My Chemical Romance:
Something Incredible This Way Comes
by Paul Stenning

New Jersey band My Chemical Romance have taken the music underground by storm since their incendiary debut album in 2002. Within weeks of its release, major labels across the globe were frantically pulling out their cheque-books in an attempt to capture what is widely regarded as the world's next stadium-selling rock band in the vein of Metallica, Foo Fighters and Green Day. Their biting lyrics, beautiful visuals and relentless touring schedules have ensured that MCR have already captured the hearts and minds of the I-Pod generation - the year 2006 will see them promoted to the very upper echelons of rock music's giants.
This is the very first book to tell their tale, from the humble New Jersey beginnings, setting them in the context of the dormant US rock scene, through to their breakthrough live shows and meteoric success in 2004 and 2005 that sees them perched on the cusp of being a multi-million-selling global force. Mixing metal with ballads, rock with pop, MCR are the next big band. This book tells you how this bunch of introverted high school friends achieved their dream.

ISBN 0 9549704 5 4 - 176 pages - Paperback - 8pp colour pics - £6.99
Independent Music Press