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My Chemical Romance - My Chemical Romance Speak Out Over Emo Suicide

My Chemical Romance have spoken out for the first time about the suicide of Hannah Bond, the 13-year-old fan from Kent who hung herself.

At the inquest into her death coroner Roger Sykes claimed that the suicide may have been linked to Hannah's obsession with 'emo' music and described the overtones of the genre as "disturbing", NME reports.

Writing on their website the band claimed that they were "anti-suicide" and offered their support to Hannah's family.

"We have recently learned of the suicide and tragic loss of Hannah Bond. We'd like to send our condolences to her family during this time of mourning. Our hearts and thoughts are with them," the band said.

"My Chemical Romance are and always have been vocally anti-violence and anti-suicide. As a band, we have always made it one of our missions through our actions to provide comfort, support, and solace to our fans.

"The message and theme of our album The Black Parade is hope and courage. Our lyrics are about finding the strength to keep living through pain and hard times. The last song on our album states: 'I am not afraid to keep on living' – a sentiment that embodies the band's position on hardships we all face as human beings.

"If you or anyone that you know have feelings of depression or suicide, we urge you to find your way and your voice to deal with these feelings positively."

Fans of My Chemical Romance are set to march through London on May 31st in protest against the media's depiction of the band.

26/05/2008 11:39:57

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Topman New Noise Tour wraps up in Stoke

The Topman NME New Noise Tour came to a close last night (May 15) in Stoke, with Crystal Castles headlining the event for the last time.

The tour�s final destination, The Sugarmill, saw a full capacity crowd.

Crystal Castles arrived on stage at 10pm (BST) to perform their set, and were met with an instant applause.

Starting with the remix of Klaxons' 'Atlantis to Interzone', singer Alice Glass constantly strode around the stage and dived into the crowd, before technical difficulties stopped Ethan Kath�s keyboard from working properly, halfway through second song 'Baptism'.

While waiting to start again, Glass repeatedly hit the microphone on her head.

Fortunately, for the crowd, the instrument was soon fixed and the duo completed their set, with Glass swinging a strobe light around her head through 'Courtship Dating'. The band went off briefly and returned to play a one-song encore of 'It Fit When I Was A Kid'.

Earlier, White Lies kicked off the night with a 30 minute set, including new single 'Unfinished Business'. Lead Singer Harry McVeigh thanked the crowd at the end of the set, announcing that the band had completed only their 15th gig ever.

Following them was Team Waterpolo, whose lead singer Fred Davis encouraged the crowd opener 'Letting Go' to get in the mood and dance throughout their set.

Friendly Fires followed them launching into 'Photobooth'. The crowd warmed to St Albans band, with Ed Macfarlane launching himself into the crowd on more than one occasion, before guitarist Jack Savidge followed with a stage dive at the end of their set.

Crystal Castles will be performing at Club NME at Brighton�s The Great Escape festival at the Barfly tomorrow (May 17).

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Britney Spears was at Alicia Keys' concert last night at L.A.'s Staples Center. And so were Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo.
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