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â�œI never expect to travel to countries where you canâ�™t even spell the name,â� added Iero - He's so pretty.

(From left) Ray Toro, Gerard Way, Frank Iero and Mikey Way posing after the press conference with the album sales plaque from Warner Music.

KUALA LUMPUR: â�œExcited and overwhelmedâ� were the words that American band My Chemical Romance used to describe their arrival in Malaysia for their concert at Stadium Merdeka tonight.

At a 30-minute press conference held at the Traders Hotel, four of the five band members â�” guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, vocalist Gerard Way, and his younger brother, bassist Mikey Way â�” talked about their experience in their concert tour so far.

â�œIt is exciting going somewhere for the first time, and itâ�™s overwhelming, too,â� said Gerard about the groupâ�™s stopover in Malaysia.

â�œI never expect to travel to countries where you canâ�™t even spell the name,â� added Iero.

My Chemical Romance, established in 2001 as an underground band, rose to prominence when their first album â�” I Brought You Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (produced in 2003) â�” became a hit.
Their second album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, produced in 2004, sold two million records worldwide, and spawned three singles â�” Helena, Iâ�™m Not Ok (I Promise) and The Ghost Of You.

This was quickly followed by The Black Parade, released last year, featuring their worldwide number one hit Welcome To The Black Parade.

The band cites classic rock band Queen, English singer-songwriter Morrissey, and heavy metal band Iron Maiden among their major musical influences.

Singing with dark lyrics and characteristic vocal murmurs that break into a wail, the band has been described as â�œemoâ� (a term used to describe rock groups of this genre) â�” something that Gerard refutes.

â�œWe are very exclusive, and weâ�™re very proud of that. The term is commercially-generated, and weâ�™re getting the label only after we became famous.â�

Close to 10,000 tickets have been sold so far for the bandâ�™s concert here tonight. The band will perform in Singapore on Dec 11.

â�œWe are considering Vietnam, Hong Kong and South America, and maybe the United States as well before taking our time off,â� said Gerard.

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WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE...

"Now come one come all to this tragic affair... darken your clothes, or strike a violent pose... for the last time â�“ take a good hard look... Can you see, my eyes are shinning bright, coz Iâ�™m out here on the other side"...

Tell us in 50 words or less why you were born to do this! and you could be MCRâ�™s roadie in Singapore this December.

Press Release from Peta regarding Casey Calvert

Peta2 Calls for Day of Action to Honor Hawthorne Heights Guitarist

Group Posts Memorial Page Dedicated to Casey Calvert on Its Web Site

For Immediate Release:
November 29, 2007

Contact:
Dan Shannon 757-622-7382

Norfolk, Va. - To honor Hawthorne Heights guitarist Casey Calvert, who died unexpectedly last Friday, peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization, has posted a memorial page on its Web site, peta2.com. On the site, fans can view a video tribute to Calvert, which includes previously unreleased footage from his last interview with peta2. Calvert was an enthusiastic member of peta2's Street Team--an international network of young activists--and peta2 is calling on his fellow Street Teamers around the world to make Saturday, December 8, an international day of action in Calvert's memory.

Described by friends as "kind," "sweet," and "the nicest guy you'd ever meet," Calvert was a passionate defender of animal rights and loyal peta2 supporter. He joined peta2's Street Team years ago--long before Hawthorne Heights had reached critical acclaim, and he continued his activism even during his hectic touring schedule.

In 2006, Calvert recorded a peta2 public service announcement (PSA) encouraging fans to go vegetarian. "You'll ... be smarter, healthier, funnier, and better-looking," he quipped. He later recorded a PSA urging people to boycott KFC until it adopts basic animal welfare reforms. Always distributing peta2 literature and stickers at concerts, Calvert even designed his own stencil that read, "peta2 Is for Animal Lovers"--a play on the band's popular song "Ohio Is for Lovers."

Calvert and his wife were proud guardians of rescued dogs and cats and staunch supporters of adopting homeless animals from animal shelters and rescue groups. On peta2's site, fans are urged to take the "veg pledge," and peta2 is also urging those who wish to honor Calvert's memory to volunteer at their local animal shelters on December 8.

"Casey was always coming up with new ideas for helping animals and was eager to do whatever he could to help," says Dan Shannon, assistant director of youth campaigns. "He educated thousands of young people about cruelty to animals and inspired them to get active. He will truly be missed."

To view Casey Calvert's memorial page, please visit peta2.com.

Look who got a haircut!

Photos by Tamamy 11.28.07

Funeral Information for Casey Calvert

Arrangements set for Hawthorne Heights guitarist

By Megan Gildow

Staff Writer

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Visitation for Middletown native Casey Calvert, guitarist for the popular rock band Hawthorne Heights, will be held Thursday evening with a funeral Friday morning, according to funeral home officials.

Calvert, 26, died Saturday in Washington, D.C., while on tour with the Dayton-based band.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wilson Schramm Spaulding Funeral Home in Middletown. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday.

A resident of Hamilton, where he lived with his wife, Middletown-native Ashley (Thomas) Calvert, the musician's survivors also include his mother, Debra Disney; father and stepmother, Greg and Tammy Calvert; sister, Cory Calvert; and stepsisters Ryan and Sarah Hill, all of Middletown.

