My Chemical Romance Call It Quits

My Chemical Romance Photo: Courtesy Warner Music

Twelve years into their career, My Chemical Romance announced their break-up on the band’s website. The news on the site’s homepage read: 

“Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We’ve gotten to go places we never knew we would. We’ve been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We’ve shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.”
My Chemical Romance

Formed in 2001, My Chemical Romance has released four studio albums until date including their 2002 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, 2004’s Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, the 2006 concept album The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys released in 2010.

In an interview in 2007, band frontman and singer, Gerard Way, who is also a well-known comic book artist, when asked about retiring said: “If we can’t keep a sense it’s ours anymore, we’ll walk away.”