Life on the Murder Scene explained

Life on the Murder Scene
Type:	live
Artist:	My Chemical Romance
Cover:	Life on the Murder Scene cover.jpg
Recorded:	2005
Length:	35:45 (CD) 120 minutes (DVD 1) 126 minutes (DVD 2)
Label:	Reprise
Producer:	Howard Benson
Prev Title:	Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	The Black Parade
Next Year:	2006

Life on the Murder Scene is a live album/compilation album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. It was released on March 21, 2006. The release includes three discs (two DVDs and one CD) of the whole history documenting the band from the start to the present. Life on the Murder Scene is a predominantly live album, but also includes two demo tracks and a previously unreleased track. Models Jamisin Matthews and Jaime Andrews portray the demolition couple in the cover photo, booklet, packaging, DVD art, and DVD menus. The demo of "Bury Me in Black" was previously released as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.

One DVD documents the band on the road in the form of a diary and the other covers live footage, Sessions@AOL, MTV $2 Bill performance, and four of their videos with the behind-the-scenes "Making Of..." for three of them. The cover features a live version of "Demolition Lovers II" (the name of the album cover of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge).

The album has seen decent success in Australia, peaking at #2 on the ARIA Top 40 DVD Chart, and also in the U.S., peaking at #30 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Heetseekers.

Certifications

Life on the Murder Scene has been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA indicating shipment of over 200,000 units as it is considered a long-form video.^[1]

Artwork

The artwork features a live-action re-enactment of the Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge album cover.

Track listing

CD

All songs written and composed by My Chemical Romance.

DVD 2

Personnel

My Chemical Romance

• Bob Bryar — drums (live performance and music videos)
• Frank Iero — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Pelissier — drums (studio tracks)
• Ray Toro — lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mikey Way — bass
• Gerard Way — lead vocals

DVD credits

• DVD post production: David May, Raena Winscott, Traci Samxzyk
• DVD mastered by Outpost Sound
• DVD menu animation designed by Magnetic Dreams
• DVD authoring by Mighty Forces Productions
• Directors: Brad Nolan & Greg Kaplan
• Executive producers: Craig Aaronson, Brian Schechter & Brad Nolan
• Camera & Interview Footage: Brad Nolan
• Management: Brian Schechter/Riot Squad
• Documentary Director/Editor: Greg Kaplan
• Legal: Stacy Fass
• Agent: Matt Galle/Ellis Industries (USA), Geoff Meall/The Agency Group (UK & Europe)
• A&R: Craig Aaronson
• Art Direction and Photography by P.R. Brown at Bau-Da Design Lab
• Design by Trevor Niemann at Bau-Da Design Lab

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak positions
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[2]	255
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	53
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[4]	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greg . Kot . Life On The Murder Scene goes multi platinum. . . 2007-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS . 2007-06-26 .
2. Web site: My Chemical Romance Ranking. April 20, 2020. December 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214165344/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/340766/rank/album/. live.
3. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. March 26, 2006. February 8, 2022. January 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124055936/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20060326/7502/. live.
4. Web site: Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. March 26, 2006. February 8, 2022. February 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208225152/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/20060326/112/. live.