My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has hinted that the band hopes to make a new album — its first in more than 15 years — during the closing night of their Black Parade tour in San Antonio on Saturday (Sept. 12).
Addressing the crowd at the Alamodome, Way framed the prospect as a hope rather than a firm plan.
“Just know that, like, we’ve kind of really always wanted to make another record, so we hope that life allows us to do that,” he said. “Cause you guys, honestly, you guys kept us alive so long. You guys deserve another record. I don’t know when it’ll be. But it’ll be awesome.”
The remarks stop well short of an official announcement — Way named no title, timeline or release date — but they represent the band’s most direct public acknowledgment of a potential fifth studio album since its 2019 reunion. A new record would be My Chemical Romance’s first full-length since 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.
Since reforming, the band has released just one standalone single, 2022’s “The Foundations of Decay,” and has otherwise focused on touring, including the current run celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Black Parade.
The comments came as the band capped a hugely successful anniversary campaign. My Chemical Romance have been performing their 2006 magnum opus in full throughout the tour, which has since been extended into a global stadium run billed as The Black Parade 2026, with dates across North America, the U.K. and Europe.
Days before the San Antonio show, the band announced an expanded 20th-anniversary reissue of The Black Parade, due Oct. 23 via Reprise Records. The set pairs the original album with six bonus tracks — including three live recordings from a 200-capacity 2007 club gig in Hoboken, New Jersey, and the never-before-released B-side “Someone Out There Loves You” — and features three new pieces of art from original cover artist James Jean.
Released in 2006, The Black Parade remains the band’s commercial and cultural peak. The album was certified four-times platinum in the U.S. and topped Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart, while its lead single “Welcome to the Black Parade” — a No. 9 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 — has been certified five-times platinum and endures as one of the defining rock anthems of its era.
