I haven't seen this posted on here yet and wanted to share for all of those not on instagram: Frank Iero is still the coolest and realest motherfucker out there. (Second pic from @frankieropicss on insta)

the end made me laugh out loud in front of people.

anyways, to those who are able to do so, please, GO VOTE!!! 💙

The man is so quiet when it comes to speaking his mind 🙌🏼❤️🎉🤝

Just wanted to share this with those who don't have Instagram because it's nice to see.

My first post was locked because it "has nothing to do with My Chemical Romance". I cropped the picture to make it clear that it's from Frank's story, hope that's fine now.

So first i was waiting outside in line right.. and my dad was waiting inside cus hes not a fan and he sends me “i just met frank” the first 2 pictures. Im going insane ofc and finally get inside to meet him. He signed all of my stuff and gave me a hug. He also stole my marker but he used it on the polaroid in the second to last picture so im okay with it. Im never getting over this. He also told me “have a safe trip home” and that he liked the tattoo i did on my dad lol and some more im so happy

Flew to Chicago for last night’s show (which was AMAZING) and left today. I was walking through the terminal, minding my own business when suddenly, in the jumpscare to end all jumpscares, I find myself face to face with Frank Iero as he walked towards me.

That’s it, that’s the story. I didn’t stop him or get a picture because that’s just not how I operate, and he was with his kid and clearly busy.

But what’s funny is that O’Hare was FULL of people in MCR shirts who had also come for the concert. The TSA agents at security were even talking about it. If he made it through without getting mobbed it’s a miracle lol.

Anyway, what a cool way to end the trip. I was in the nosebleeds so at least I got to see one member up close for a second lmao.

Here is mine. The sensual way he looks at/holds the guitar! As if he's going to lean in and kiss it! 😭

the first is definitely freshman year and the last one is senior idk about the middle one could be either sophomore or junior. his smirk is the exact same still, lmao.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that thought Frank was wearing a fabulous black fishtail dress in this photo.

as if it were 2005

Grabbed this screenshot from the @louderthanlifefest video and wanted to share.

First time posting here. I hope this is okay.

I met Frank today and holy shit he's actually so nice. He signed my bullets CD and I got the new LS Dunes CD signed.

I wish I hadn't been so stressed about meeting him he's so cool 😭

I’m so happy and proud of him that he was ok

🤨🤨

CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

Friday September 14, 2012 |

Posted by: Frank

Dear friends, Please allow me to take a trip down memory avenue for just a minute.... in the year 2008 it was the best of times, it was the worst of times...after years of constant work and travel, The Black Parade had come and gone, and as a band My Chemical Romance had achieved almost every goal we had set for it. Records were sold, doors were kicked in, enemies made and vanquished...I really felt we had made a difference. If there was ever a time to run the credits, call it a day and go out on top ...this was it. But here we were, still relatively young and a wide open future seemed to be a blessing and a curse when wondering 'what the hell comes next?' A large percentage of my being was convinced the band was over at that point, and so, as it does, depression crept it's way in.

I have grown up and spent most of my early adulthood being in this band, the thought of that chapter closing was a harsh pill to swallow. But that November I got a call from Gerard that snapped me out of it. We talked for awhile about the band, about why we loved and hated it. We left the conversation with promises to to communicate and plans for a new record in place. In the coming months we forged ahead. Ideas started to take shape....there were conversations about what the songs should sound like, the trading of mix tapes for inspiration, and finally flights were booked to our adopted home of Los Angeles for pre-production.

Looking back to that first phone call, what I think we meant to say to one another was "I miss you. I like making music with you, and in spite of all the other shit that comes with it, good and bad, I still wanna do that." When you're in a band for as long as we have been and you've reached a certain 'level'...sometimes all you know how to do is make records. You tend to forget how to do the simple stuff. Like just connect with your friends and make music. No rules, no expectations. Hindsight being 20/20, maybe we should have just locked ourselves in a room and made a bunch of noise until we were inspired to collectively say something on a record. That's not what ended up happening. Instead we planned on making a specific kind of record, we wrote songs to fit that specific plan, and then we flogged ourselves for it not feeling right, organic, or complete.

After almost a year of beating ourselves up, we ended up shelving those ill-fated songs, and reconnected with Rob Cavallo and Doug McKean to salvage our band and make what would become Danger Days.

To kill the misconception, I don't think the songs we wrote before Danger Days are bad songs by any means. In fact, I kinda think some of them are among my favorites we have ever written. A lot of them are kinda fucking rad....they just so happened to have been created in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and we as their parents were not ready to raise them just yet...and so they sat and waited.

They hung out on my iPod and every few months I would visit them and think '...damn.' At first they gave me mixed feelings...I liked the songs but I couldn't help associating them with the hard times from which they were created. It made me a bit uneasy. But as time passed I began to enjoy them more and more, and was able to look upon the past a bit more fondly. They were my secret playlist, only for me. Like some unknown band that I discovered and loved, and that few others in the world had ever heard.

The more time went by, the more I toyed with the fantasy of releasing those songs. What would people think? Would they like them as much as I do now? Or was our first instinct of locking them away, never to be heard from again, the right move? Recently we had a band meeting, we ended up talking about the past, and together we listened to those songs we created almost 4 years ago. We discussed the the way those songs made us feel, how they led us to where we are now and what the fate of those songs should be. How can we fully move on if we continue to hide the past? Together we decided that this chapter in My Chemical Romance's history no longer needed to be locked away.

So beginning in October we will be releasing 2 songs a month for 5 months. 10 songs in total from the Conventional Weapons sessions we did back in 2009. We hope you enjoy these time capsules, and that they may shed a little more light on how and where Danger Days came from, and maybe even where the future of MCR might be heading. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...and now it is finally time to lift the veil on Conventional Weapons.

Play them loud and without judgement. Keep the Faith-xofrnk 

Hi, Pencey Prep "Heartbreak In Stereo" Remastered + some B-Sides and Live Tracks available on June 26th. You can Pre-Save it now: https://orcd.co/3yjepya

Also, newly available right now on supporting platforms like Apple Music you can hear "Heartbreak In Stereo" in 'Dobly Atmos Spatial' surround sound.

Thanks for keeping this alive all these years.