My Chemical Romance have sparked rumours of a reunion after a sequence of unusual Fb posts.
The emo titans first triggered hypothesis once they modified their profile image on their Fb, inflicting followers to consider that they had an announcement ready.
The band then continued to publish a variety of weird Fb posts, which have confused followers as as to whether it’s spam – or a part of a cryptic assertion. None of their different social media accounts have shared the posts. NME have approached their representatives for remark.
One information story pointed to nation singer Keith City‘s supposed prostate most cancers, while one other grieved the lack of Corey Comperatore, who was killed on the rally the place former President Donald Trump suffered an tried assassination. One other claimed that US TV present host Greg Gutfield managed to “outshine” The Late Present’s Stephen Colbert – you possibly can see some screenshots of the articles beneath.
The information tales have left followers confused, with one writing: “What if that is some kind of publicity stunt for an upcoming album?”, and one other jokingly speculating the band had been “secretly releasing every particular person observe title with these posts”. In the meantime, beneath their profile image change, one other wrote: “Tour? Album? New single? What are we doing right here?”
The band’s final publish was in November final 12 months to promote their slot at When We Had been Younger Pageant, which is because of happen October 19 this 12 months in Las Vegas.
My Chemical Romance has modified their profile photograph on Fb pic.twitter.com/fisCeOewkC
— the elder emo (@theelderemox) July 26, 2024
Both My Chemical Romance’s Fb web page obtained hacked, or they’ve had a serious change of coronary heart within the final 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/9X4T9O94OM
— Dr. Jordan Breeding (not an actual physician) (@The_J_Breeding) July 27, 2024
My Chemical Romance beforehand stoked rumours that the band had been reuniting final 12 months because of a since-deleted publish from an affiliate of the band.
The publish from account @bigwormser confirmed {a photograph} of an acoustic guitar alongside a framed print bearing the slogan ‘I’m Not OK’. Connected to it was a post-it notice, studying: “5OON”.
Nevertheless, the account later claimed he was “trolling”.
My Chemical Romance wrapped up their prolonged reunion tour in March this 12 months. The band’s first present again collectively was in December 2019, and their COVID-delayed world tour started with two reveals at The Eden Undertaking in Cornwall final summer time.
The band’s most up-to-date materials was 2022’s ‘The Foundations of Decay’ – a shock single that was their first new launch in eight years. Their final full-length album was 2010’s ‘Hazard Days’.
They initially break up in 2013, with frontman Gerard Method telling Zane Lowe on the time that “it was time”: “I believe as a result of it was so particular and it was such an incredible factor… to maintain going and let it rust out on the rails? That was not the best way that band was alleged to exit.”
He added that everybody within the band was “fairly upset” concerning the break up. “I believe we’re all fairly upset,” Method continued. “It wasn’t a simple factor to come back to. It was unhappy, as a result of it wasn’t a state of affairs the place anyone hated one another. It was no one’s fault.”
