Gerard Way Features on Death Metal Track
My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way appears on death metal band Frozen Soul's new track "No Place of Warmth", marking an unexpected crossover collaboration. The track represents a rare venture into extreme metal for Way, whose previous work has primarily focused on alternative rock and post-hardcore genres.
- The featured track appears on the new album from Frozen Soul, a death metal band from Fort Worth, Texas, that formed in 2018. - Frozen Soul's musical and lyrical themes are heavily centered around concepts of cold, winter, ice, and death. - This is not Way's first foray into extreme metal; in 2022, he provided guest vocals, including black metal shrieks, on the song "Rōnin" by Ibaraki, a project from Trivium frontman Matt Heafy. - The connection between the artists may be Trivium's Matt Heafy, who worked with Way on the Ibaraki track and also produced Frozen Soul's 2023 album, *Glacial Domination*. - Way has a history of collaborating with heavier bands, having provided guest vocals for post-hardcore acts like The Used on "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison" and Every Time I Die on "Kill The Music." - His other diverse collaborations include co-producing and singing on a theme for the video game *Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete* and featuring on the electronic track "Professional Griefers" by deadmau5. - In 2025, Way announced a new musical project called The Mock-Ups, a collaboration with members of the ska-punk band The Interrupters, where he provides vocals and plays bass. - Way's own stated musical influences as a young artist included metal bands such as Iron Maiden.
