Oh yes! Gerard revealed to Kerrang! magazine that the band is "itching" to start work on their fourth studio album. I think this is the best news I have heard all day/week/month/year.
Gerard said:
It feels like it's about the right time to be making a new record. Maybe that's because 'The Black Parade' was talked about for so long before it was released, but it feels like that album's been out for a long time now. It's only been eight months but we're already on our fourth single and we've played a lot of shows.
The Black Parade was the kind of record that you make but don't necessarily have a burning desire to perform because its creation was almost the point. It was such an intense experience to make it, that there was almost a feeling of wanting to move on as soon as we released it. It was so artistically ambitious that it made us want to keep on creating.
I can see how he'd say that; the album is really an experience that supercedes a lot of other musical endeavors. At the same time, as someone who listens to it constantly, it doesn't seem like it's only been out eight months; I feel like I still find new aspects of the songs I know so well, every time I listen to the album.
That said, the promise of not having to wait too long for new music from My Chemical Romance is really exciting news.
