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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2025 · 11 MIN

IoMP 54: My Chemical Romance - Are They Rock or Metal?

from Influencers of Metal Podcast · host Tom McKay

In this episode, Collin and Tom dive headfirst into dangerous waters: is My Chemical Romance a rock band… or a metal band? What starts as a genre debate turns into a hilarious and passionate breakdown of the emo icons’ legacy, from “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” to "The Black Parade" and "Danger Days”. The duo takes on the definition of metal, roasts mid-2000s eyeliner aesthetics, and wrestles with labels that never quite stick. Spoiler alert: MCR may rock, but they don’t metal… but damn, Gerard Way in black metal? If he can kill it on Ibaraki, then we NEED a Trv Kvlt MCR — please and thank you!Check out more from Collin!https://indi1015.ca/shows/thrashers-paradise/https://www.youtube.com/@thrashersparadise4132https://www.instagram.com/thrashers_paradise/https://www.facebook.com/Thrashers.Paradise.666/Check out more from Tom!https://themetalrobot.com/https://www.youtube.com/@MetalRobotReviewshttps://www.facebook.com/theMetalRobothttps://x.com/theMetalRobothttps://www.instagram.com/the.metalrobot/MUSIC USEDMy Chemical Romance “Thank You for the Venom”Ibaraki “Rōnin”My Chemical Romance “Teenagers”-----------------------------DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

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In this episode, Collin and Tom dive headfirst into dangerous waters: is My Chemical Romance a rock band… or a metal band? What starts as a genre debate turns into a hilarious and passionate breakdown of the emo icons’ legacy, from “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” to "The Black Parade" and "Danger Days”. The duo takes on the definition of metal, roasts mid-2000s eyeliner aesthetics, and wrestles with labels that never quite stick. Spoiler alert: MCR may rock, but they don’t metal… but damn, Gerard Way in black metal? If he can kill it on Ibaraki, then we NEED a Trv Kvlt MCR — please and thank you!

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