Raymond Toro[a] (born July 15, 1977) is an American musician who serves as lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the band My Chemical Romance.

[6] Toro became involved with several local bands, the most successful of which were The Rodneys, who formed in 1994 and released their first and only album "Soccertown USA" in 1997.

[10] Toro was the leading force behind My Chemical Romance's #SINGItForJapan project, which was dedicated to supporting those affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

[11] He arranged much of the instrumentation of the band's original track "Sing" to create a sound that emulated traditional Japanese music.

[16] Later in 2013 Toro joined James Dewees's band, Reggie and the Full Effect for a tour and contributed to his album No Country for Old Musicians.

[3][17] In 2014, Toro provided guitars for Cuban American dark cabaret singer Voltaire's tenth studio album, Raised by Bats.

[18][19] On January 1, 2015, he released a new song, titled "For the Lost and Brave", on his website, mentioning Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who committed suicide, in the blog post.

[26][27] Toro has cited heavy metal guitarist Randy Rhoads and hard rock musician Brian May as his two biggest influences.

[28] As a teenager he was a big fan of Randy Rhoads because "he was one of the first players I can remember who mixed classical music with a metal and hard rock style of playing, and he did it very tastefully.

He admitted to being obsessed with the way in which they would take classical pieces and arrange them for a single guitar resulting in a moving melody and bass lines that work together.

[31] Toro recognizes his older brother as a huge influence, being the person who bought him his first real guitar and showed him how to play it.

[32] Toro also credits him for introducing him to bands like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Mötley Crüe, and Metallica.

[33] Toro married wife Christa in November 2008, during My Chemical Romance's break between The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.