My Chemical Romance have been forced to cancel their appaearance at Soundwave Festival this year in Australia. This incident is due to Gerard Way being diagnosed with “Throat Problems”.

An official release was issued stating the following from guitarist Frank Iero “While in the studio recently, Gerard started having some problems with his voice,” “At first we weren’t too concerned about it and thought it would pass, as these things usually do, but the longer it went on the more worried we all got so he went to see the doctor.”

“The good news is he’s getting the best treatment possible and is going to make a full recovery, trust me we couldn’t be more relieved,” he added. “The bad news is it’s not gonna go away overnight and we have to do what we hate doing most, cancel shows. We are incredibly sorry for bumming anyone out by cancelling, and we hope you find it in your hearts to understand. We promise we will be back in Australia to make it up to you guys/gals as soon as possible.”

But don’t worry, Jimmy Eat World has been announced as the replacements for My Chemical Romance in this year’s Soundwave Festival.