It’s been almost 10 years since My Chemical Romance played their final show before announcing their indefinite hiatus. If 2007 was the year that cemented the world’s unanimous emo phase, then 2013 – unfortunately – must be the year that ended it. MCR had gone, Paramore had already begun to move into a more Art-Pop style, and even Panic! At the Disco had started to become more reminiscent of The Killers than anything else. It was time to drop the dark and brooding eyeliner and black nails, and make way for pop-punk! It’s 2013, Fall Out Boy are back! So now, put on your eyeliner and black nails, but this time… enjoy yourself a little! But, I think, in today’s day and age, in today’s climate… no one wants to listen to All Time Low. People want to feel a little more unified in the fact that things may not exactly be going to plan. Thus, the emo renaissance. Highlighted perfectly in the lineup for the now famous When We Were Young Festival lineup.

We were never really clear as to whether or not MCR would be releasing any new music. But a little snippet of instrumental material over the band’s reunion teaser back at the start on 2020 gave us all a little hope for something on the horizon. Way revealed in an interview last year that he was working on something new, but for a solo project? New MCR? We didn’t know. “What’s been working lately is sitting with [engineer] Doug [McKean], working on the music, and then I’ll just go over to my office — which used to be Marion Peck’s painting studio, and I love that room — and I will sit while Doug mixes, tweaks, edits, programs more drums . . . I’ll literally sit there and I will write as close as possible to what I think are gonna be either the final lyrics, or at least what I’m comfortable singing at that moment.”

MCR’s tour will be beginning imminently, at this point the UK has managed to accumulate 9 dates for our leg of the tour. Admittedly, they’re all a little obtuse… but that could be considered a good thing. Check out here for more details. See the full list of tour dates below.

16/5 – Eden Sessions – St Austell
19/5 – Stadium MK – Milton Keynes
21/5 – Stadium MK – Milton Keynes
22/5 – Stadium MK – Milton Keynes
24/5 – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – Dublin
25/5 – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – Dublin
27/5 – Victoria Park – Warrington
28/5 – Sophia Gardens – Cardiff
30/5 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow

The musician has already released albums under the names frnkiero and the cellabration, followed by Frank Iero And The Patience, who played alongside The 1975 in his native New Jersey at the Shadow of the City in 2016. Iero made the announcement via his instagram profile, in the video clip he reveals his new artistic name by writing it on a piece of paper.  There is a hint at a Spring release date for new music in the caption: hashtag FIATFV – Spring 2019 chapter 3.

Fans took to his page to express their excitement with one fan literally unable to contain themselves stating “IM SCREAMING”, with many other fans begging Frank to go on tour and visit their hometown. Back in August 2018 Frank posted a black and white photograph of 4 people wearing the mask of a balding older man with simply “first band photo (no filter) #FIATV”. Now we know what it means!

Similarly ex My Chemical Romance’s frontman Gerard Way has also been working on his own solo projects. In 2017 he released two singles “Into The Cave We Wander” and “Pogi’s Cavern” for Record Store Day an event running for over a decade celebrating the music industry and participating stores. In 2018 we heard ‘Getting Down The Germs” and “Baby You’re A Haunted House” which being launched towards the end of 2018 gives fans an inkling that although not yet officially announced, a new album could be on its way from Way! 2019 is set to be a good year for fans of My Chemical Romance and its ex bandmates.