They signed to Reprise Records the following year and made their major label debut with 2004’s Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. The album contained the platinum hit I’m Not Okay (I Promise), the gold-certified Helena, and The Ghost of You.
Rolling Stone hailed the three-times-platinum The Black Parade as one of the top albums of 2006. Lead single Welcome to the Black Parade topped both Billboard’s Alternative Songs tally and the UK Official Singles chart.
The band toured extensively behind the album – appearing as characters from The Black Parade – and released the live album The Black Parade is Dead! in 2008.
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys was released in 2010 and topped Billboard’s Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. It was followed by a series of singles later released as Conventional Weapons in 2013.
Our ethos
My Chemical Romance were drawn to play at the Eden Project due to our green credentials. Home to the world-famous Biomes, we are a renowned visitor attraction, environmental charity, learning centre, garden, music venue, conservation body, symbol of hope and catalyst for good. Our exhibits, events and education programmes explore ideas and approaches that will shape a sustainable future for all. Beyond our home in Cornwall, we undertake transformational ecology, community and education projects, and we are currently developing projects in China, Dubai, USA, Costa Rica and Australia.
