Bob Bryar, a former drummer for New Jersey band My Chemical Romance, has died, TMZ reports.

According to the report, Bryar, 44, was found dead in his Tennessee home on November 26th after he was last seen alive on November 4th.

His death is under investigation.

Chicago native Bryar was the drummer for the macabre pop-punk and emo darlings from 2004 to 2010.

As The Used’s former sound engineer, he replaced Matt Pelissier, the band’s original drummer.

Pelissier co-founded My Chemical Romance in 2001 after the September 11 attacks, along with frontman Gerard Way, a fellow Summit native who grew up in Belleville.

Bryar, who joined My Chemical Romance after the release of their second album “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” (2004), played on the band’s third album “The Black Parade” (2006), which was a huge hit and went to No. 1 The chart charted at .2 on the Billboard 200. Singles included the anthem “Welcome to the Black Parade.”

The drummer was injured in 2006 while filming a music video for another single from the album, “Famous Last Words” (see video below), suffering third-degree burns on his legs.

After Bryar left the band in 2010, drummer Michael Pedicone replaced him on tour before the group disbanded in 2013.

Bryar later became a real estate agent and dog rescue advocate.

My Chemical Romance, which launched its first reunion tour in 2019 and played Newark in 2022, will perform again in North America in 2025 on its 10-city Long Live the Black Parade tour, which hits MetLife Stadium on August 9.

Bryar did not attend the group’s meetings.

In 2022, the band released “The Foundations of Decay”, their first new song in eight years.