The band made the animated “Prelude to the End” with visual artist Lauren Tsai

Prelude to the End, courtesy of artist

My Chemical Romance have released a new animated short film with a pretty formidable voice cast, including Phoebe Bridgers , Billie Eilish , Hideo Kojima, and actor John C. McGinley. “Prelude to the End,” a collaboration with visual artist Lauren Tsai, arrives just after the band dropped a 20th-anniversary reissue of their album The Black Parade last week. Check it out below.

“Prelude to The End” follows Astrid, a girl studying at a boarding school in New England overrun with trash. After falling down the school’s garbage chute in search of a beloved sketchbook, she enters a new, uncanny realm of old ideas that come to life. Bridgers voices Astrid’s sister, while Eilish lends her vocals to Astrid’s close friend. Kojima plays a character called the Teacher, and McGinley voices an even more imposing administrative figure: The Dean.…