Editing Tenacious D (section)

{{Short description|American comedy rock duo}}
{{About|the band|the album|Tenacious D (album){{!}}''Tenacious D'' (album)|The movie |Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = TenaciousDO2160623 (38 of 62) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = [[Kyle Gass]] (left) and [[Jack Black]] performing at [[The O2 Arena]] in 2023
| alt               = Two men with microphones on stage
| landscape         = yes
| alias             = {{hlist|The D|The Greatest Band in the World / on Earth}}
| origin            = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre             = <!-- Before changing the genres, please discuss it on the talk page -->{{hlist|[[Comedy rock]]|[[acoustic rock]]|[[hard rock]]}}
| years_active      = 1994–2024 (on hiatus)
| label             = {{hlist|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[Dave Grohl]]|[[Ronnie James Dio]]|[[JR Reed (actor)|JR Reed]]|[[John Konesky]]|[[Trainwreck with Kyle Gass|Trainwreck]]|[[Kyle Gass Band]]|[[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]]|[[Foo Fighters]]|[[Neil Hamburger]]|[[The Lonely Island]]|[[Styx (band)|Styx]]|[[The Vandals]]}}
| website           = {{URL|tenaciousd.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Jack Black]]
* [[Kyle Gass]]
}}

'''Tenacious D'''  is<!--Do not change to "was" — no sources have reported that the band has disbanded or broken up--> an American [[comedy rock]] duo formed in Los Angeles in 1994 by the actors [[Jack Black]] and [[Kyle Gass]]. Their music showcases Black's theatrical vocal delivery and Gass' acoustic guitar playing.<ref name="dynamic duo" /> Critics have described their fusion of vulgar absurdist comedy with [[rock music]] as "mock rock".<ref name="AMG">{{cite news |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=AMG Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p397913|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=March 25, 2008 |work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name="The New Zealand Herald">{{cite news |last=Schaer |first=Cathrin |date=December 12, 2004 |title=Tenacious D: Mock'n'rollers |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=9002730 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929223636/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=9002730 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=January 11, 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref> Their songs discuss the duo's purported musical and sexual prowess, their friendship and [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] usage, in a style critics have compared with the storyteller-style lyrics of [[rock opera]].<ref name="The Seattle Times">{{cite news |last=Fry |first=Ted |date=November 22, 2006 |title=Sympathy for the devil: Rockers seek Satan's pick |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2003441928_tenacious22.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014337/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2003441928_tenacious22.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=March 15, 2007 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] }}</ref><ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=November 21, 2006 |title=Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006) |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1562105,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106235525/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1562105,00.html |archive-date=January 6, 2007 |access-date=March 15, 2007 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

Prior to the release of the 2001 debut album [[Tenacious D (album)|''Tenacious D'']], the duo had a [[Tenacious D (TV series)|three-episode TV series]] released on [[HBO]] between 1997 and 2000. The series came about after they met [[David Cross]] on the LA music scene and Black featured in episodes of ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David]]''.{{Clarify|reason=Did the show follow the intro or vice versa?|date=March 2024}} The band befriended the musician [[Dave Grohl]], which began a relationship between Grohl's band the [[Foo Fighters]] and Tenacious D.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fooarchive.com/gpb/davetendkerrang06.htm|title=Dave Grohl interviews Tenacious D: Kerrang! November '06|website=Fooarchive.com|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=January 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117131726/http://www.fooarchive.com/gpb/davetendkerrang06.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Towards the end of the 1990s, the duo supported large rock acts such as [[Weezer]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], and [[Beck]].<ref name="AMG" />

In 2000, they signed with [[Epic Records]] and the year after they released ''Tenacious D,'' their debut album featuring a full band, including Grohl. Their second single, "[[Tribute (song)|Tribute]]", achieved [[Cult following|cult status]], contributing to their popularity in the UK, Sweden and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tenacious+D&titel=Tribute&cat=s|title=australian-charts.com - Tenacious D - Tribute|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=Australian-charts.com|access-date=May 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2003, the band released ''[[The Complete Master Works]]'', a concert DVD, which was [[certified platinum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=TENACIOUS+D&ti=THE+COMPLETE+MASTERWORKS|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|work=RIAA|access-date=May 23, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2006, the duo starred in a film, ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'', and released the soundtrack as their second album, ''[[The Pick of Destiny]].''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/11/17/tenacious-d-tell-us-all-about-pick-destiny/|title=Tenacious D tell us all about the ''Pick of Destiny''|work=EW.com|access-date=May 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The film was a box office failure and received mixed reviews, but the [[The Pick of Destiny Tour (2006–2007)|Pick of Destiny tour]] was successful, with performances at venues including [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tenacious-d-21-1316937|title=Tenacious D play in iconic New York venue|last=NME|date=December 2, 2006|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>

Following years of sporadic festival dates and special appearances, the band released their third album, ''[[Rize of the Fenix]]'', in 2012, making light of ''The Pick of Destiny's'' commercial failure.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tenacious-d-rize-of-the-fenix-jack-black-331768|title=Tenacious D Talks Comeback, the Death of Rock and How to Write the Best Song Ever (Q&A)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2013, Tenacious D hosted the comedy music festival [[Festival Supreme]] in LA. In 2014, they featured on ''[[Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life]]'', a compilation album to raise funds for cancer. Their cover of "[[The Last in Line (song)|The Last in Line]]" won the [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for best heavy metal performance at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/tenacious-d|title=Tenacious D|date=May 22, 2018|work=GRAMMY.com|access-date=October 18, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the band began independently releasing an animated hand-drawn web series, ''[[Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto]]'', and released the album ''[[Post-Apocalypto]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tenacious-d-jack-black-kyle-gass-talk-post-apocalypto-729664/|title=Tenacious D on Their Wild New Animated Series 'Post-Apocalypto'|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher R.|date=September 28, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2024, Tenacious D cancelled their world tour and put their work on hold after Gass made a controversial on-stage joke about the [[attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania]].