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My Chemical Romance (also known as My Chem, MCR and The Black Parade) is an American band that formed in 2001. The current members of My Chemical Romance are Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero, Mikey Way, and Bob Bryar. Shortly after forming, My Chemical Romance signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002. My Chemical Romance signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge in 2004. The album was a major commercial success, selling over two million copies due in part to the success of the singles "Helena", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", and "The Ghost of You". My Chemical Romance followed this success with 2006's The Black Parade, featuring their biggest hit "Welcome to the Black Parade". While My Chemical Romance identifies their sound as simply "Rock", the subgenre of My Chemical Romance's recordings has been a subject of debate among fans and the media.

My Chemical Romance's music has been described by the media as "pop punk", "emo", "alternative rock", "post-hardcore" and "punk revival". My Chemical Romance themselves described their music as simply "rock" or "violent, dangerous pop" on their official website, as well as rejecting the term "emo" to describe their style, though another source quotes frontman Way stating that they are "What-else-ya-got-emo".

My Chemical Romance cite their main influences as Queen, Thursday, Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Morrissey/The Smiths and the Beastie Boys Gerard Way has said, "We love bands like Queen, where it's huge and majestic, but also bands like Black Flag and the Misfits, who would go absolutely crazy." Way has also said that his band patterns their career after that of The Smashing Pumpkins, another band they admire. Geoff Rickly, the lead singer of Thursday, has compared My Chemical Romance to Ink & Dagger. Growing up, My Chemical Romance were also very influenced by horror films and comic books, and therefore their music, lyrics, and image all have overt elements of fantasy, storytelling, horror, and theatricality.