Recorded 2005 Artist My Chemical Romance Label Reprise Records | Producer Howard Benson Release date 21 March 2006 Nominations NME Award for Best DVD | |
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Released March 21, 2006 (2006-03-21) Length 35:45 (CD)
120 minutes (DVD 1)
126 minutes (DVD 2) Life on the Murder Scene
(2006) The Black Parade
(2006) Genres Rock music, Alternative rock, Pop punk, Post-hardcore Similar My Chemical Romance albums, Emo albums | ||
Mcr life on the murder scene
Life on the Murder Scene is the first live album by New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance. It was released on March 21, 2006 (see 2006 in music). The release includes three discs (two DVDs and one CD) of the whole history documenting the band from the start to the present. Life on the Murder Scene is a predominantly live album, but also includes two demo tracks and a previously unreleased track. Models Jamisin Matthews and Jaime Andrews portray the demolition couple in the cover photo, booklet, packaging, DVD art, and DVD menus. The demo of "Bury me in Black" was previously released as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
Contents
One DVD documents the band on the road in the form of a diary and the other covers live footage, Sessions@AOL, MTV $2 Bill performance, and four of their videos with the behind-the-scenes "Making Of..." for three of them. The cover features a live version of "Demolition Lovers II" (the name of the album cover of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge).
The album has seen decent success in Australia, peaking at #2 on the ARIA Top 40 DVD Chart, and also in the U.S., peaking at #30 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Heetseekers.
Certifications
Life on the Murder Scene has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA indicating shipment of over 200,000 units as it is considered a long-form video.
CD
All songs written and composed by My Chemical Romance.
Songs
1Thank You for the Venom3:50
2Cemetery Drive3:17
3Give 'em Hell - Kid2:21