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Los Angeles, United States (1994 – present)

Tenacious D (often referred to as “The D” and sometimes introduced as “The Greatest Band in the world. Period.”) is an American satirical rock duo formed by musicians and actors Kyle Gass and Jack Black in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Their music fuses vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music in a style that critics have described as “mock rock”. The band first gained reputation in 1999, starring in a self-titled HBO TV series. The drumming on both of their albums and the devils voice on the track Beelzeboss (also the one who plays Satan in The Pick of Destiny movie) was performed by Dave Grohl (of Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures fame).

Tenacious D’s music showcases Black’s theatrical vocal delivery and Gass’ acoustic guitar playing abilities. Their songs discuss the duo’s purported musical and sexual prowess, as well as their friendship and cannabis usage. Their debut self-titled album features absurd and humorous sketches. Music critics have compared the storyteller-style lyrics of their songs to lyrics of rock opera. In addition, they have since recorded two albums, and starred in their own movie, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.

Black and Gass, at the time respectively aged 16 and 24, met in Edinburgh, Scotland during the Edinburgh Fringe of 1989.
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  • X-Auron

    henners14 will have to laser off the D tattoo.

    yesterday evening

  • SdifOdh

    Oh yeah, can't wait to see em on saturday! :D

    yesterday evening

  • Nobodylikesyou

    His name is Larry.

    yesterday afternoon

  • MateusMelloxD

    Tits...

    Monday evening

  • DeMarco7

    V Tits.

    Monday afternoon

  • alesullivan

    Tits or destiny?

    Monday afternoon

  • RafaelGirotti

    I'll have to laser off the Tenacious D tattoo

    Sunday morning

  • henners14

    Have to say I'm really disappointed with the new album. I was such a big fan of the first one, I was quite disappointed by the Pick of Destiny too when it came out, but it grew on me. I hope RotF does the same, but I don't think it will. The sexual jokes have gone from being innuendo to full on crude and just not funny, the epic, mythical songs the likes of Wonderboy, Kickapoo and Tribute have just become self-regarding songs about whether or not the album will bomb. I miss the old D :(

    Sunday morning
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