1. Frank Iero was the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band Leathermouth.
28 Facts About Frank Iero
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Frank Iero has a solo project titled Frank Iero and the Future Violents.
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Frank Iero released his debut solo album titled Stomachaches on August 26,2014.
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Frank Iero went to Rutgers University on a scholarship but dropped out his final year of college to go on tour with My Chemical Romance.
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Frank Iero's father had taught him to play drums but Iero later began playing the guitar.
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Frank Iero started playing in local bands on the New Jersey punk scene at age 11.
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Frank Iero joined My Chemical Romance in 2002 and was featured on two tracks, "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us" and "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville", on their debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love.
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Frank Iero performed on the band's second studio album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, released on June 8,2004.
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Frank Iero fronted the hardcore punk quintet Leathermouth, who released their debut album XO in January 2009 on Epitaph Records.
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Frank Iero is involved in a tribute band to the Cure named the Love Cats, after the song of the same name, and played bass with Reggie and the Full Effect on their farewell tour.
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Frank Iero's first solo song "This Song Is A Curse"' was released as a bonus track on the official soundtrack to the Tim Burton film Frankenweenie.
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On December 7,2010, Frank Iero left the record company Skeleton Crew that he and his wife had co-founded in order to concentrate on his family and his music with My Chemical Romance, stating that although he would have loved to carry on, he could not juggle his career with the band, the new additions to his family, and co-running a business.
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Frank Iero was a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.
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Frank Iero plays everything on the album except for drums which were handled by former My Chemical Romance drummer Jarrod Alexander.
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Frank Iero assembled a touring band composed of Evan Nestor, Rob Hughes and Matt Olsson.
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Frank Iero released his second studio album titled Parachutes on October 28 and returned to touring during 2017.
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Frank Iero released his third solo studio album, Barriers, under the new moniker on May 31,2019.
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Frank Iero used a sunburst Gibson Les Paul Junior whilst touring in support of the album.
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Frank Iero used a Fender Stratocaster in the Desolation Row music video.
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Frank Iero continued to use this guitar while touring on with his own bands.
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Frank Iero uses the Orange Rockerverb MKII 100 head and Orange 160 Watt Guitar 4x10 Vintage Cabinet.
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Frank Iero primarily uses a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver pedal as his main overdrive.
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Frank Iero had the guitar finished in a black relic with matching headstock, tortoiseshell pick guard, rosewood fingerboard and pearloid block inlays.
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When Epiphone reached out to Frank Iero about supplying guitars for their upcoming tours and the idea of a signature was thrown in the air, Frank Iero swooped on it to create a guitar that retained the Les Paul tone and feel whilst shedding the weight of a Les Paul to reduce fatigue and back strain.
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On February 5,2007, Frank Iero married his long-term girlfriend Jamia Nestor after proposing on May 25,2006, during the recording of The Black Parade.
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On September 7,2010, Frank Iero announced on the My Chemical Romance official website that he and his wife Jamia had become parents of twin girls.
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On October 13,2016, Frank Iero was injured in a motor vehicle accident.
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Frank Iero was dragged about 10 feet along the curb by the bus and credits "an enormous rucksack" for saving his life that day.