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Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

pitchfork

8.2

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit My Chemical Romance’s second album, an operatic pop-rock behemoth that became an icon for outcasts.”

The Black Parade

rollingstone

8.0

“My Chemical Romance may be the oldest young band in America. None of the members — singer Gerard Way, his brother and bassist Mikey, drummer Bob Bryar and guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero — is old enough to have bought David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs on the day it came out. But The Black Parade, […]”

I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

pastemagazine

7.5

“The decade-defining post-hardcore emo band's debut wasn't nearly as immaculate as their iconic sophomore record, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, but it showed their early potential as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the Myspace era.”

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

rollingstone

7.0

“My Chemical Romance used to be so sad, they could make your cold goth heart bleed. On 2006’s The Black Parade, Gerard Way wailed about cancer and misery, emerging as a savior for the broken and the damned. Now, he’s dyed his hair fiery red, and he’s pissed at everyone: junkies, party girls, Hollywood and […]”

Life on the Murder Scene

rollingstone

6.0

“Just because the gothed-out jersey boys in My Chemical Romance can now fill arenas doesn’t mean their hearts aren’t still in the mildewed basements where they got their start playing DIY hardcore shows. As this live set shows, My Chem remain a punk band, and their flashes of reckless, claws-bared greatness tend to happen outside […]”

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

rollingstone

6.0

“Twenty-plus years after the Misfits terrorized New Jersey, their Garden State descendants My Chemical Romance embrace the goth-punk revival in style. Sweet Revenge has the same shout-along choruses, speedy drums and horror themes that fueled Glenn Danzig’s old outfit, but it also adds cool metal licks and a sneaky sense of humor (see the thrash-cabaret […]”

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

Ryan1Nunez

8.6

“This album is pure cathartic chaos—in the best way possible. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge takes you on an emotional rollercoaster through pain, love, loss, and just the right amount of melodramatic revenge. Gerard Way’s vocals are raw and theatrical, giving every track a desperate, urgent feel that hits you right in the chest. Songs like “Helena” and “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” are iconic for a reason—anthemic, emotional, and unforgettable. The blend of punk, emo, and theatrical rock is beautifully unhinged, and while a few tracks can blur together if you’re not paying attention, the overall vibe is so strong and cohesive it hardly matters. This album isn’t just music—it’s a mood, a phase, a piece of early 2000s emo history. Four stars only because The Black Parade later took everything to a whole new level—but Three Cheers still holds a special, blood-red place in my heart.”