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Frank Iero Welcome to my site. I am making this for Mr. Espinola's web design class.
This page will be about one of my favorite bands called My Chemical Romance. My Chemical Romance
(commonly abbreviated MCR) is a rock band�variously but debatably described as screamo, goth-punk, and post-hardcore�whose members come from Belleville and Kearny, New Jersey (except drummer Bob Bryar, from Chicago, Illinois). Bassist Mikey Way coined the band's name from "Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance," by Irvine Welsh.
The band was formed by front man Gerard Way and ex-drummer Matt Pelissier in 2001. MCR released their first full album "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love" in 2002 on independent label "Eyeball Records," which earned them an underground following; it was not as successful as their next album.
2004 saw the release of their second album and major label debut "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" and their first hit single "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)". "Helena" was their second single, and it earned them five MTV Video Music Awards nominations and two Kerrang! Awards. Their third single from Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is "The Ghost of You". MCR will release in early 2006, Life on the Murder Scene which will be a DVD giving a behind-the-scenes look at their rise to fame. A third album is due out in 2006.
♥Gerard Way♥ was born April 9, 1977 in Newark, New Jersey is front man and co-founder of My Chemical Romance, in which his brother Mikey Way plays bass.
Way played in a band until his early teens, at which time he decided to turn toward the graphic arts. After graduating from high school in 1995, he attended School of Visual Arts in New York City graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1999. In 2001, Way says he tried to sell an animated television series to the Cartoon Network called The Breakfast Monkey. He maintains that Cartoon Network turned down the pitch because it was too similar to "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," then already in production.
Way was discouraged by the failure of his cartoon concept. As a resident of New York City, the 9/11 attacks affected Way deeply. Wanting to move his life in a new direction, he found himself motivated to form My Chemical Romance. The name came from a book written by Irvine Welsh called "Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance". The band's name was suggested by Mikey Way. Gerard brought together Ray Toro, Matt Pelissier (then was replaced by Bob Bryar), Frank Iero, and his brother Mikey to play gigs along the East Coast. The band soon released its first album, "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love." Music turned out to be an effective means for Way (the band's lead singer and primary songwriter) to deal with his longtime battle against depression, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse, leading to deeply personal songs such as "Helena" (written after the death of his grandmother, Elena Lee Rush).
Despite his success as a musician, Way has not left his drawing behind: He drew all of the art on the band's second album, "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge."
♥Michael Way♥ was born October 9, 1980, better known as Mikey, is the bass guitarist for "My Chemical Romance" and the brother of front-man Gerard Way. Mikey was born in Newark, New Jersey but grew up in Belleville, New Jersey. He coined the band's name when he released the book "Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance," by Irvine Welsh, while working at a Barnes and Noble. Mikey learned to play bass in order to be able to play in the band, which lacked a bassist at the time.
♥Frank Iero♥ was born October 10, 1980, and is the rhythm guitarist and a backup vocalist for "My Chemical Romance." He was recruited to fill out the band's sound when his own band, Pencey Prep, broke up. Iero grew up in Belleville, New Jersey. In addition to Pencey Prep, Iero played with Hybrid, Sector 12, and briefly with I Am A Graveyard. Frank Iero used to suffer from Epstein-Barr virus and battled bronchitis throughout his childhood. He has suffered from a nasty case of mono and has many lacerations to his head, hands, and knees.
♥Raymond Toro♥ was born July 15, 1977 in Kearny, New Jersey plays lead guitar and sings backup vocals for My Chemical Romance. Ray is easily recognized by his large afro. His height is about 6'1.
♥Bob Bryar♥ was born December 31, 1981 is the drummer for My Chemical Romance. Born in Darien, Illinois, he joined the band in 2004 while working as a sound engineer for The Used, through whom he became friends with the members of My Chemical Romance. He replaced Matt Pelissier when Matt was fired.
