Tenacious D Return with 'Rize of the Fenix'

News Feb 03 2012

By Gregory AdamsRock jokesters Tenacious D have been pretty quiet since making their feature film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny and its accompanying soundtrack six years ago, but the duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass are apparently ready to return with more acoustically accompanied dick jokes in the near future. They've just announced a new album called Rize of the Fenix.

Little is known about the album thus far, but the twosome's website now features a quick animation sequence featuring the album cover, well, rising into a picture frame while the title track plays in the background. On the track, Black trots out his best bro-rock croon, insisting that despite what their critics assumed, "just like the phoenix, we'll fucking rise again."

You can stream "Rize of the Fenix" below. You can also watch a live version of the number, which Tenacious D have been playing out live the last few years, at the bottom of the page.

Even if we don't have a tracklisting or street date for the LP -- though it's rumoured to drop in May -- the acoustic cock rockers are at least inching towards giving us the info. And while we're discussing units and measurements, just check that ultra-penisy cover star up above. Aside from its pulsating, veiny shaft-and-ball-sack-inspired body, that bird may just be packing two more flaming pocket-rockets for wings.

UPDATE: The album is due out on May 15 via Columbia. The tracklist is below.

Rize of the Fenix:

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

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Posted by Logan On 2012-04-10 23:40:50As a long-time D-sciple, I'm excited as hell for the comeback. I'm a bit alarmed though.. why did they choose The Sights to open for them on tour? I live in Michigan and as soon as I heard about this opening band The Sights I went to go check them out. It was really bizarre, they talked on stage about how they were going to open up for The D on the upcoming tour then started trashing Jack and Kyle. The audience was nervously laughing at first but then realized these guys weren't kidding. It got pretty awkward as the lead singer tried to get the audience back on their side but that didn't happen until they started playing.

Looks like "fame" has already gotten to their heads if they're already biting the hands that feeds them. I mean they sounded all right but they came across as a bunch of dicks to be honest. Surely Tenacious D has a reason for picking these guys I don't know?