Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dead aged 44

Bob Bryar, the former drummer for theatrical emo heroes My Chemical Romance, has died. The musician was found dead at his home in Tennessee on Tuesday (November 26). According to TMZBryar was last seen alive on Nov. 4, and his body was found by Animal Control, who was called to remove two dogs. The cause of death is currently unknown. He was 44.

Bryar was born in Chicago on December 31, 1979. He befriended MCR while working as a touring engineer and met them on their tour with The Used. He joined MCR for the group’s third album, 2006’s wildly popular The Black Paradewho replaces Matt Pelissier. He played in the band until 2010, and was credited on MCR’s fourth LP Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys as well as their compilation record Conventional weapons. He retired from music in 2014 and then focused on charities and dog rescue reserves.

MCR – who broke up in 2013 and reunited in 2019 – recently announced a stadium tour of The Black Paradewhich features openers such as Violent Femmes, Pixies, Thursday, Devo and more.