In an interview with "NME", Gerard Way said the band's next record would be a rock album, saying, "I think next album will definitely be stripped down. I think the band misses being a rock band." In a separate interview with "Idiomag", Way commented that the next release would be less theatrical in scope, stating that "it's not going to be hiding behind a veil of fiction or uniforms and makeup anymore." In an interview with PopEater, Way also stated that the next album will be "full of hate." He also said "over the years that we've been hearing ourselves live and hearing us on records, we kind of prefer the live. There's more of a garage feel and more energy. I'd like to capture some of that, finally. That's the goal for the next one."