Rize of the Fenix

Occupation

  • Jack Black: guitar, vocals
  • Kyle Gass: guitar, vocals, flute
  • John Konesky: Guitar
  • John Spiker: bass, organ, percussion, piano, backing vocals
  • Dave Grohl: Drums

Studios

  • Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles )
  • Record One ( Sherman Oaks )
  • The Loft ( Hollywood)
  • Perfect Sound Studios (Los Angeles )
  • Ocean Studios ( Burbank )
  • Dave 's Room (Los Angeles )
  • Black Sound ( Pasadena )
  • Kimbrough 's (Los Angeles )
  • Studio 606 (Los Angeles )
  • Capital Recording Studios (Los Angeles )

Rize of the Fenix ​​is the third album by the American rock band Tenacious D. It was published on 10 May 2012 at Sony.

Creation and publication

After the release of the film Kings of Rock - Tenacious D Jack Black announced in late 2006 to a break. In 2008, the band announced a new album for 2010 to be published, 2009, by statement of Black " a ready- half to two songs," so that the publication was postponed. Drummer Dave Grohl wrote in August 2010 about the Twitter account of the Foo Fighters that he had worked on the drum tracks. The end of 2010 the band the paperwork for the album as a designated " semi- finished" and gave first releases for the end of 2011. In May 2011, Jack Black was the name for the album known. Guitarist John Konesky announced in November 2011 that the album would be released in the spring.

The first music video for To Be the Best was published on 26 March 2012. In the designed as a short film video included performances by Dave Grohl, Val Kilmer, Josh Groban, Jimmy Kimmel, Maria Menounos, Tim Robbins and Yoshiki Hayashi on as guest stars. On April 28, 2012, the album was pre-published on the Soundcloud account of the band, the album itself was released on 10 May 2012.

Title list

Chart Awards and achievements

The best chart positions have been achieved in the UK and Austria, where the album came in second place. In Switzerland and the United States, the album reached number four in Germany came the album to number five. More rankings in the top ten were achieved in Australia ( 6th place) and Canada ( 7th place). More rankings in the charts were in Denmark and New Zealand (both 11th ), Sweden ( 15th place), the Netherlands ( 16th place), Finland ( 35th place ) and Belgium ( 68th ) achieved. A single could be placed in any charts.

Rize of the Fenix ​​was nominated for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

Reviews

Critically, the album was discussed mostly positive to mixed. Metascore calculated an average of 64 % based on 13 reviews thus assigns the predicate "generally favorable" (Eng. " generally positive ").

Eberhard Dobler of Laut.de gives the album four out of five stars and said that you just have to like Tenacious D and especially the vocals and the guitar riffs are very good.

Allmusic also awards four out of five stars. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote for the album, that Tenacious D is a good comeback succeeded and the old techniques of Tenacious D still work.

Plattentests.de gives the album five out of ten points, only an average rating. Dennis Müller drug is of the opinion that the jokes that would make up the comedy rock, would not always come across well.

With two out of five stars, Rolling Stone rated the album rather negative. Critic Maura Johnston referred to the album as " a parody of itself, Tenacious D ," so that the album was not always authentic.

Musician list

  • Jack Black: guitar, vocals
  • Kyle Gass: guitar, vocals, flute
  • John Konesky: Guitar
  • John Spiker: bass, organ, percussion, piano, backing vocals
  • Dave Grohl: Drums
  • Chris Bautista: Trumpet
  • Jon Brion: Bass, Mellotron, synthesizers
  • Mike Hoy: Trombone
  • Page McConnell: Synthesizer
  • Scott Seiver: drums, percussion
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