My Chemical Romance Planning Side Projects Before New Album

My Chemical Romance have revealed that they may each pursue new side projects before they begin work on their new album.

In an interview with Kerrang!, guitarist Frank Iero, who already has his own side project Leathermouht, hinted that the rest of the band could follow suit.

''I can see the other guys branching off and doing other things. Gerard [Way] has his writing, and he has plans for that, but he wants to direct too. And Ray [Toro] is such an incredible talent. I'd love to see him get the credit he's due. I can see us branching off, but always coming back to this."

He also added that the My Chemical will soon start work on the follow-up to 2010's ''Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys'.

''We're being very creative right now. There are some really bright and creative things going on. At every soundcheck, we're coming up with new pieces of music that could turn into something incredible. So we're hoping to get into the studio soon and really harness that.''

Meanwhile, the band released a statement last month after sacking Mike Pedicone from the band when the drummer was caught ‘red-handed’ stealing after a concert in Washington.