#11/30/24

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OBITUARY

BOB BRYAR, FORMER DRUMMER OF MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, DEAD AT 44

The musician performed with the rock band on The Black Parade and Danger Days after joining in 2004

By EMILY ZEMLER

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

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Bob Bryar of My Chemical Romance performs at Big Day Out Festival 2007 at the Sydney Showground. PAUL MCCONNELL/GETTY IMAGES

Bob Bryar, the drummer of My Chemical Romance from 2004 to 2010, has died at the age of 44, Rolling Stone has confirmed. 

“The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob’s passing,” a spokesperson for the band tells Rolling Stone. 

Details surrounding his death were not given, but law enforcement sources told TMZ the musician was found in his Tennessee home, and no foul play is suspected. The medical examiner is investigating the cause of Bryar’s death.

Born in Chicago in 1979, Bryar started playing drums at a young age and got a degree in sound engineering from the University of Florida before becoming a touring sound engineer. He worked for Thrice and the Used and met My Chemical Romance while on tour with the Used in 2004.

Later that year, My Chemical Romance replaced drummer Matt Pelissier shortly after the release of the New Jersey rock band’s second LP, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. He went on to perform on three of the band’s subsequent releases, including their seminal 2006 album, The Black Parade, and their 2010 effort, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.

“This was the biggest record I have ever done and I was nervous,” Bryar recalled of recording The Black Parade in an interview with Alternative Press. “Along with being nervous, we all had to feel out the writing dynamic between all of us. I was very vocal about my drum parts, but let the other dudes do their thing because they were doing so well and didn’t need anyone chiming in every second. That leads me to remember one situation where it was super-late and only G, the engineer and myself were at the studio. There was a vocal harmony that I kept hearing. It was the first time I got the balls to ask someone to try something. That idea made it to the record, which was really nice for me to see happen.”

He added, “As we were recording the record, I was getting more and more excited. It was turning out to be a very complete and a very entertaining audio story… I really feel every part of that record, down to the artwork, is pretty unbeatable. I hope those songs will be around for a long time.”

Bryar departed from My Chemical Romance, who later disbanded in 2013, following the release of Danger Days, although he performed on the band’s singles collection, Conventional Weapons. Band member Frank Iero confirmed in a statement that Bryar’s exit was “a painful decision for all of us to make and was not taken lightly.” He added, “We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors and expect you all to do the same.”

My Chemical Romance replaced Bryar from 2011-2013 with Jarrod Alexander, who also joined the band for their 2022 reunion tour. After leaving the band, Bryar continued to tour behind the scenes with various bands and became involved in dog rescue charities and sanctuaries. In 2014, he quit the music industry to pursue a career in real estate.

In 2021, Bryar auctioned off the drum kit used during the band’s 2005 MTV VMAs performance to raise money for the Williamson County Animal Control and Adoption Center in Tennessee. “It’s my favorite finish of all of the kits I’ve had,” he wrote of the set. “If you look closely, there is still some confetti from tour that snuck into the bass drum hole. I’ll leave that in there for you.” In 2022, Bryar announced he would be selling his original Black Parade uniform to help “abandoned and sheltered animals in areas of Florida and South Carolina that are affected by Hurricane Ian.”

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FURSONA POSTING RAAAAA

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I wonder how stupid you think I am.

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519 Days

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Afternoon of 11/30/24. The last photo is Anthony's favorite ....

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📸 by Anthony Skordis @antskordis

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You can call me Ozone!

I've been in the Phandom on and off since maybe 2016ish I think, lots of identity stuff and changes went on that you probably don't care about and have since distanced myself to mainly being an onlooker for fics and art due to some... less than savory people in it at the time.

I use Xe(y)/they/he pronouns, I am part of a OSDD-1b system, and I am a facet or something which includes Phantom, basically a more instinctual version of Danny Phantom etc. etc.

That has had ties to my place in the Phandom for a long, long while - I don't remember the first blog I used here but it was some angsty stuff I Was using for coping at the time. (I think Split Core syndrome was one of them, I have no idea where that is in reference to my existence and stuff but I'm kinda over figuring it out.)

I do have memories, don't know what type, don't care to know.

I have some fics floating out there, probably my more anticipated one being (Ecto)demic which will likely need to be reworked when I'm feeling better. (If that happens.)

It's been a while since I've had motivation to do anything big, but I may do a drabble if I feel up to it.

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i will carry you with me up every hill

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Me: have you seen this fuck ass scary goul on your fyp?

Goober: no i blocked my mother ages ago

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Charles Leclerc on the grid ahead of the sprint - Qatar, 2024

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Monza GP '24 // P5 in Quali

"We looked like the whole session we were just one tenth off... Maybe even Q3, when the track temp dropped a bit with the clouds coming, it went away from us. We started to pick up a lot of understeer, and I couldn't turn the car in the last two sectors... Tomorrow is a completely different day."

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lea schüller 90’ + 1 goal, switzerland vs germany, international friendly, 30/11/24

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Was just talking about idolish7 with one of my paralive moots (at least when I'm queuing this) and I just wanted to say that you can't convince me that these two aren't auntie and nibling:

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379 Days

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Math nerd please!!!🩵

WIP Wednesday 9/11/24 (Closed) | Math Nerd AU (10/10)

Andrew stares at Ichirou, but does nod. “So what’s your offer?” he asks and for the first time watches Ichirou’s facade visibly falter.

“Offer?”

“Kevin and I made a deal. I am getting something out of that deal, what are you offering me?” He sips his water and Ichirou stares down at him. Andrew would have done it without requiring anything if Neil had been the one to offer, but he wants something from Ichirou.

“What is it that you want?” Ichirou asks as he regains his composure.

“I want a turn. With both the jackass and your father’s dog.” Andrew stares up at Ichirou.

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november 30th, 2024

can you believe that there’s only one month left in the year?? it’s gone so quickly, but you know what they say - time flies by when hinata is being the very best!!!