My Chemical Romance go back to basics on new album

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way says their forthcoming album will sound much more "pure" then it's predecessor, The Black Parade.

The band are currently recording the follow-up to their 2006 mega-selling album with producer Brendan O'Brien (Mastodon, AC/DC, Pearl Jam) and Way says the band have ditched "bells and whistles" in favour of "melody and songwriting".

"At this point, the best way to describe the new album is My Chemical Romance being the purest, most distilled version of itself," reports ContactMusic.com. "No bells and whistles, as the focus has been on melody and song writing.

"If it doesn't work in a room with just the five of us, we aren't trying to make it work in the studio with effects and string sections," he added.

The album, which is due to be released later this year, is as-yet-untitled.

"There's no title yet," said Way. "It's crazy - this is the first time we're waiting to get really far into the project before choosing a title. I'm actually kind of excited about that. It's kind of 'anything goes' at this point, but I'm so happy with the songs."

Tags: My Chemical Romance

Posted by Dan at 03:43PM | August 10, 2009

can i by tha black parade over da internet coz i cnt seem ta find it er n ireland!!...ive look every where!!..gerard z lik da sexx!!!

Posted by Laura mcnicholas | August 10, 2009 4:10 PM | Reply to this

hmv.com

Posted by jammy dodger | August 10, 2009 5:38 PM | Reply to this

Kerrang posted this a while back, why repost it? :S

Posted by Jay | August 10, 2009 6:34 PM | Reply to this

Its so refreshing to hear a band take astep back from a studio polished record, So many bands seem to completly rape their original sound until it becomes impossibel to follow live. I speak as a lover of both their 2nd and 3rd album but I believe the music sounds so much more honest and and far more personal when a band keep it simpel...Thank God MCR

Posted by James Thurlby | August 10, 2009 6:41 PM | Reply to this

xtravison ireland sels a lot of them

Posted by conor | August 10, 2009 6:43 PM | Reply to this

www.amazon.co.uk is way cheaper than hmv, just a heads up

Posted by Lucy | August 10, 2009 7:29 PM | Reply to this

Nice:) I cannot wait!!

Posted by Hayley | August 10, 2009 7:29 PM | Reply to this

No Hate Comments, IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!

Posted by Father O' Flannigan | August 10, 2009 9:58 PM | Reply to this

woooot! no hate comments...yet...let's just wait for some stupid jerk-off to stop that peace...but for now we bathe in peace! XD

Posted by eddiie | August 10, 2009 11:20 PM | Reply to this

Chartbusters >>> Xtravision.

Well, when it comes to renting out games anyway...

Posted by Gorgar | August 10, 2009 11:38 PM | Reply to this

Here's your hate comment - I f-ing hate these emo fags!

Nah I'm just messing, i love these fellas, cant wait for their new album >.<

Posted by Nemo | August 11, 2009 12:01 AM | Reply to this

Going back to basics ? Dont you mean going back to Gaysics, Amirite? :D

Posted by Spunky Spunkerson | August 11, 2009 1:09 AM | Reply to this

A little correction:
Brendan O'Brien (The Offspring, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Mastodon)

Posted by Jim | August 11, 2009 1:30 AM | Reply to this

I'd say it was The Black Parade that got me into MCR... and no.. i'm not a 14 year old gril who wears skinny jeans... I'm a 19 year old Economics Student!...after listening to the black parade i purchased their previous two albums and also thought they were great.... so really looking forward to see what they have to offer on this album.. but as always it will be very controversial! great live band too!

Posted by ALW | August 11, 2009 12:12 PM | Reply to this

i cant wait for this album, it already sounds amazing,

Posted by emma | August 11, 2009 1:46 PM | Reply to this

no, your really not

Posted by emma | August 11, 2009 1:48 PM | Reply to this

Excited XD. im glad they're 'going back to basics'. i hope its as good at three cheers and bullets.

Posted by Millie | August 11, 2009 5:29 PM | Reply to this

do we constantly need a gerard way play by play of marketing hype. Just shut up and release the f-ing thing. The above said nothing new at all. Boring Kerrang.

Posted by yadda | August 11, 2009 6:05 PM | Reply to this

omg yay!!!!!! :D and yay not that many hate comments maybe they learnt theyre lessons! yay" but still i dunno whta to say apart from YAY!!!!!!

Posted by Yaymcrfreake | August 11, 2009 8:37 PM | Reply to this

I'm so thrilled on this update, Kerrang!
I can't wait til' later on this year where I can purchase it! This s going to be Epic!
xoxoxoAmandaxoxoxo

Posted by AmandaJayneSedgewick! xoxo | August 11, 2009 10:07 PM | Reply to this

I love mcr they're are awsoem cant wait till the new album comes out :P:P:P xxx

Posted by Jowi | August 12, 2009 12:50 PM | Reply to this

Don't think I've ever seen so much sarcasm on a comments page!

What happened to kerrang?

Posted by bubshybushy | August 12, 2009 3:03 PM | Reply to this

Does that make you a George Foreman gril then?

Posted by Gorgar | August 12, 2009 8:20 PM | Reply to this

now, the sterotypical thing for someone like me who i guess fits the "13 year old mcr obbcessive who wears skinny jeans and has a fringe" would be LIKEEE OMMMMGGGG gerard way is justttt the sexx!! which is true but absolutly pointless, great that there is news about mcr though....

Posted by Rhianna | August 12, 2009 10:15 PM | Reply to this

Posted by Rhianna | August 12, 2009 10:16 PM | Reply to this

Sounds like this might be a good album.

Posted by ShadowsXx | August 12, 2009 10:54 PM | Reply to this

wow, i hope its as good as three cheers [my fave album ever] i'm glad their going back to basics cos i thought black parade was a bit fussy.

cant wait

[also; good to see the lack of hate comments.]

Posted by beej | August 12, 2009 11:19 PM | Reply to this

Never thought much of 3 Cheers personally, and the Black Parade is awful.

I brought you my bullets... is a brilliant album though, shame they went mainstream afterwards.

Posted by Will | August 13, 2009 8:23 AM | Reply to this

I love all of the mcr albums so far and with the comments being made on this new album it's gonna be great no matter what the name is.

Posted by xX..Xx | August 13, 2009 4:58 PM | Reply to this

i hope its gonna be as awesome as three cheers for sweet revenge!! this is the first album of theirs that i can get involoved in all the hype since i only started listening to them last august ^^ My ChEmIcAl RoMaNcE FTW!!!!!!!

Posted by chloe luvs my passion and my chemical romance | August 14, 2009 8:45 PM | Reply to this

DING DING DING!

wrong answer dumbass.

Posted by charlie-bob | August 14, 2009 9:16 PM | Reply to this

phew!! u scared me there! it is a nice streak of comments! how lucky!
i love mcr! cant wait for their new album!!

Posted by phew | August 15, 2009 12:01 PM | Reply to this

Really? I got my copy right here in Ireland (back in the day *shudder*) in HMV..maybe just ask at the desk......or maybe you are a retard and don't know how the store is catalogued........or else go into Tower Records, they'll definitely have it.
And learn how to spell please.

Posted by Summer | August 16, 2009 12:47 AM | Reply to this