EngineerDoug Mckean
ReviewsRanked #32 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006in- "A Major New Band HAD Arrived.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "A record riddled with blood-soaked riffs, morbid lyricism and the biggest of conceptual game plans...", Included in Alternative Press's "10 Essential Albums of 2006"., "What's really engaging is that THE BLACK PARADE is a concept album about death, yet even the most weepy sentiments are delivered with a swagger, a blistering guitar lead or a joyful, bouncy cadence.", Ranked #3 in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Records Of 2006" -- "PARADE stands as one of the most cohesive, engaging rock records of 2006.", Ranked #4 in Kerrang's "20 Greatest Albums of 2006in- "This Was Punk Rock in Glorious Technicolor.", Ranked #20 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 50 Albums Of 2006" -- "My Chemical Romance rev up the pathos with an arena-ripe panache...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The best mid-Seventies record of 2006, a rabid, ingenious para-phrasing of echoes and kitsch from rock's golden age of bombast.", Ranked #5 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "An orchestrated spiral of punk-goth, classic rock, Salvation Army bands, and high school musicals.", "Uplifting, ambitious, and at times riotously enjoyable....Pristinely produced by regular Green Day collaborator Rob Cavallo, this album is not just the band's most adventurous, but also its best." -- Grade: A-, 4 Stars Out of 5 -- "It's a Savage, Heartfelt, at Times Hilarious Goth-Mosh Emopera...", "When the Black Parade Reveals Its Secrets to You, You'll Be Dazzled by Its Brilliance.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "They've concocted a startlingly ambitious concept album, complete with Queen-inspired solos, windswept piano ballads and Sgt Pepper-style vaudeville."
VocalsLiza Minnelli, Gerard Way
Group MemberMichael Waye, Bob Bryar, Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero