Frank Iero And The Future Violents  have released a new cellar session recorded with One on One at City Winery New York— as a treat for fans, the audio for the session was mixed by none other than Frank’s former MCR bandmate Ray Toro. This marks the first collaboration between the two since My Chemical Romance’s dissolution in 2013. “I really enjoyed doing this session at the winery and when they asked if we had anyone in mind to mix the tracks I immediately thought of asking Ray Toro,” Frank said about working with Toro once again. “He’s just so multi-talented and has such a great ear. He’s been recording and mixing some rad projects these past few years, and it was an honor to have him work on this session for us.”

The  session comes on the heel’s of the band’s massive success of their new album Barriers, which was released on May 31st via UNFD. The new record has been describes as a rumination on life, living, and the obstacles that get in the way. Recorded and mixed by Steve Albini, Barriers is a 14 track existential journey of heart and mind. “I never expected to do one solo record in my lifetime, let alone three. Every time I start a new record, I say to myself ‘This is it. This is the end. This is the last one.’ It got me thinking about how we set up these obstacles around ourselves. Sometimes they’re for protection and sometimes they’re to keep people out, and sometimes we even set them up so that we fail and we find solace in that failure. But whenever I find something that scares the shit out of me, that’s when I know I have to do it! And so these songs are about experiences that were either walls I wanted to break down or walls that I’d built up around myself in order to protect myself. But these songs were also things that I’d never attempted before but had always wanted to try.”

Frank Iero and the Future Violents are in the midst a full US headline tour– you can find a full list of dates below.

TOUR DATES

June 14 Orlando, FL – The Social *
June 15 Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Music Hall *
June 16 Columbia, SC – The Senate *
June 18 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend *
June 20 Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 *
June 21 Washington, DC – Union Stage *
June 22 New York, NY – Rocks Off Cruise *
July 23 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom ^
July 24 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe ^
July 26 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House ^
July 27 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court ^
July 29 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre ^
July 30 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf ^
August 1 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill ^
August 2 Austin, TX – Barracuda ^
August 3 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger ^
August 6 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom ^
August 7 San Diego, CA – House of Blues, Voodoo Room ^
August 9 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction ^
August 10 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour ^

* Support from Reggie & The Full Effect (Solo)
^ Support from Geoff Rickley

Festivals
June 29 Atlantic City, NJ – Atlantic City Beach [Warped Tour]
July 18 Patchogue, NY – [Great South Bay Music Festival]
July 21 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater [Warped Tour]
September 13-15 – Chicago, IL – Douglas Park [Riot Fest]

Photo credit: Mitchell Wojcik