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Hello again friends,
We have one last limited edition ‘The Black Parade is Dead’ coffin AND a complete set of Day of the Dead band member masks, and we want to give it to you guys. To enter, all you gotta do is simply send an email saying you want to enter to mcrcontest@warnerreprise.com with your first and last name and your address and we will select one random person to win! The contest begins August 29th and ends on September 10th.

We also just found a lot of classic MCR T-shirt designs in our archive. All of these t-shirts have been added to our sale department for only $9.99. If you never had a chance to pick up these designs, do it now! There’s also new designs like the Slasher T, so check it out here. Please be aware that there are limited sizes and quantities available for each sale item. Lastly, the Day of the Dead band member individual masks and mask bundles are almost sold out! Once these masks are sold out, no more will be made! Get your band member mask or bundle here.

Hey guys,

Gerard here... I'm hanging out with Mikey in New Jersey, relaxing, drinking coffee, talking comics, and getting ready to take a drive down south tomorrow. I don't know what states I'm passing through but I know where I'm heading. Don't worry, I've got a the Clockwork Orange audiobook, a Dr. Pepper air-freshener, and a GPS so I don't get lost. We figured by now everyone that's a fan of the band might be wondering what we're up to, what we're planning, so I thought I'd write this letter and fill you all in.

We're living, decompressing- The Black Parade took over two years to tour and six months to make so that's a lot of existing in a fictional world, and we're just extremely happy to live in a real one for a while. One thing I can let you know is that we're excited. Genuinely more excited than we have ever been to be in this band, make some new music. And we have ALL been writing new material in our own separate worlds... I started a week after I got home, buying a good rig, an old Jag, and a bunch of pedals- just searching for the next sound.

Bob is recovering well from his recent wrist surgery- exceedingly well considering how risky the procedure can be. We're all really happy that when he picks up the sticks again he won't be in the intense pain he was in during the last year of touring. It's going to take him a while to rehabilitate but knowing him, he will most likely be playing the drums before the doctor says it's a good idea. He just loves playing, we all do. Franks on the road with Leathermouth and Reggie and The Full Effect so you should go see them and get spit on. I know Leathermouth doesn't have a record out yet, but Frank gave it to me in Mexico and I can easily say it's my favorite post-hardcore record of the year, so I know you will at least enjoy the songs if you don't know the words.

One of the best parts of the last five months was getting to see Ray get married and all of us be a part of the wedding. It was beautiful. I'm not sure where the happy couple is right now but I am sure wherever they are, they are really enjoying it. I have never seen him happier in my life. So we made plans to get together soon and make some demos, see where our heads are at, take it slow. If explosions happen in our heads right away who knows how soon we could have a record out, we aren't in any rush but we get just as anxious as you to find out what the next "thing" is going to be.

So that about wraps it up... I'm glad I could stop by for a chat, I think I will do it more often. I'm writing more comics, writing more music, and missing my wife right now. Oh, and I heard a rumor that I died in a car accident. I didn't.

xo.

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As you know, the limited edition coffin boxes of "The Black Parade Is Dead!" are sold out. They came with Day of the Dead-inspired masks designed by each member of the band, but you can now buy each mask individually by clicking here. Only 5,000 of these masks have been made, so there are only 1,000 of each band member's mask. Head over to the MCR store and pick 'em up.

Our friends in Circa Survive need your help! They have a new song available at donate.circasurvive.com and all proceeds go to save Siren Records from being shut down. It's a great song and a great cause.

When MCR filmed The Black Parade Is Dead! DVD, they signed one of the Super 8 cameras used in the shoot, and that camera is now being auctioned off for a benefit for The Waverly School, a progressive and developmental school in Pasadena, California spanning Young Kindergarten through high school. To start bidding, click here.

There's a new MCR contest on imeem.com where you can create your own playlist of your favorite My Chemical Romancd songs from their past few albums and also let the world know why you picked each track. The winner gets one of the special edition versions of the new CD/DVD "The Black Parade Is Dead!" Click here to check it out!

The Buzznet My Chemical Romance Black Parade mask contest is over, and the winner has been announced. Props to Softspirit.buzznet.com for the winning design, and to Newageamazon.buzznet.com for starting the group in the first place! Click here!

Click here to read about some nice things on the new CD/DVD from MTV.com. And watch some live videos...

It's time - our live CD/DVD "The Black Parade Is Dead!" is in stores today. It's got two live performances - the very last show of The Black Parade in its entirety in Mexico City in front of 20,000 people, and a really small show for 200 of our hometown friends in Jersey.

There are just a few copies of the limited edition left too, which comes in a pinewood box and a ceramic mask designed by one of us, which you can get theblackparadeisdead.com.

And if you're one of those people who like to get music digitallly, click here to get it at iTunes!

Hope you like it as much as we did making it! See you all soon.

-MCR

If you were one of the many people who ordered the MCR special edition, you got a mask designed by one of the members of the band. Check out who actually designed which mask here! Gerard / Bob / Frank / Mikey / Ray.