The family suggests that memorial donations may be made to the Animal Friends Humane Society, 5225 Trenton Road, Trenton, OH 45067.

Do they have a point or are they way off? Let's hear your take.

Heavy Metal Music wrote this:

Slipknot fans and album fans are way more punk than My Chemical Romance or Fall Out Boy are

Letâ�™s face it. It is commonly known punk and metal became popular because the fan bases of all those bands were social outcasts or misfits that were attracted to the music or culture. Looking back when those genres started, fans were genuine and believed in the lifestyle. Today with trendier bands like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy, their fans are social robots who are not attracted to the subculture of the underground. They are only mindlessly attracted to these bands since Hot Topic sells their clothes and their local radio station play the stuff. Ugh! Slipknot is rarely played on the radio. Their fan base seems to be the laughing stock of society thus they become the true misfits of the current subculture based on their attitude and how they dress. Thus todayâ�™s true punk are fans of bands like Slipknot. Maybe even your goth enemy.

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More Information on the Death of Casey Calvert....

Guitarist Found Dead Before Show in D.C.
Hawthorne Heights Was Starting Tour

By Theola LabbÂ¿
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 26, 2007; B01

After Thanksgiving dinner with his family in Ohio, Hawthorne Heights guitarist Casey Calvert boarded a bus with his band mates Friday morning to start their "Wintour 07," a grueling schedule of back-to-back concert dates that was to include a show in Washington on Saturday night.

But the fast-rising indie group, which finished up a show in Detroit on Friday night, never got a chance to perform for local fans. D.C. police were called to the 9:30 Club in Northwest Washington about 2:30 p.m. Saturday and found Calvert unconscious on the band's tour bus, according to Officer Junis Fletcher, a police spokesman.

Calvert, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene, Fletcher said. Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy.

Family, friends and fans were reeling from the news.

Fan tributes poured in at the Hawthorne Heights Web site, www.hawthorneheights.com, where band members Eron Bucciarelli, Micah Carli, Matt Ridenour and JT Woodruff announced that their "quirky and awesome" best friend had "passed away in his sleep."

"At this time we're not sure what exactly happened. Just last night he was joking around with everyone before he went to bed," the band members wrote in a posting dated Saturday.

The group, which has released two albums since forming in 2001 and has had several singles in regular rotation on MTV and VH1, sought to head off any rumors about Calvert's death.

"We can say with absolute certainty that he was not doing anything illegal. . . . We don't want his memory to be tainted in the least," the band members' posting said.

Reached at the family home in Middletown, Ohio, Calvert's stepmother, Tammy Calvert, said the family was in shock and mourning.

In addition to his stepmother, Casey Calvert is survived by his wife, two stepsisters and his mother and father, Tammy Calvert said.

Calvert picked up a love of music from his father, Greg, a member of Gary and The Hornets, a 1960s band that once performed on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." His father played bass, but the younger Calvert preferred guitar, his stepmother said.

He loved Dr. Seuss books and Tim Burton films and was so fastidious about his health that he was a vegetarian, she said.

He married about a year ago. His wife is a schoolteacher, his stepmother said.

"He was a very good and kind young man, and right now there aren't any answers," she said.

Staff researcher Rena Kirsch contributed to this report.

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Mini- recap of the November 13, 2007 Young Wild Things Tour.

The show rocked.

- I appreciated the attempt CIWWAF made. I don't dig their music or their 'tudes but they put alot of effort into their show so I back that. It was better than a HIM concert any day of the week.

- Plain White T's. They played the one song that is hilariously bad, "I don't hate you but I really, really, really don't like you". That made me laugh. I learned that I officially like two of their songs. Hey There Delilah, obviously, and Friends Don't Let Friends Drunk Dial. It was catchy. I loved the way Tom Higgenson was dressed. He looked like every little boy I grew up with in the 80's taht was trying to emulate Michael Jackson in his pre-pedo phase. I also never realized how much he looks like the nerdy kid from Can't Hardly Wait.

- Gym Class Heroes. So entertaining. I always enjoy their shows. Travis' cousin is terrible, though. I'm just telling the truth. I get that Marc is getting the surrogate band member status because of his awesome flag-waving skills but I think Travis' big teddy bear heart needs to be a bit more selective. Highlight of their set was Patrick coming out for Clothes Off, of course. Travis has grown leaps and bounds as an entertainer. He's got the moves and the timing down pat. He kept me in stitches. It was great.

- Fall Out Boy. Fantastic set. Highlight was the acoustic performance. I loved it. Patrick seemed more in charge and confident on stage than I've ever seen him before. Pete did the talking but Patrick was the one that ran the show. His singing voice has improved so much as has his vocal range. Pete didn't do his lame jokes and so big high-five there. The kid's great but it does bum me out a bit when he recycles his material during each show. Joe gave his :O face about a million and one times. I swear his mother never gave him the "your face is going to freeze like that" lecture. Mine did and that's why I try to keep my Pete sneers down to a minimum. I was so stoked over the cover of Mr. Brightside and, after Maria pointed it out, I gave props to Patrick's respect of Kanye's mother dying by eliminating "Hey Mama" from the set list. He's a good guy. Pete has gotten a lot more mobile on his rock boot and managed to keep Saturday being one of the most awesome show closing songs by jumping up on the barricade and showing some crowd love.