2000s Emo Pop Bands: Where Are They Now?

Fresh on the heels of a surprise breakup announcement, New Jersey-based emo legends My Chemical Romance released their greatest hits record "May Death Never Stop You" in 2014. The album highlighted 12 years of music spanning four studio albums and several series of b-sides and included the unreleased track "Fake Your Death." "Ending felt like

Fresh on the heels of a surprise breakup announcement, New Jersey-based emo legends My Chemical Romance released their greatest hits record "May Death Never Stop You" in 2014. The album highlighted 12 years of music spanning four studio albums and several series of b-sides and included the unreleased track "Fake Your Death." "Ending felt like something honest, and honest always feels like something new," vocalist Gerard Way tweeted. The members of the group — Way, his brother and bassist Mikey Way, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and lead guitarist Ray Toro — have since embarked on solo projects, started families, and left fans heartbroken. That is, until Halloween 2019, when the group announced a reunion show in Los Angeles.

After leaked reunion rumors and an extended pause due to the pandemic, the group finally hit the road in 2022 for a long-awaited, and yes, emo-tional, reunion tour. Devoted fans worldwide, aka the MCRmy, flocked to arenas and festivals in droves for a number of well-reviewed shows. The group also released "The Foundations of Decay," their first single in almost a decade." By 2023, the group planned oversea tours and showed no signs of stopping. "To me, performing live, and the reason I do it, is for that energy exchange," Way shared in an interview with Aidan Gallagher. "You're putting out energy, the audience is putting out energy, so ... you find yourself in a collaborative situation."

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