After 13 years, My Chemical Romance is making a new album. So what the hell should we expect?

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way reportedly told fans after a late October 2026 show that the band plans to make a new album. The announcement has raised expectations after years of speculation, although the article notes that previous hints of new music have often led to little more than reissues or isolated releases.

The band has not released a full album in 13 years, since *Conventional Weapons*, and “The Foundations of Decay” is the only original song it has put out since reuniting in 2019. The article speculates that the next record could start afresh rather than revisit the leaked *Paper Kingdom* material, and might lean into darker, theatrical themes and abrasive sounds. It presents these as possibilities, not confirmed details.