My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has told MTV that the New Jersey emo heroes plan to get aggressive on their upcoming new studio album.

''The one thing is we've never really captured that 'live' feeling,'' says the frotnman. ''We've gone for sometimes more polish. We've obviously emulated bands like Queen in trying to get that classic, late-'70s glam sound, and we've gone for that at times, especially on the last record. But then, when we're playing this stuff live, it's ultimately going to get more aggressive, so I think it'd be interesting to hear what the band sounds like recorded at least somewhat in those parameters of a live set.''

In related news, guitarist Frank Iero has told Kerrang! that MCR hope to get into the studio to release the follow-up to 2006's The Black Parade as soon as possible.

"We got together in October to finish up a song for the soundtrack to the film Watchmen. That happened in New York, where we mixed and mastered the song. All we want to do now is to get together and write again. Really, right now, it's a waiting game to see whether Bob [Bryar, drummer who has suffered ongoing wrist injuries] is 100 per cent."

For the full interview, be sure to pick up a copy of this week's Kerrang! magazine.

Jonas brothers and The academy is.. are coming to new zealand!!

2 of some of my favorite bands coming :D Im so ecstatic over it haha. Iv seen Tai live before - fucking epic. Wouldnt miss this for the world ever..if you havnt got their new albums yet then GO!

Lately iv been really busy. Friend problems, school stuff, spending time with friends i havnt seen in ages, sorting out family stuff etc. I now live with my mum  : / Moved there around a week and half ago. Getting used to it gradually..i miss my dads place. Long story as to why i went to my mums. I done something very naughty lets just  leave it at that haha.  Below is me and my dog sassy. Hah shes kissing me..i love her mucchhly.

Bored in the bathroom during the holys a while ago..

Haha. I just felt the need to put this pic here..his hair is insane!! I love it.

dont you?

and how mint is it that Tokio hotel and the jonas brothers met!

Photos much? Hehe. Its halloween soon! And franks bday heh. What are you guys going as for halloween? I still dunno what im gonna be dammit..

xo

As previously reported on Kerrang! Dot Com, My Chemical Romance bassist Mikey Way is following in his big brother Gerard's footsteps by penning his own comic book.

The first fruits of which - an eight-page story - will be released in an upcoming DC Comics Halloween special.

Internet rumours have hinted that it might appear in one of the Batman comics, although official sources are yet to confirm this.

UPDATE FROM GERARD

Hey guys,

Gerard here... I'm hanging out with Mikey in New Jersey, relaxing, drinking coffee, talking comics, and getting ready to take a drive down south tomorrow. I don't know what states I'm passing through but I know where I'm heading. Don't worry I've got a the Clockwork Orange audiobook, a Dr. Pepper air-freshener, and a GPS so I don't get lost. We figured b now everyone that's a fan of the band might be wondering what we're up to, what we're planning, so I thought I'd write this letter and fill you all in.

We're living, decompressing- The Black Parade took over two years to tour and six months to make so that's a lot of existing in a fictional world, and we're just extremely happy to live in a real one for a while. One thing I can let you know is that we're excited. Genuinely more excited then we have ever been to be in this band, make some new music. Genuinely more excited then we have ever been in this band, make some new music. And we have ALL been writing new material in our own separate worlds... I started a week after I got home, buying a good rig, an old Jag, and a bunch of pedals- just searching for the next sound.

Bob is recovering well from his recent wrist surgery- exceedingly well considering how risky the procedure can be. We're all really happy that when he picks up the sticks again he won't be in the intense pain he was in during the last year of touring. It's going to take him a while to rehabilitate but know him, he will most likely be playing the drums before the doctor says it's a good idea. He just loves playing, we all do. Franks on the road with Leathermouth and Reggie and The Full Effect so you should go see them and get spit on. I know Leathermouth doesn't have a record out yet, but Frank gave it to me in Mexico and I can easily say it's my favorite post-hardcore record of the year, so I know you will at least enjoy the songs if you don't know the words.

One of the best parts of the last five months was getting to see Ray get married and all of us be a part of the wedding. It was beautiful. I'm not sure where the happy couple is right now but I am sure wherever they are, they are really enjoying it. I have never seen him happier in my life. So we made plans to get together soon and make some demos, see where our heads are at, take it slow. If explosions happen in our heads right away who knows how soon we could have a record out, we aren't in any rush but we get just as anxious as you to find out what the next "thing is going to be.

So that about wraps it up... I'm glad I could stop by for a chat, I think I will do it more often. I'm writing more comics, writing more music, and missing my wife right now. Oh, and I heard a rumor that I died in a car accident.
I didn't.
xo.
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Okay, calm down My Chemical Romance fans! The word on the street is that MRC are not splitting up and they will record a follow-up to their Top 10, 2006 album, The Black Parade.

It's just not gonna be any time soon though...

"We can't make any more music unless we live," frotnman Gerard Way told MTV in a recent interview. "When we get a chance, we're going to get together and do some demos and start rolling. But we're going to take it slow. I feel like we needed to be away for a while. People need to kind of miss us because there was a point in the last two-and-a-half years where you could have seen us at least once a month if you wanted."

The singer, who tied the knot with Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z last September, is taking time off to enjoy married life as well as working on the follow-up to his award winning comic book, The Umbrella Academy, and he is also busy penning another "top secret" comic for DC Comics. His brother and MCR bassist Mikey Way is also working on a comic book, guitarist Frank Iero is taking time off to have some fun with his side-project Leathermouth, Ray Toro is busy preparing to wed his long time girlfriend Christa as well as gigging with his Wezer cover band and drummer Bob Bryar is enjoying some quality time with his family in his native Chicago.

However, album number four is not far from the band's thoughts.

"I'm already starting to get the ideas and the aesthetics and everything [for the record]," continued Way.

When asked how it'll compare to their previous efforts, he replied: "It's [going to be] very different from The Black Parade."

So, how different is different?

"It's hard to say at this point, but musically, how Black Parade tapped into the glam, classic rock of Queen and Ziggy Stardust, this taps into something different - not punk, but maybe in its proto sense. The aesthetic - it is extremely different, and it is more stripped-down too."

"It will be more direct, more about life, and have more social commentary in there," Gerard continues. "That's where it's kind of heading now. It won't be a 'boohoo' record about 'Oh, we got famous,' but a commentary on how the world is now."

As previously reported on Kerrang! dot com, MCR will contribute a cover of Bob Dylan's Desolation Row for an upcoming film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel, Watchmen, which is due out in 2009.

K! faves Paramore have begun work writing material for the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's Riot!.

Speaking to US magazine Billboard, guitarist Josh Farro said the new material is taking a more mellow direction, and they hope to have it finished for a mid 2009 release.

"The first record [2005's All We Know Is Falling) and Riot! seemed to stay at the same level," said Farro. "But now we've got some really, really mellow songs that you'd never expect to hear out of our band.

"But then we've got even heavier songs than we've ever had," he continued. "It's gonna be a little different."

01, The Only One (remixed by Jared Leto from 30 Seconds To Mars)
02, Freakshow (remixed by Jade Puget from AFI)
03, Sleep When I'm Dead (remixed by Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance)
04, The Perfect Boy (remixed by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy)
05, Exploding Head Syndrome' (a mix of all four tracks by 65 Days Of Static)

The Cure's as yet untitled 13th studio album will be released on October 13.