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My Chemical Romance return after four-year musical break

It’s been a while since we’ve seen My Chemical Romance in action. Since wrapping up the final tour in support of their platinum selling 2006 concept album The Black Parade, the band have been out of the spotlight for a while.

After a break that has seen the band write two albums worth of material which they later scrapped, lose a band member (drummer Bob Bryar), almost break-up, and in which front-man Gerard Way gained a daughter, the band have returned with Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.

Having posted a makeshift album trailer on their YouTube channel to excite the interest of fans and critics alike, the band fully announced its change in direction with the album’s first single “Na Na Na”.

If people had forgotten about the band, this song is the slap in the face they needed to wake up their fans and followers. With a title like “Na Na Na”, you can bet that the song is catchy as hell, and from start to finish this song packs a punch.

The lyrics are sharp, direct and filled with the kind of rallying social commentary that My Chemical Romance has become known for with previous singles like “Teenagers” and “I’m Not OK”. The bridge is dramatic, the solo is gloriously in your face, and when the song is finished you’ll feel like you’ve listened to an action movie, a protest and a cartoon all in three and a half minutes. A result that the band almost seem to be aiming for.

It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s new and it’s interesting. It seems that if anyone expects The Black Parade 2.0 with this upcoming album, you’re barking up the wrong tree. As the title suggests, this album is going to be about fun, adventure and music. And I can’t wait to go along for the ride.

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is out worldwide on November 22. Check out the bands YouTube channel for the “Na Na Na” music video and “Art Is The Weapon” album trailer.

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