In February 2012, members of My Chemical Romance revealed that they had been building a studio in Los Angeles to record music for the band's fifth album under the working title MCR5, now with touring keyboardist James Dewees as an official member. The band worked with engineer Doug McKean, who previously worked on "The Black Parade" and "". On September 14, 2012, Frank Iero announced through the band's official website a new project titled "Conventional Weapons". The project revolved around 10 unreleased songs that were recorded in 2009, prior to the making of "Danger Days". The band released two songs each month for five months from the "Conventional Weapons sessions", starting in October 2012 and finishing in February 2013. According to the October 2012 issue of "Q magazine", Frank Iero reported early sessions for MCR's next album with the new drummer Jarrod Alexander were progressing well. "Jarrod is a rad guy and a fantastic player. It's been really fun making music with him these past few months," Iero commented.