Bob Bryar

Robert Cory Bryar (December 31, 1979 – November 24, 2024) was an American musician and sound engineer who served as the drummer for the American rock band My Chemical Romance from 2004 to 2010. Born in Chicago, Bryar learned how to play the drums at the age of four, and played in several school bands. He later formed his own band before he went to the University of Florida to study sound engineering. By 2000, Bryar had joined the crews of several touring bands, including rock bands The Used and Thrice.

In 2004, he joined My Chemical Romance shortly after the release of the band's second studio album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004), replacing former drummer Matt Pelissier. He appeared in several of their subsequent music videos, and performed and co-wrote their third studio album, The Black Parade (2006). In 2010, for reasons that were undisclosed, Bryar departed from My Chemical Romance. He received co-writing credits for some songs on their fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010), and performed on their Conventional Weapons compilation album, which was recorded in 2009 prior to his departure.

Following his departure from the band, Bryar became a behind-the-scenes figure in tours for several bands. He retired from the music industry in 2014 and went on to become a real estate agent and an active supporter of dog rescue charities and sanctuaries, auctioning off his old drumming equipment and one of his My Chemical Romance outfits and donating the money. In November 2024, Bryar was found dead in his home in Shelbyville, Tennessee. His autopsy report ruled his cause of death as inconclusive.