Key members from four of the MySpace era's biggest emo and post-hardcore acts, My Chemical Romance, Coheed & Cambria, Circa Survive and Thursday, have come together to form the band L.S. Dunes.
Scene luminaries guitarist Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), guitarist Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria), vocalist Anthony Green (Circa Survive), bassist Tim Payne (Thursday), and drummer Tucker Rule (Thursday) have joined forces to create L.S. Dunes, announcing their arrival on the scene via the frenzied debut single Permanent Rebellion.
L.S.Dunes will release their debut album, Past Lives on November 11 via Fantasy Records.
Unshackled from the expectations and aesthetics of their already successful careers, L.S. Dunes super-charge their heavy anthems with punk energy into a sound unlike anything that has come before it.
L.S.Dunes - Permanent Rebellion
Past Lives was produced by Will Yip (Turnstile, Circa Survive, Quicksand) and recorded at his Studio 4 Recording in Philadelphia, PA. Going deep on issues of fearlessness, dependency, nonconformity, and impermanence, writing for the album was a collaborative effort. After the shock of the pandemic shutdown, the close friends and mutual admirers urgently realized that ‘tomorrow’ is not promised.
Frank Iero revealed he feared he might not ever get to play music live again, let alone the music of L.S. Dunes.
“We never knew if we would ever get to play these songs together, in fact none of us lifelong musicians really knew if we’d ever be able to play music for a live audience ever again."
Rule shares that Permanent Rebellion is about reclaiming your place and identity in the world.
"Permanent Rebellion is about taking back what is rightfully yours.” Rule added, “We wanted to do something where you can hear all our bands in it and yet, not have it sound like anyone in particular. Our roots are punk rock and hardcore, and the vibe is hope for all the lost souls.”
The seeds of L.S. Dunes were planted during rehearsals for Thursday's Christmas live stream event in 2020 which included friends and acquaintances from some of their favourite bands. The chemistry at the serendipitous, impromptu jam sessions was instantaneous. With the addition of Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green, it was organically clear, this time, the music formed the band.
My Chemical Romance released their first new original song since 2014, Foundations of Decay earlier this year.
My Chemical Romance - The Foundations Of Decay below.
Slow building, brooding, anthemic, drenched in emotion and yet somehow still bleeding jubilation, the six-minute track is a reminder of why My Chemical Romance are the undisputed icons of the MySpace era.
The band are currently tearing it up in arenas throughout the USA on the first leg of their enormous reunion run.
Alongside the expected hits, the band have been keeping their sets interesting, by digging deep into their repertoire. So far the first few dates of the tour have featured them busting out a bunch of songs that they haven't played live for a long, long time. It's an approach that is creating a lot of hype amongst their dedicated fanbase, with speculation as to what they might pull out next, dominating a lot of discussions.
For fans in Australia who still have a few months to wait until the band's long-awaited return to our shores, the inclusion of deep cuts like Hang 'Em High, Bury Me In Black, This Is The Best Day Ever and The World Is Ugly on overseas setlists is only increasing the anticipation levels. With the band not due to reach these shores until March, we've compiled a bunch of fan footage of all the unexpected songs that Gerard Way and co. have been ripping through lately.
My Chemical Romance Australian Tour 2023
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