Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar has died aged 44

It is being reported that former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar has died. Sources say he was found in his Tennessee home on Tuesday.

Bob was My Chem's longest-serving drummer, joining the New Jersey emo heroes in 2004 shortly after the release of their Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge album, replacing original drummer Matt Pelissier. He would go on to play on 2006's The Black Parade and work on material for 2010's Danger Days... follow-up, but left the group in 2009. His drumming also appears on their posthumous Conventional Weapons album.

Post-MCR, Bob worked and toured with other bands, before announcing his retirement from music in 2014 and becoming a real estate agent.

Kerrang! sends our deepest sympathies to Bob's family and friends.

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