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With their dramatic reinvention, My Chemical Romance have closed the door on their past. We spoke to Gerard Way and co to find out details of their new album as well as how they're creating planets, reclaiming punk, and "really having fun"...

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As My Chemical Romance gear up for the release of their fourth album, 'Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys', the band have spoken to Rock Sound of their desire to create another world with this record.

"It's the great middle ground between the new and the old," explained frontman Gerard Way. "It's not like 'The Black Parade' where you're following a story, yet without a concept I have nothing to fall back on. If 'The Black Parade' was a stage, this became this planet. That's what we're creating with these new songs: a planet. It has a high concept and it has themes, but it's not something you can pick apart in terms of story."

Rock Sound understands the sole character is called Dr. Death, who functions as a presenter for the songs rather than someone who plays a particular role in a story. Way also mentioned that the idea for the setting came from planning a new comic - the release date of which is unknown - with writer Shaun Simon and artist Becky Cloonan, also called 'The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'. With the album being far more musically diverse than their previous work, Way also told Rock Sound of their desire to put the integrity back into punk rock.

"A lot of [the songs] are the reclaiming of certain things, like the reclaiming of punk; to me the punk songs are a little bit more punk than what's out in terms of what's called punk - you listen to that and it's just what the same guy made five years ago or 20 years ago. At least 'Vampire Money' sounds like The Stooges [but] we're singing about something that's very now. 'Na Na Na...' is a blend of the Ramones but something from the future at the same time. We're inspired by our heroes, but we're not trying to go where they went." Guitarist Ray Toro explained the album represents a summation of their entire career to date:

"I definitely feel this is our best record. We didn't set ourselves any rules [or] boundaries and we tried to explore every sound we wanted to try and just write whatever came to mind and whatever felt good. I said some of that for 'The Black Parade', but this one for sure you're getting to see all sides of the band. Everything that we like and everything that makes us feel good, you're getting that in the songs."

The album 'Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys' is out on November 22 on Warners. Catch the band live this month; see gig guide for dates. www.mychemicalromance.com



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