10 Amazing Hard Rock Music Videos
3. Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance had really set the bar high for themselves with the Black Parade. Running as a concept about a dying cancer patient, the album was a throwback to the rock operas of old, with some of the most daring songs of the 21st century. Any old music video just wouldn't cut it for these tunes...it was time for the band to step up to the big leagues.
Collaborating with the director behind Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video, the band pack almost an entire storyline into just 5 minutes. From the start, we get all the exposition we need, as our protagonist watches a television from a hospital bed. As the song starts to build and build in intensity, the Patient's eyes turn pitch black as the hospital falls away to reveal the Black Parade, ready to take him into the next life.
A scenario this dark would feel pretty morbid on any other day, but the entire video feels like a celebration of life, as My Chemical Romance tear through the song like it's the last thing they will ever do. MCR knew they had something good on their hands, but there was no going back after this video. From this point on, it was the band against the world...and the band won.