My Chemical Romance is an New Jersey Emo rock band that was formed in 2001. It consist of the following five members, Gerard Way-singer, Ray Toro-lead guitar, Mikey Way-bass guitar, Frank Iero-rythm guitar and drummer Bob Bryar. Three months after the formation of the band they recorded their debut album; I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, which was subsequently released in 2002 on Eyeball Records. The album has sold over 300,000 records to date. In 2003, the band signed a deal with Reprise Records and after a tour with Avenged Sevenfold, the band began work on a second album. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge was released in 2004. 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". My Chemical Romance’s third album was entitled The Black Parade. 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. In 2008, My Chemical Romance won a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for the album The Black Parade.
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