I am looking forward to a new disc from them. However, I must say my favorite songs were Stalker and American Hearts. They also played a couple new songs that sounded really good. They mainly played tracks off their latest release We Are the Only Friends We Have, on Big Wheel Recreation. His attitude and enthusiasm on stage make the show worthwhile in itself. First I must say, that front man Travis Shettel, should be in the running for the cutest mad alive. This is why I love Seattle.Īnd finally Piebald. My thoughts on Minus the Bear are nothing short of Amazing. I can see them going very far in the future. You can really hear their talent when these guys play. Their guitars were amazing, as well as the drums and keyboard. This Seattle based band had a large following intently listening in the crowd. They had a more mellow tone, which I felt resembled a little of the Dismemberment Plan and Pinback, but a bit more up tempo. Noise Ratchet is with the Militia Group and has a new six-song ep coming out soon. They get two very enthusiastic thumbs up form me. Actually, the whole band had a lot of movement on stage, and a very strong stage presence. I must say, their guitarist had incredible hair, and loved to swing his head around causing his hair to fly everywhere. According to the band they are "a compound of punk, post-grunge alt-rock and emo." The crowd got into their music easily, and was dancing along to all the songs. This San Diego base band had a sound more rock than pop base. If you have not heard of this band I would recommend checking them out. How nice.Īfter My Chemical Romance, Noise Ratchet took the stage. These nice boys even invited all the girls in the audience to join them in the hot tub at the Holiday Inn they were staying at. Although this band is not my style, I was impressed by their set, and they definitely had their share of fans in the crowd. There sound had a harder edge, with vocals that consisted mainly of screaming. They played an active set, with a lot of movement and emotion. The show began with My Chemical Romance, an energetic five-piece band. And last night when Katie went to the Graceland to see Piebald, Minus the Bear, Noise Ratchet, and My Chemical Romance, she was not let down, and found a great new Seattle band. It seemed that every show she went to introduced her to a new amazing Seattle based band. But little by little, with each show she went to in Seattle, Katie realized this place was pretty tight. It was a very hard departure she thought she would never be able to live away from her venues. Then one-day college began and she had to move to Seattle. She lived in Chicago and spent all of her time going to shows at the Metro and Fireside Bowl. In January 2020, they announced additional shows and a Reunion Tour, which commenced in 2022 after a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and concluded in early 2023.Ĭontinue reading at Wikipedia.Once upon a time there was a girl named Katie. On October 31, 2019, the band announced a reunion show, which took place in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019. In 2014, a greatest hits album titled May Death Never Stop You was released and a tenth-anniversary reissue of The Black Parade was released in 2016. My Chemical Romance announced its breakup on March 22, 2013. In 20, the band released a series of singles they had recorded in 2009 under the collective title Conventional Weapons. Bryar departed the band prior to the release of the album, and in 2012, they added touring keyboardist James Dewees. The band's fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, was released in 2010. The album solidified the band's following, despite negative coverage in the Daily Mail generating controversy. A major commercial success, its lead single "Welcome to the Black Parade" topped the UK singles chart. The success of the band's previous albums was eclipsed by that of their 2006 rock opera concept album, The Black Parade. The album was a commercial success, attaining platinum status over a year later. Shortly after the album's release, Pelissier was replaced by Bob Bryar. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major-label debut, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, in 2004. They are considered one of the most influential rock groups of the 2000s and a major act in the pop-punk and emo genres, despite the band rejecting the latter label.įounded on September 12, 2001, by Gerard, Mikey, Toro, and drummer Matt Pelissier (and later joined by Iero), the band signed with Eyeball Records and released their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, in 2002. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way, who is Gerard’s younger brother. My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey.
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