the album's official website went online on may 5, 2008 and is open for orders of all the limited and standard editions. once an order is made, the customer gains access to download three free drm-free tracks: "dead!", "mama", "welcome to the black parade". these tracks were recorded from the band's performance at the palacio de los deportes and they are on the album itself. also, to tie in with the finality of the black parade's death, the black parade website has been changed to a graphic of a flatline. the album was made available for streaming on june 29, before being released on july 1.