My Chemical Romance are gearing up for their long-awaited lengthy reunion tour, and now they've released their first new song in eight years, "The Foundations of Decay." It's the first new music from the band since they included "Fake Your Death" from their abandoned fifth album on their 2014 greatest hits comp May Death Never Stop You. It doesn't appear to be known if this song is also from those sessions, or if it's entirely new, or if it means more new music is on the way, but whatever it is, it's pretty great! It's six minutes long, and it finds them leaning into their darker, heavier side without losing the anthemicism of their biggest singles. Listen below.
My Chem's tour includes Riot Fest (which announced its lineup yesterday), When We Were Young, Firefly, and Aftershock, as well as several headlining dates. The NJ band plays their home state on September 20 & 21 at Prudential Center with Thursday and The Homeless Gospel Choir on night one and Midtown and The Homeless Gospel Choir on night two. They also play Belmont Park's UBS Arena on August 27 with The Bouncing Souls and Ghosh, and Brooklyn's Barclays Center on September 10 and 11 with Thursday and Badflower on night one and TBA openers on night two. All dates are listed below.