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Initially performing as an "acoustic metal" duo, Black and Gass got attention thanks to their short-lived TV series ''Tenacious D'', which ran on [[HBO]] in 1997. Despite being only six episodes long, the series helped bring attention to The D, and they quickly secured spots opening for [[Beck (Music)|Beck]], [[Pearl Jam (Music)|Pearl Jam]], the [[Foo Fighters (Music)|Foo Fighters]] and [[Tool (Music)|Tool]].

By the time the band signed to a label in 2000, they had a pretty high profile thanks to Black's acting work. Backed by a [[Dream Team]] of musicians that included [[Nirvana (Music)|Dave]] [[Foo Fighters (Music)|Grohl]] on drums and guitars, [[Oingo Boingo]] guitarist Warren Fitzgerald, bassist Steve MacDonald and [[Phish (Music)|Phish]] keyboardist Page McConnell, ''Tenacious D'' showed the band maturing into an outright metal band while still retaining the acoustic guitars and perfecting their outrageous humour and parodies. Split between full band-reworkings of songs from the TV series, a few new songs and comedic skits, the debut blew the minds, kicked the asses (with karate!) and rocked the socks of everyone who ever heard it, and provided the band with its [[Signature Song]]: "Tribute", a tribute to "the best song in the world" that the band played to defeat Satan but promptly forgot afterwards. [[~~Its~~ a Long Story]].

By the time the band signed to a label in 2000, they had a pretty high profile thanks to Black's acting work. Backed by a [[Dream Team]] of musicians that included [[Nirvana (Music)|Dave]] [[Foo Fighters (Music)|Grohl]] on drums and guitars, [[Oingo Boingo]] guitarist Warren Fitzgerald, bassist Steve MacDonald and [[Phish (Music)|Phish]] keyboardist Page McConnell, ''Tenacious D'' showed the band maturing into an outright metal band while still retaining the acoustic guitars and perfecting their outrageous humour and parodies. Split between full band-reworkings of songs from the TV series, a few new songs and comedic skits, the debut blew the minds, kicked the asses (with karate!) and rocked the socks of everyone who ever heard it, and provided the band with its [[Signature Song]]: "Tribute", a tribute to "the best song in the world" that the band played to defeat Satan but promptly forgot afterwards. [[It's a Long Story]].

In 2001, Tenacious D gained notoriety for releasing the extremely bawdy [[Adobe Flash|animated short]] [[Music Video]] by ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'' creator [[John Kricfalusi]] for the song "F-- Her Gently" which was featured (alongside ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'') in that year's annual Festival of Sick and Twisted Animation. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck_Her_Gently NSFW], naturally enough.)

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* [[Bowdlerise]]: They record clean versions of all of their songs. An example would be from "Beelzeboss" "Goddamnit Kage He's gonna make you his sex slave" becomes "Golldurnit Kage he's gonna make you his best slave"

** iTunes, along with several other sites, have opted to apply [[Pixellation]] to the very phallic phoenix on the cover of ''Rize of the Fenix''. The cover of the physical release remains uncensored though.

* [[Cluster F Bomb]]: {{spoiler|Fuck you! You fucking dick! Always naysaying...everything I ''create''. You piece of shit, You create something like [[Serious Business|inward singing]]! You fucking shit! You fucking sit in your tower! Fucking nap... What's funny?! YOU FUCKING BITCH! Fucking...fucker! Fucking... cock ass!}}

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: {{spoiler|Fuck you! You fucking dick! Always naysaying...everything I ''create''. You piece of shit, You create something like [[Serious Business|inward singing]]! You fucking shit! You fucking sit in your tower! Fucking nap... What's funny?! YOU FUCKING BITCH! Fucking...fucker! Fucking... cock ass!}}

* [[Epic Rocking]]: "City Hall".

* [[Hot Blooded]]

* [[I Know Karate]]

* [[Intercourse With You]]: "Kielbasa" parodies/homages the innuendo-based [[Sex Drugs and Rock And Roll]] song by by taking the concept to it's extreme; Juice? In your Caboose?

* [[Intercourse With You]]: "Kielbasa" parodies/homages the innuendo-based [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]] song by by taking the concept to it's extreme; Juice? In your Caboose?

* [[Large Ham]]: Jack, who else?

* [[Likes Older Women]]: Not necessarily older than ''him'', but the song '39' is as touching a love song the D seem capable of making this side of 'Fuck Her Gently'.

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* [[Refuge in Audacity]]

* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]: The [http://www.fanpop.com/spots/tenacious-d/videos/40944/title/tenacious-d-blowjob-rude-funny 'Blowjob' short] may the height of this.

* [[Self Titled Album]]

* [[Self-Titled Album]]

* [[Sex Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: Cock pushups? "I've been getting ready".

* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: Cock pushups? "I've been getting ready".

* [[Signature Song]]: "Tribute".

* [[Silent Bob]]: Kyle, to some extent.