Frank Iero
Frank Iero is a New Jersey guitarist, singer and songwriter whose music spans My Chemical Romance, L.S. Dunes and solo records including Stomachaches, Parachutes and Barriers.
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Known for
- The Black Parade2006 · Rhythm guitar and backing vocals
My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge2004 · Guitar and backing vocals
My Chemical Romance - Stomachaches2014 · Solo debut
frnkiero andthe cellabration - Parachutes2016 · Vocals and guitar
Frank Iero and the Patience - Barriers2019 · Vocals and guitar
Frank Iero and the Future Violents - L.S. DunesViolet2025 · Guitar
Overview
- From
- New Jersey, United States
- Born
- October 31, 1981
- Makes
- Guitar music, songs and solo records
- Breakout
- My Chemical Romance’s Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004)
- Also plays in
- L.S. Dunes
- Solo debut
- Stomachaches (2014)
Mini bio
How it started.
Frank came up through New Jersey’s punk scene, playing in Sector 12 and fronting Pencey Prep before joining My Chemical Romance in 2002. Those connections were close to home: he recalled Pencey Prep and MCR sharing a rehearsal space with Thursday.
The songs fans found him through.
MCR broke through with Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge in 2004. Frank’s rhythm guitar and backing vocals became part of the sound of The Black Parade in 2006, alongside Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Mikey Way and Bob Bryar.
Finding his own voice.
His 2014 solo debut, Stomachaches, grew from songs recorded in his basement without an initial plan to make a solo album. He played most of the instruments, with Jarrod Alexander on drums. Parachutes followed in 2016 as Frank Iero and the Patience; Barriers arrived in 2019 with the Future Violents, recorded and mixed by Steve Albini.
More rooms to make music in.
Frank also fronts the hardcore project Leathermouth. With Anthony Green, Travis Stever, Tim Payne and Tucker Rule, he plays guitar in L.S. Dunes, who introduced themselves at Riot Fest in 2022 and released Past Lives that year. Their second album, Violet, followed in January 2025.
What he is building now.
His recent work includes co-writing “Crater” and “Mouthbreather” for Sparta’s 2026 album Cut A Silhouette. His official store is also taking preorders for a tenth anniversary edition of Parachutes, with shipping expected around November 20, 2026.
Creditschronological, newest first
Songwriting collaborations
- 2026Cut A Silhouette, SpartaCo-writer of “Crater” and “Mouthbreather”
L.S. Dunes
- 2025VioletGuitar
Solo records
- 2019BarriersVocals and guitar, with the Future Violents
- 2016ParachutesVocals and guitar, with the Patience
- 2014StomachachesVocals, songwriting and most instruments
My Chemical Romance
- 2010Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysGuitar and backing vocals
- 2006The Black ParadeRhythm guitar and backing vocals
- 2004Three Cheers for Sweet RevengeGuitar and backing vocals
Awards
Quotes
When you find it like that, it becomes yours, whether you were there for it or not.Frank Iero, Rock Sound
In a September 2024 interview, Frank reflected on younger listeners discovering MCR, comparing it with finding favorite bands through mixtapes and his dad’s record collection.
Trivia
- Before guitar, he learned drums, an instrument that also connected him to the musicians in his family.
- “Violet” began as a word in Frank’s scratch lyrics. It survived as the song and album title even though it does not appear in the finished song’s lyrics.
- Stomachaches began as a basement recording project that he did not initially intend to turn into a solo album.
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