Welcome To The Black Parade is voted the greatest My Chemical Romance song of all time

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My Chemical Romance fans have voted Welcome To The Black Parade the band’s greatest ever song.

More than 50,000 people voted in the poll conducted by Louder and Metal Hammer, with MCR’s classic 2006 single beating Helena and I’m Not Okay (I Promise) to take the top spot.

The five top songs are:

1. Welcome To The Black Parade
2. Helena
3. I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
4. Famous Last Words
5. Mama

A full countdown of the Top 20 best MCR songs, as voted by their fans, is included in Metal Hammer Presents: My Chemical Romance – a brand new magazine dedicated to the iconic New Jersey band, which is out now.

The magazine tells the full My Chemical Romance story from the beginning of their career to their recent reunion.

As well as the greatest ever MCR songs, the 132-page also features up-close-and-personal interviews with Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero and Ray Toro taken from the archives of Metal Hammer magazine, plus on the road stories with the band, extensive re-reviews of every My Chemical Romance album from I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love to Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys. And if that wasn’t enough, it’s packed with exclusive photographs of the band taken especially for Metal Hammer.

It’s the ultimate My Chemical Romance magazine for the ultimate My Chemical Romance fan – and it’s on sale now.

 

My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

(Image credit: Future)

My Chemical Romance bookazine

(Image credit: Future)

My Chemical Romance bookazine

(Image credit: Future)

My Chemical Romance bookazine

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My Chemical Romance bookazine

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