Bob Bryar, Former Drummer of My Chemical Romance, Dead at 44

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

“The band asks to your endurance and understanding as they course of the information of Bob’s passing,” a spokesperson for the band tells Rolling Stone.

Particulars surrounding his demise weren’t given, however legislation enforcement sources advised TMZ the musician was present in his Tennessee residence, and no foul play is suspected. The medical expert is investigating the reason for Bryar’s demise.

Born in Chicago in 1979, Bryar began taking part in drums at a younger age and acquired a level in sound engineering from the College of Florida earlier than changing into a touring sound engineer. He labored for Thrice and the Used and met My Chemical Romance whereas on tour with the Utilized in 2004.

Later that yr, My Chemical Romance changed drummer Matt Pelissier shortly after the discharge of the New Jersey rock band’s second LP, Three Cheers for Candy Revenge. He went on to carry out on three of the band’s subsequent releases, together with their seminal 2006 album, The Black Parade, and their 2010 effort, Hazard Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.

“This was the most important document I’ve ever completed and I used to be nervous,” Bryar recalled of recording The Black Parade in an interview with Various Press. “Together with being nervous, all of us needed to really feel out the writing dynamic between all of us. I used to be very vocal about my drum elements, however let the opposite dudes do their factor as a result of they have been doing so properly and didn’t want anybody chiming in each second. That leads me to recollect one state of affairs the place it was super-late and solely G, the engineer and myself have been on the studio. There was a vocal concord that I stored listening to. It was the primary time I acquired the balls to ask somebody to strive one thing. That concept made it to the document, which was very nice for me to see occur.”

He added, “As we have been recording the document, I used to be getting increasingly excited. It was turning out to be a really full and a really entertaining audio story… I actually really feel each a part of that document, all the way down to the paintings, is fairly unbeatable. I hope these songs might be round for a very long time.”

Bryar departed from My Chemical Romance, who later disbanded in 2013, following the discharge of Hazard Days, though he carried out on the band’s singles assortment, Standard Weapons. Band member Frank Iero confirmed in an announcement that Bryar’s exit was “a painful choice for all of us to make and was not taken frivolously.” He added, “We want him the very best of luck in his future endeavors and anticipate you all to do the identical.”

My Chemical Romance changed Bryar from 2011-2013 with Jarrod Alexander, who additionally joined the band for his or her 2022 reunion tour. After leaving the band, Bryar continued to tour behind the scenes with varied bands and have become concerned in canine rescue charities and sanctuaries. In 2014, he stop the music business to pursue a profession in actual property.

In 2021, Bryar auctioned off the drum equipment used in the course of the band’s 2005 MTV VMAs efficiency to boost cash for the Williamson County Animal Management and Adoption Heart in Tennessee. “It’s my favourite end of the entire kits I’ve had,” he wrote of the set. “For those who look intently, there may be nonetheless some confetti from tour that snuck into the bass drum gap. I’ll depart that in there for you.” In 2022, Bryar introduced he could be promoting his unique Black Parade uniform to assist “deserted and sheltered animals in areas of Florida and South Carolina which can be affected by Hurricane Ian.”