The Black Parade

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The Black Parade is a 2006 rock opera concept album by My Chemical Romance that follows the story of a dying man’s journey through death, memory, and regret, and is widely regarded as a defining work of the 2000s emo and alternative rock scene.

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The Black Parade (2006) 1

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instanceOf alternative rock album
concept album
emo album
rock opera
studio album
artist My Chemical Romance NERFINISHED
billboard200PeakPosition 2
chartPerformance reached top 10 in multiple countries
conceptCharacter The Patient NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtFeatures marching band imagery
criticalReception widely acclaimed
culturalImpact defining work of 2000s emo scene
landmark alternative rock album of the 2000s
followedBy Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys NERFINISHED
genre alternative rock
arena rock
emo
glam rock
gothic rock
hard rock
pop punk
post‑hardcore
punk rock
hasTour The Black Parade World Tour NERFINISHED
hasTrack Cancer NERFINISHED
Dead! NERFINISHED
Disenchanted NERFINISHED
Famous Last Words NERFINISHED
House of Wolves NERFINISHED
I Don’t Love You NERFINISHED
Mama NERFINISHED
Sleep NERFINISHED
Teenagers NERFINISHED
The End. NERFINISHED
The Sharpest Lives NERFINISHED
This Is How I Disappear NERFINISHED
Welcome to the Black Parade NERFINISHED
influencedGenre emo pop
post‑emo revival
leadSingle Welcome to the Black Parade NERFINISHED
lyricalStyle theatrical
narrativeTheme afterlife
death
memory
regret
notableSong Famous Last Words NERFINISHED
Teenagers
Welcome to the Black Parade NERFINISHED
performer My Chemical Romance NERFINISHED
precededBy Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge NERFINISHED
producer My Chemical Romance NERFINISHED
Rob Cavallo
recordedIn 2006
recordLabel Reprise Records
Warner Bros. Records
releaseDate 2006-10-23
releaseYear 2006
ukAlbumsChartPeakPosition 2

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My Chemical Romance albumReleaseYear The Black Parade
this entity surface form: The Black Parade (2006)
My Chemical Romance conceptAlbum The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance notableWork The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance studioAlbum The Black Parade