My Chemical Romance announce “The Black Parade” 20th anniversary edition

Pre-orders for a new 20th anniversary version of My Chemical Romance‘s 4x platinum emo rock classic, “The Black Parade,” are about to open, as per theprp. James Jean’s recently commissioned artwork will be included in a variety of vinyl pressings, cassettes, and CDs that will soon be available on mychemicalromance.com. The latter created the cover art for the original record. For early access to the pre-orders, you can register at the previously stated website.

Twenty years ago, we wrote what would become “The Black Parade”, our third record and the follow up to “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge”. 

At the time, we could never have imagined what the record would mean for the band. All we knew is that we had made something crazy, and something we couldn’t wait to get it out into the world. 

Today, twenty years on, we celebrate its release. 

For the first time, we have included everything we finished during those sessions in a single collection. 

As importantly, we asked James Jean to revisit the world of The Black Parade and create three new pieces of art. What he has crafted is a beautiful collection of a few iconic characters from the record during that era. James is truly a one-of-a-kind artist, and so important to how this record was presented to the world. We are extremely grateful for meeting him all those years ago, and agreeing now to make something new.

Our hope is that you enjoy this collection of music and illustrations as much as we do, because we wanted to honor how timeless and enduring you’ve allowed it to be.

Thank you for marching with us.

To the death!

MCR

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Upcoming shows:

• Saturday, September 12, 2026 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
• Friday, September 18, 2026 – Louisville, KY – Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center
• Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
• Friday, October 23, 2026 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
• Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
• Friday, October 30, 2026 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
• Saturday, October 31, 2026 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
• Saturday, November 7, 2026 – Incheon, Korea, Republic Of – Paradise City Korea
• Tuesday, November 10, 2026 – Singapore, Singapore – Singapore Indoor Stadium
• Saturday, November 14, 2026 – Manila, Philippines – Philippine Arena
• Tuesday, November 17, 2026 – Bangkok, Thailand – Impact Challenger Hall 1
• Thursday, November 19, 2026 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Bukit Jalil National Stadium
• Friday, November 20, 2026 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Tickets can be found by clicking here.