MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE – THE BLACK PARADE Post-Hardcore Although not credited

Although not credited

cracking the Billboard Top 20 and peaking in the UK Top 3

Alice in Chains had not played live for a year and a half due to Staley's opiate addiction

this one—"8

they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album—"One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)"

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE – THE BLACK PARADE Post-Hardcore Although not creditedJust as pop punk was achieving its commercial peak due to bands who leaned harder into the genres sweeter side, My Chemical Romance unleashed a dark, uncompromisingly grim, deceptively heavy emo rock opera that somehow pierced the top 40 veil and became one of the greatest and most celebrated achievements of the post Green Day years. Still influencing artists across all genres today, The Black Parade sounds as ambitious, exciting and emotionally