text: My Chemical Romance 's general style has been categorized as `` alternative rock '' , `` post-hardcore '' , `` punk revival '' , `` pop punk '' and , most controversially , `` emo '' .
simplified: My Chemical Romance 's normal style has been categorized as `` alternative rock '' , `` post-hardcore '' , `` punk revival '' , `` pop punk '' and , most controversially , `` emo '' .