BURBANK, CA -- 05/01/08 --
For those who missed the opportunity to see My
Chemical Romance live at one of the more than 250+ shows touring in support
of their highly acclaimed MULTI-MILLION-selling 2006 album "The Black
Parade," or for those who want to relive soaring concert moments, let the
celebration begin. My Chemical Romance will release a live CD/DVD called
"The Black Parade Is Dead!" on June 24th on Reprise Records.
The package captures different sides of My Chemical Romance by spotlighting
two very different shows. The CD and DVD feature concert highlights from
the huge Palacio de los Deportes sports arena in Mexico City on October
7th, 2007 and the intimate Maxwell's club in Hoboken, NJ, on October 24th,
2007. Both shows demonstrate why critics have raved about The Black Parade
World Tour, which began on February 22nd, 2007, and will conclude with a
triumphant sold out hometown headlining show at New York City's fabled
Madison Square Garden on May 9th, 2008.
The discs include live tracks from the Mexico City and Hoboken shows,
including the band's smash singles "Welcome to the Black Parade," "Famous
Last Words," and "Teenagers," as well as tracks from their 2004 album
"Three Cheers For Revenge." The DVD was directed by Adam Rothlein, whose
previous long-form credits include DVDs for Green Day, Disturbed, System of
a Down and All-American Rejects.
Beginning on May 5th when the website goes live, fans will be able to
pre-order "The Black Parade is Dead!" by visiting
www.theblackparadeisdead.com, where they can also view a trailer for the
DVD. Anyone who pre-orders the album from this special website will also
gain access to downloads of three DRM-free tracks from the Mexico City
show: "Welcome to the Black Parade," "Mama," and "Dead!".
"The Black Parade is Dead!" will also be released in a collectible,
limited-edition version, which will feature the CD and DVD, plus a mask
designed by one of the band members, in a pine box coffin. (Each band
member has designed one mask, which has been selected for inclusion in each
box at random.) Another CD/DVD bundle also includes an exclusively designed
t-shirt. All special editions are available only online at
www.theblackparadeisdead.com.
At 15 months, the Black Parade World Tour is the longest and most
internationally comprehensive headlining tour that My Chemical Romance has
played to date, featuring multiple legs around the world.
www.mychemicalromance.com
For more information, please contact Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
Publicity:
Brian Bumbery
brian.bumbery@wbr.com
818-953-3203
Renee Harrison
renee.harrison@wbr.com
818-953-3311
