canción "The World is Ugly, but you are beautiful" canción que algunas personas ya saben que una vez cantó en un concierto.

the others apparently are equally related to the new album, Ray published and he wrote:

"Slowly but surely, we are chipping away at each song and getting them really tight. I'm really proud of everyone in the band, we're playing better than we ever have and cannot wait to take that energy into the studio. Only a few more days till the studio! You guys will be excited when you hear the new stuff, trust me!!!"

los demás al parecer son igualmente relacionado con el nuevo álbum, Ray publicó y escribió sobre él:

"Lento pero seguro, estamos lijando cada canción y llegando a tenerlas bien 'apretadas'. Estoy muy orgulloso de todos en la banda, estamos tocando mejor que nunca y no podemos esperar a tomar esa energía al estudio. Sólo unos pocos días más para eso! Ustedes se emocionarán mucho cuando escuchen lo nuevo, confíen en mí!!!"

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Bob Bryar demanda al famoso adiestrador que mató a su perra

Bob Bryar, el batería del grupo My Chemical ha decidido demandar a un adiestrador de perros de celebridades (no, no es Cesar Millan) por la muerte de su perra Dixie.

Dixie, una pastor alemán era una perra de rescate y en el mes de abril de este año Bryar afirma que pagó 7.500 dólares al adiestrador de perros de celebridades, Daniel Schaffer, para un adiestramiento intensivo en la residencia canina del autoproclamado ‘adiestrador de perros de las estrellas’.

En teoría, Schaffer debía adiestrar a Pixie para acostumbrarla a ser una mascota casera. Pero la perra murió mientras estaba al cuidado de Schaffer y fue incinerada sin el consentimiento de Bryar.

Esto es lo que el batería del conocido grupo ha comentado en la revista People: “Ni siquiera sé lo que le sucedió a mi mejor amiga y la extraño más que a nada en el mundo. La desolación que siento va más allá de las palabras”

Bryar ha interpuesto una demanda en California, alegando que recibió una llamada telefónica en la que se le informaba de que Dixie había muerto en un accidente de coche, cuando un conductor ebrio chocó con el auto de Schaffer. Dos días después, a Bryar le dijeron que la perra había sido incinerada “debido a su estado”.

En la demanda de Bryar también se alega que cuando Schaffer fue requerido para un informe policial sobre el accidente, cambió la historia y dijo que Dixie había muerto mientras dormía. Esto aumentó las sospechas de Bryar y ahora afirma que hubo negligencia, incumplimiento del contrato y que Schaffer infligió estrés emocional a Bryar intencionadamente.

Mientras tanto, el supuesto adiestrador de perros de celebridades no ha querido comentar el caso…. ¡Menudo farsante!

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