My Chemical Romance — “Dead!” from the album The Black Parade (2006).
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Weekly Focus: My Chemical Romance, Day Four
My Chemical Romance — “The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You,” from the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004).
Weekly Focus: My Chemical Romance, Pt. II, Day Three
My Chemical Romance — “To the End,” from the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004).
Weekly Focus: My Chemical Romance, Pt. II, Day Two
My Chemical Romance — “Headfirst for Halos,” from the album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002).
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My Chemical Romance — “The Sharpest Lives”
Weekly Focus: My Chemical Romance, Pt. II, Day One
In honor of My Chem announcing a reunion show, I decided to feature them for a second time.
My Chemical Romance — “Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough for the Two of Us,” from the album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002).
Album of the Week: My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade Is Dead!
With MCR playing a reunion show in December, I thought it appropriate that one of their live albums be my Album of the Week. I chose The Black Parade Is Dead! for a couple of reasons, including the fact that I love The Black Parade anyway, and also that I saw them on that tour!
My Chemical Romance Reunion
I know most of you following this blog have already heard the news, so I won’t spend a lot of time on that aspect of this post. In case anyone missed it, though:
On Halloween, My Chemical Romance announced that they were playing a reunion show December 20th at Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
There were people who didn’t care, and others who felt that the Rage Against the Machine 2020 reunion announcement overshadowed this one. For the most part, however, the internet seemed extremely excited. The massive influx of memes prove it. Well, that and the fact that the concert sold out in something like three minutes…
I fall into the second category — I am so happy about this and hope it leads to a full tour. I saw MCR years ago on The Black Parade World Tour, the leg during which Muse was the opening act. They played The Black Parade in its entirety, left the stage, then came back and did most of the highlights from Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to, hands down.
Whichever side you fall on, please just let the My Chem fans enjoy this!
Top 5: Music Videos Based on Horror Films
It’s October, which means spooky season, my favorite time of the year! I would have done a lot of horror/Halloween-themed posts if everything hadn’t been so hectic. But alas, that’s life.
With that being said, there are still seven days left until the month’s end, so I have time to get some of my Spooktober ideas uploaded.
My first special post for October is a Top Five list featuring music videos based on horror movies! Over the years, several artists have paid homage to their favorite scary film. The trend is most prevalent in the rock and metal genres, which is appropriate, don’t you think?
And here we go! (These are in no particular order.)
1. “The Kill” – Thirty Seconds to Mars // Based on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
2. “Beim Ersten Mal Tut’s Immer Weh” – Oomph! // Based on the psychological thriller Hard Candy, directed by David Slade and starring Ellen Page
3. “Engel” – Rammstein // Based on the snake dance scene in From Dusk Till Dawn
4. “Living Dead Girl” – Rob Zombie // Based on the 1920 silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with a nod to White Zombie as well
5. “Hell in the Hallways” – Ice Nine Kills // Based on the film adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie
5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#30)
1. Pacific Radio
Rock from California. For fans of Noah and the Whale, Beware of Darkness, Beck, etc. Pacific Radio recently released the official video for “Katie.” The first single from their new album will be out soon!
“Katie”
“Camaro”
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2. Stage of Reality
Modern groove metal from Italy. For fans of Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Dio, etc. Stage of Reality has been playing shows in support of their self-titled album! Check out two of the tracks from that record, “Spectral Drum Down” and “Not In Vain.”
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3. EGGVN
Industrial metal from Mexico. For fans of Ministry, Psyclon Nine, Godflesh, etc. Eggvn released their first full-length album, Solve Et Coagula, earlier this year!
“A.A.S.B.”
“Let the Devil Shine”
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4. The Silencer
Metal from New York. For fans of In Flames, early Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, etc. The Silencer just released a video for the track “I, Archaic,” and they are playing a hometown show in November!
“I, Archaic”
“Atonement”
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5. Behind the Horror
Metal from Brazil. For fans of Sepultura, Metallica, Pantera, etc. Behind the Horror recently wrapped up their summer tour and are now focusing their energy on new music!
“Wrath”
“Prisoner”
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