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Fans who frequent My Chemical Romance's website or who were members of the band's MCRmy Street Team are probably familiar with Mikael, or - as he was known to street teamers - the mysterious "TSN Ninja." Today, Mikael announced that after his 4 years working at WBR with My Chem, he will be moving on. There is a tremendous amount he did for MCR and for the fans for which he can never be thanked enough, and he will certainly be missed. I think Brandi from MyChemicalFreak who met Mikael with me in November said it very well: "For those of you who didn’t know him, well you missed out. He cared more about the fans than anyone ever could have." I feel very fortunate to have met someone so hard-working, passionate and inventive, and we - as a fanbase - were very lucky to have had someone who cares about us and My Chemical Romance as much as Mikael. But No worries, Killjoys! Mikael assures fans that we will be in good hands (and I fully trust him). Ti...

My Chemical Romance, who were nominated for 5 Shockwaves NME Awards, picked up two of them tonight and surprised the crowd with a masked performance. When accepting the band's award for Best Video for "Na Na Na...," which they won along with Best International Band, NME reports that vocalist Gerard Way said: "We want to thank every fan that voted for us. Don't ever let the media tell you what your body is supposed to look like, you're beautiful just the way you are. Keep it ugly." Fans who are familiar with NME's November 2010 issue will recall that the band were none-too-pleased when they read that the writer had described guitarist Ray Toro as having "doughy lovehandles" in a feature article about the band. MCR opened NME's award ceremony with performances for which they were all dressed in the same attire and wearing ski masks. Fans speculate, though it is unconfirmed, that the masks may have been a direct middle finger (whi...

Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows D.R.U.G.S. Sire February 22, 2011 TRACKLISTING 1. If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is 2. The Only Think You Talk About 3. Graveyard Dancing 4. Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm 5. Sex Life 6. Laminated E.T. Animal 7. Stop Reading, Start Doing Pushups 8. I'm The Rehab, You're The Drugs 9. I'm Here To Take The Sky 10. The Hangman 11. My Swagger Has a First Name _______ Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: "If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is," "Graveyard Dancing" & "Laminated E.T. Animal" _______ To start the picking-apart of D.R.U.G.S. , the debut album from Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (also D.R.U.G.S.), it is appropriate to introduce the parts that make up the whole of this much-needed savior-monster of a supergroup: Craig Owens, vocalist formerly of Chiodos ; Matt Good, guitarist and vocalist from From First To Last ; drummer Aaron Stern from Matchbook...

My Chemical Romance are set to shoot their video for "Planetary (GO)!" this Thursday, February 24, at London's O2 Academy Islington. The video will involve U.K. fans who are lucky enough to acquire tickets to what is described as the "assault party" video shoot. Fans with tickets are encouraged to come wearing their Killjoys colors and apparel! According to the U.K. TicketWeb event page , tickets (limited to 2-per-person at £4.00 a piece) will go onsale tomorrow at 9 A.M. My Chemical Romance also announced that they will return to the U.K. for summer festival "T In The Park" in July. Tickets go on sale Friday 9 A.M. U.K. time through the T In The Park website . Image Credit: MCR Ireland XoXo c.

Bayside Killing Time Wind-Up Records February 22, 2011 TRACKLISTING 1. Already Gone 2. Sick, Sick, Sick 3. Mona Lisa 4. It’s Not A Bad Little War 5. Sinking and Swimming on Long Island 6. Seeing Sound 7. The Wrong Way 8. On Love, On Life 9. The New Flesh 10. Killing Time _______ Rating : 7.5/10 Key Tracks : "Mona Lisa," "It's Not A Bad Little War" & "Sick, Sick, Sick" ______ Four tracks into Killing Time , I knew Bayside 's latest effort would be my favorite of their albums. Past releases have featured strong tracks as singles that were the few I kept around as iTunes library-worthy while I found the albums as whole works to grow monotonous by the end. However, Killing Time is an album from which I could see myself hanging onto more than a few tracks permanently. It doesn't hurt that it is a mere 10 tracks long and is able to hold interest through all. Bayside, while staying true to the sound of the e...

An open letter to my friends: I know a lot of you don’t understand how I can love a band this much. I know many of you think that it’s funny because of how often and blatantly I express it, or you think that it’s something silly I waste my time on. I’m a “walking billboard,” I’ve been told because I wear something MCR-related every day. That’s what you see on the outside. In a way, it is funny, but - on the other hand - it’s nothing close to a joke to me. Those clothes on the outside are like armor, badges I wear in honor of something that has helped me infinitely. The truth is, this is what gives me the will to get out of bed every day. This is the reason I lived past the age of 14. My Chemical Romance inspires me EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. to better myself, to try to better the lives of others and reminds me that I should never settle for anything I’m less than passionate about. My Chemical Romance gave me the power to change my life and inspired me to make something of myself. Lis...

My Chemical Romance are set to play the Shockwaves NME Awards Ceremony alongside Foo Fighters in London on February 23. In addition to their performing, MCR is nominated for five awards: -Best International Band -Best Album -Worst Album -Best Video ("Na Na Na...") -Album Artwork Vocalist Gerard Way alone is nominated as "Hero of the Year." Vote . XoXo c. Sorry for the late post on this. I know the information's been out for a while. I wanted to put it up closer to time for the awards .

My Chemical Romance's "Planetary (GO!)," which has gained ground in the video game world as the lead-in track for the driving game Gran Turismo 5, will be released as a single March 21, according to a blog post on the band's website. The single is set for release following the UK leg of the band's World Contamination tour. The UK tour - as announced in the same post - will feature LostAlone , who opened for the MCR's two Roxy shows in 2009, and The Blackout as openers. XoXo c.