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Tenacious D Talk About Forthcoming New Album 'Rize Of The Fenix'
Wednesday, 07 March 2012 Written by Jon Stickler
Tenacious D Talk About Forthcoming New Album 'Rize Of The Fenix'

Tenacious D are to release their widely-anticipated new album 'Rize of the Fenix', the band’s first studio album in over six years, on 14th May. 'Rize of the Fenix' is the third album from the group and is the follow-up to 2006’s gold 'The Pick of Destiny' and 2001’s platinum debut album 'Tenacious D'.

Produced by John Kimbrough, 'Rize Of The Fenix' was recorded in the garage behind his LA home and features Jack Black and Kyle Gass (Tenacious D’s core duo), performing with Dave Grohl (drums),  John Spiker (bass, piano, organ) and John Konesky (electric guitar). The album was engineered and mixed by John Spiker who has been touring with the band for years.
 
From their concentrated effort emerged thirteen profoundly evocative tracks, the making of which the band describes as a “journey similar to that of Gandolph in The Lord of the Rings.” When the ill received Pick of Destiny movie failed to strike box office gold, it virtually stripped away the duos rock god stature overnight. “There we no more bouncers waving us through the velvet ropes, we were persona non gratta” said singer Jack Black. Kyle Gass added, “There we were- just like Gandolph the grey, down in the muck- but we never gave up, We defeated our own personal demons and began chipping away, slowly climbing back to the land of the living- when we emerged we were no longer the old Tenacious D, we were Gandolph the white, with new powers and wisdom and bravery and skills.”

'Rize of the Fenix' track-listing is as follows:

1. Rize of the Fenix
2 Low Hangin’ Fruit
3. Classical Teacher
4. Señorita
5. Deth Starr
6. Roadie
7. Flutes and Trombones
8. Ballad of Hollywood Jack and the Rage Kage
9. Throwdown
10. Rock Is Dead
11. They Fucked Our Asses
12. To Be The Best
13. 39
 
'Rize of the Fenix' was recorded over the past six years as Tenacious D went back to their roots. “We recorded down and dirty in a friend’s garage with a shoestring budget of 600 dollars, much like Nirvana's first album “Bleach”-or the Beatles first album “Help”. Rough and yet a masterpiece.”
   
In June, Tenacious D will return to the UK for a handful of live dates around their Main Stage performance at Donington's Download Festival. Tenacious D 2012 UK Live Dates are as follows:

June 5th – London O2 Academy Brixton
June 6th – London O2 Academy Brixton
June 9th – Download Festival, Donington
June 10th – Manchester O2 Apollo
June 12th – Glasgow SECC

Tenacious D Tickets are onsale 9am on Friday 9th March. Click Here to Compare & Buy Tenacious D Tickets
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