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23 October 2026 – My Chemical Romance Celebrate Twenty Years of The Black Parade With Expanded Anniversary Edition
By Editorial Team - October 23, 2026
Summary
My Chemical Romance release 20th anniversary edition of The Black Parade via Reprise, unearthing lost B-sides and the legendary 2007 live cut Stay.
Key Facts
- My Chemical Romance release 20th-anniversary expanded edition of 'The Black Parade'.
- Includes three restored B-sides: 'Heaven Help Us', 'Kill All Your Friends', and 'My Way Home Is Through You'.
- Officially releases legendary 2007 live cut 'Someone Out There Loves You' (long known as 'Stay').
- Entities: My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero, Mikey Way, Reprise Records, Hoboken
- Tags: my-chemical-romance, the-black-parade, reprise-records, alternative-rock, emo, gerard-way, anniversary-reissue
Alternative-rock titans My Chemical Romance have officially released the twentieth-anniversary expanded edition of their landmark 2006 conceptual masterpiece, The Black Parade, arriving via Reprise Records. The definitive reissue appends six rare and unreleased recordings to the seminal fourteen-track rock opera.
The original album, produced by Rob Cavallo, chronicled the journey of the fictional Patient through illness, regret, and the afterlife, anchoring mid-2000s rock culture with anthems "Welcome To The Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", and "Cancer".
The expanded edition officially restores three beloved era B-sides—"Heaven Help Us", "Kill All Your Friends", and "My Way Home Is Through You"—alongside three electrifying 2007 concert recordings. Chief among these is "Someone Out There Loves You" (known for two decades among diehard fans as "Stay"), alongside intimate Maxwell's performances of "Dead!" and "The Sharpest Lives".
Twenty years later, the theatrical ambition, emotional catharsis, and soaring guitar work of The Black Parade remain completely undiminished. Revisit more monumental rock milestones in our indie rock catalog and browse our daily news.