Tenacious D - Road Warriors

Authors of the greatest song in the world? Practitioners of the cock pushup? The D odyssey continues with their recently released debut film and accompanying soundtrack, The Pick of Destiny. The Skinny threw Jack Black and Kyle Gass a few curve balls before they let all comedy folk-metal hell loose on Glasgow

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So in the new movie Dio, Meatloaf and the D meet on screen, can the world really handle this much unadulterated rawk? Exactly who carries the torch in the pick of destiny?

KG: Whoever finds the pick carries the torch!
JB: It's a battle but we win out I think...
KG: …well we're definitely the best looking guys in the film.
JB: For sure… Meatloaf does look a lot like me which is why I wanted him to play my dad. He's got my looks and my extraordinary talent...
KG: Yeah, I think there's no real competition in this film to carry the torch, there's just a lot of big man love going around, which you'll see when you watch it… big men, big love.
JB: Well, we're all big except Dio, he's short… but like I always say - good, hard metal can come in small packages.

And as one of the pioneering - and perhaps only - acts in the folk-metal scene, what's the most fascinating thing to have happened to you on your journey so far?

JB: I'd have to say completing this film together, releasing the soundtrack AND getting on the road all in one is the best thing to happen so far… there hasn't been this much anticipation about a film since Boston's comeback. Next we're gonna do a covers album and that'll be really fascinating… I'm thinking about a full on classical rock album where we take on Mozart, Bach and Beethoven with new lyrics written by us. It'll be like Switched-on Bach but a hell of a lot louder!
KG: I think we've also got a lot of mileage left for something really awesome to happen, like we were thinking of how we can make our UK tour the best tour in the world…
JB: You mentioned doing a live crucifixion!
KG: I mentioned a lot of stuff I can't say in this interview. Basically, the shows are going to be wild. We'll probably get arrested…
JB: People will be shouting "Judas" from the audience!

You two seem to have a lot of love for the road and The Pick of Destiny is big on adventure. What's your favourite adventure movie of all time?

JB: Probably Road Warrior or Romancing The Stone...
KG: Dude, definitely Road Warrior… it's just a classic, it's all about a quest and that's why I dig it, it's the search for fulfilment - it's definitely the best out of the Mad Max movies…
JB: I think The Pick Of Destiny will be remembered as one of the greatest adventure films of all time. It'll mature with time like a fine wine…
KG: It'll be like Spinal Tap, which just gets better the more times you watch it.
JB: Yeah, my movie is my favourite movie - i'm my favourite actor and musician and I wish I could have sex with myself!
KG: I can… you can't do that?
JB: I'm working on it…