There’s been lots of speak not too long ago about My Chemical Romance creating their follow-up to 2010’s Hazard Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. In the course of the group’s Oct. 30 efficiency on the Hollywood Bowl, frontman Gerard Manner introduced that MCR are certainly planning to “make a brand new file” and “most likely not [do] any reveals” in 2027. If that weren’t cool sufficient, the group additionally gave a Hazard Days B-side its reside debut and reunited with The Used vocalist Bert McCracken!
MCR’s 2027 Plans + Different Present Highlights
Manner’s announcement got here after MCR completed “DESTROYA” in the course of the second half of their set.
“You already know, typically shit will sound, like, deliberately obscure, when actually it’s simply to guard all people’s emotions concerned,” Manner started, including: “So, yeah. Subsequent yr, we wanna go make a file.”
Following an enormous burst of applause, Manner continued:
We’re most likely not doing any reveals [in 2027]. There’s no secret code to that. I imply, possibly if we get actually rusty after we’re making one thing, we’re like, “Alright, let’s name the band ‘Helena’ or one thing and present up.” However, you recognize, significantly. We wish to go do this after which hopefully, we’ll see you guys in 2028.
You already know, ‘trigger that’s another shit I simply wanna get out of the best way, man! Let’s have enjoyable. You need to have enjoyable! You don’t wanna be stressed, considering, like, “Oh, what does this quantity on his field imply?” We really don’t actually do this shit. Are you aware how a lot of that shit is coincidence?
You’ll be able to see Manner’s announcement under (shared by TikTok consumer Widespread Revolt).
Gerard Manner Proclaims MCR’s 2027 Plans
Instantly after that, Manner launched the reside debut of Hazard Days B-side “We Don’t Want One other Track About California”:
It is a track that Frank [Iero, rhythmic guitarist] wrote the very first elements of and it was – I believe we had been outdoors . . . and we had been fucking engaged on [it] and he had this actually sick lead riff factor. It had some lyrics from different stuff and – anyway, it ended up a B-side but it surely’s fucking lovely. It’s an attractive track [and] we’ve by no means performed it reside earlier than. It’s known as “We Don’t Want One other Track About California.”
Per setlist.fm, MCR additionally started their encore by doing “You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Jail” with The Used vocalist Bert McCracken on stage for the primary time since 2005. McCracken sang on the studio model, and their team-up right here is sensible on condition that Manner joined The Used for “Buried Myself Alive” for the primary time since 2005 throughout their set earlier that evening (in response to setlist.fm).
You’ll be able to see fan-shot footage of each songs under (shared by YouTuber Lila):
MCR – “We Don’t Want One other Track About California” (Oct. 30, 2026)
MCR – “You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Jail” (Oct. 30, 2026)
READ MORE: My Chemical Romance Including One-of-a-Variety Artwork to Signed ‘Black Parade’ Albums
Different MCR Information
Final week, Loudwire reported on My Chemical Romance including “1-of-1 artwork variants from one of many band members” to the not too long ago launched twentieth anniversary version of The Black Parade.
As we defined:
The hard-to-find doodles are apparently being included in copies of the deluxe version of the album that was offered via My Chemical Romance’s on-line retailer and signed by the band. . . . The deluxe version of the album contains prints of art work by James Jean, the artist answerable for The Black Parade’s cowl artwork. . . . A Reddit consumer this week uploaded a photograph of his signed album insert. Jean’s print titled The Affected person was surprisingly modified to appear like the title character from the 1994 film ‘The Crow.’
Ultimately, Iero obtained wind of the invention and clarified on Instagram that the “crow variant” was created as a “loving manner of collaborating with the masterful James Jean.” Iero additionally talked about (through Loudwire): “I’ll let you recognize there are different variants on the market. 13 whole. All totally different, all 1 of 1. Hoping to see them pop up once in a while.”
This previous Friday (Oct. 30) – and previous to their last two nights on the Hollywood Bowl – MCR put out an animated quick movie (Prelude to The Finish) that sparked theories relating to doable hidden messages.
As Loudwire wrote on the time:
Prelude to The Finish is a virtually eight-minute animated movie that follows a woman named Astrid who seems to be in a mysterious college that’s led by some questionable characters. It is darkish in the identical vein because the presentation for ‘The Black Parade’ album. The challenge is a collaborative effort between My Chemical Romance and visible artist and actor Lauren Tsai. Fellow musicians Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish are among the many voice actors, together with Japanese online game producer Hideo Kojima.
One main principle is that the movie confirms that MCR’s upcoming album would be the long-rumored The Paper Kingdom (which, we wrote, is “an album [MCR supposedly recorded] in 2012 earlier than all the challenge was scrapped and the band broke up”). Different widespread theories are that the tracklist to their new file is hidden inside the movie resulting from “numbered phrases” showing on display screen and that MCR are breaking apart once more.
Given Manner’s affirmation about MCR’s 2027 plans, it’s secure to say that the final choice is now not a risk.
Are you excited to listen to that MCR are formally engaged on a brand new album subsequent yr? Are you dissatisfied that they’re “most likely” not doing any reveals in consequence? Tell us!
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