@rd189: you called MCR and TSTM "angsty ridden emo boy bands for 13 year old boys and girls who don't quite yet have it in them to seek out metal. What they are not, is good bands." This is why you no nothing, jimmy eat world or american football would be an emo band. MCR are NOT emo. they are also not, nor have ever been, or even said, they are metal
Well of course they're not emo. It's not 1982 in Washington DC. They are emo, pre-packed wanna buy shock rockers who wear mostly black clothing and eye liner, sing songs loaded with teenage angst cliches (like my girlfriend left me for the quaterback, my parents think im gay, kids at school beat me up for dressing like a girl, etc). The primary demographic of emo bands, such as My Chemical Romance, are typically in the 13-17 age group, white, suburban, likely middle class, mostly girls but a few boys too, and typically shop at hot topic. These bands often present themselves as edgy, or hx4, but would be laughed out of the building (or beaten to a pulp) at a typical metal concerts. They are a fad, as most of their fans will either progress into heavy metal, expand into pop, or move on to hip hop.
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