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My Chemical Romance Black Parade tour kicks off this Friday in Seattle, with the band set to perform their iconic 2006 album The Black Parade in full. But fans are buzzing about more than just nostalgia — there may be new music on the horizon.

The band recently shared a cryptic Instagram post featuring a camera viewfinder with the timestamp 07:11:25:00 — which many believe is a nod to the tour’s launch date, July 11. The caption reads, “A dagger, a dagger, Please fetch me a dagger.”

Speculation quickly followed. Many fans hope the post is teasing new material. If so, it would follow the pattern MCR set in 2022, when they debuted their first new song in eight years, The Foundations of Decay, just days before the start of their reunion tour.

Whether the dagger reference signals a single video or a larger creative reveal remains unknown. But My Chemical Romance has long embraced theatrical mystery, and their tour kickoff may offer more than just a walk down memory lane.

Stay tuned for updates as the tour unfolds.

This article is a rewritten summary based on original reporting by [ABC Audio]