some notes on the recent announcement;
It has been seventeen years since The Black Parade was sent to the MOAT. In that time, a great Dictator has risen to power, bringing about "THE CONCRETE AGE”; a glorious time of stability and abundance in the history of DRAAG. His Grand Immortal Dictator wishes to celebrate our rich and storied culture, fine foods, and musical entertainments by welcoming you to these great demonstrations of power and resolve. And lending voice and song for the first time in six thousand two hundred and forty six days, their work privilege ceremoniously reinstated, will be His Grand Immortal Dictator's National Band... The Black Parade.
okay so 17 years ago was 2007, and exactly 6246 days before today (11.12.24) it was October 7, 2007, which is the date of The Black Parade's final perfomance ever (aka The Black Parade is Dead! in Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City).
it is implied that after this performance they were "sent to the MOAT", which almost sounds like they were vanished/expelled, because of the "work privilege reinstated" part.
this could mean that The Black Parade was opposing somehow to the Dictator, perhaps even preventing him to step into power, which he manages to do only after The Black Parade is gone.
now, i believe whoever is writing this announcement is a citizen of DRAAG on the Dictator's side, because of the tone and the pronouns use. "OUR rich and storied culture", "a GREAT Dictator", "a GLORIOUS time of STABILITY and ABUNDANCE".
i'm wondering if there's a connection to the Melbourne 03.16.23 show, in which Gerard dressed as the character that appears in the video.. the drums that day said "TERROR" which i think is worth noting as well. maybe it's that character who's writing this?
