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My Chemical Romance plans to make an album in 2027
My Chemical Romance plans to make a new album in 2027, frontman Gerard Way told fans during a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Way said the band will probably not play shows next year while it works on the record, and hopes to see fans again in 2028.
The band’s last studio album came out in 2010, and it released one new song, “The Foundations of Decay,” in 2022.
My Chemical Romance split in 2013 and reunited in 2019.
A new album would be its first in 16 years, extending the band’s return beyond concerts and a single song.
The group has not announced a release date or confirmed specific plans for 2028.
My Chemical Romance plans to work on a new album in 2027, frontman Gerard Way said during a Hollywood Bowl concert.
Way said the band would probably not play shows next year while making the record.
He said the group hopes to see fans again in 2028.
The album would be the band’s first since 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys.
The band released one new song, “The Foundations of Decay,” in 2022.
- Who
- My Chemical Romance, with frontman Gerard Way announcing the plans.
- What
- The band wants to make a new album in 2027 and hopes to return to the stage in 2028.
- When
- Way made the comments on October 30, 2026.
- Where
- At the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Way said the band wants to make another record; he did not give a specific reason for the 2027 timing.
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Way told fans that the band had long wanted to make another record.
Way announced at the Hollywood Bowl that the band wanted to make a record the following year.
The band plans to work on a new album and will probably not play shows.
Way said the band hoped to see fans again.
- Band
- My Chemical Romance
- Frontman
- Gerard Way
- Planned album year
- 2027
- Expected return to stage
- 2028
- Most recent album
- Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys, released in 2010
- Most recent new song
- The Foundations of Decay,” released in 2022
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What people are saying
Next year, we want to go make a record, so we’re probably not doing any shows
So yeah, next year, we wanna go make a record
You guys kept us alive so long; you guys deserve another record, and we’d love to make it.