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My Chemical Romance is a Grammy-nominated American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, bassist Mikey Way, guitarists Frank Iero and Ray Toro and drummer Bob Bryar. Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge in 2004; the album was a commercial success, selling over one million copies.
The band eclipsed their previous success with 2006's The Black Parade, featuring their hit singles, "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers". The band also filmed a live DVD in Mexico City, titled The Black Parade Is Dead!, which was released in July 2008.
My Chemical Romance's debut effort, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, appeared in 2002 courtesy of New York's Eyeball Records. Comparisons to Thursday were frequent; both bands hailed from New Jersey, both had recorded for Eyeball, and both combined punk-pop's musical aggression with introspective, confessional lyrics. The album attracted a modest underground following, and My Chemical Romance jumped to the big leagues in 2003 by signing with Reprise Records. The following year, they released the aggressively slick Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, a platinum-selling album that featured cover art by Way himself. Proving to be hugely popular, the album produced several radio singles and popular MTV videos, including "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," "Helena," and "The Ghost of You."

Gerard Way as Vocal
On September 3, 2007 after a concert in Colorado, Gerard married Lyn-Z of Mindless Self Indulgence. The pair tied the knot following the final date of Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour backstage. A member of Live Nation's touring staff who happened to be an ordained minister, performed the low-key ceremony. He currently lives with his wife in Los Angeles, California. On November 24, 2008 a representative for Gerard Way confirmed that he and wife Lindsey were expecting their first child together. Their daughter, Bandit Lee Way, was born in California on May 27, 2009.

Discography 

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  I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love is the debut album by New Jersey rock quintet My Chemical Romance, released on July 23, 2002. The album was produced by Thursday's singer, Geoff Rickly, who was very active at Eyeball Records. The album earned the band a large underground following, but they were not able to emerge into the mainstream until their second album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, which was released two years later. During the recording of this album, singer Gerard Way had to sing vocals while suffering from an abscess between two of his teeth, making vocal work very difficult. On the CD itself it is written, "Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws and will result in Gerard coming to your house and sucking your blood.This album has been re-released in vinyl format on February 3 2009. It was only supposed to be pressed on white and red, but there is a clear edition as well. It has sold over 300,000 copies in the USA as of February 2009. The album has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK. This is the only My Chemical Romance album without a Parental Advisory warning either in sticker form or printed onto the case. 

  
  

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  Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is the second studio albumrock quintet My Chemical Romance. Released on June 8, 2004 through Reprise Records, it was produced by Howard Benson. This album was the first album, by the band, to be released through Reprise Records. The previous album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, was released through Eyeball Records.

  Four successful singles were released from this album: "Thank You for the Venom", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Helena" and "The Ghost of You
  
• The Black Parade is the third studio album by the rock quintet My Chemical Romance. Released in October 23, 2006 through Reprise Records, it was produced by Rob Cavallo, who has also produced albums for Green Day. The album is the first for which Bob Bryar plays drums, as Matt Pelissier played drums for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. It is a concept album centering on a character known as "The Patient". The album presents the story of his passage out of life, and his subsequent reflection on his life.
  Four singles were released from the album: "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers" Though several reviewers have dismissed the album as a display of showmanship, The Black Parade has received generally favorable reviews. The album debuted at number two on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and is also certified as platinum by the RIAA. The limited edition boxed set also earned My Chemical Romance a Grammy nomination. The album has received a Platinum sales status certification in the UK.