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‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys’: Track by Track Ramblings

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2022 marks the 12th anniversary of My Chemical Romance’s last studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. In my reflection on the album, I acknowledged its importance in the band’s lives and how it inspired me to charge forward in the world in a no holds barred manner. Below, I discuss my favorite themes within each song.

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A Vigil, On Self-Destruction and Salvation: 12 Years of ‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys’ 

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Somehow, it’s been 12 years since legendary rock band My Chemical Romance dropped their fourth and last studio album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. At the time of its release, it boasted a futuristic concept that featured a gang of misfits, known as the Killjoys, waging war against mega-conglomerates and their flunkies on the outskirts of Battery City, a deserted Californian wasteland in 2019. And honestly, upon reflection just over a decade later, the world of the album is nearly prophetic to the times we’re living in today– what did Gerard Way, Frankie Iero, Ray Toro, and Mikey Way know, and when exactly did they know it?

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