Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dies at age 44

Bob Bryar, a former drummer for My Chemical Romance who played in the band’s career-defining rock opera “The Black Parade,” has died

Bob Bryar, a former drummer for My Chemical Romance who played in the band’s career-defining rock opera “The Black Parade,” has died, according to the band. He was 44.

“The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob’s passing,” a spokesperson for My Chemcial Romance said in a statement on Sunday.

The statement provided no further details.

Bryar replaced drummer Matt Pelissier in 2004 and left the band in 2010. Bryar left the music business and later auctioned a drum set to raise money for an animal adoption center in Williamson County, Tennessee.

The band will do that next year embark on a 10-day North American stadium tourwhere they will perform “The Black Parade”, released in 2006, in its entirety.

My Chemical Romance formed in 2001 and released four studio albums during their career, the first of which broke through with 2004’s ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’. announced their breakup in 2013; a year later they released a greatest hits collection titled “May Death Never Stop You.” In 2019, they announced a reunion, later revealing that they privately reunited two years earlier.