Tenacious D Release First Episode of Six-Part Series Post-Apocalypto

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Comedy-rockers Tenacious D have released the first episode of their six-part YouTube series, Post-Apocalypto.

The project is the duo’s first new release in six years, with one episode expected each Friday until the final episode on Nov. 2. The final episode will be paired with Tenacious D’s fourth album, also titled Post-Apocalypto, and doubling as the soundtrack to the series. The album was produced by John Spiker and will be released on Columbia Records.

The series was created entirely by Jack Black and Kyle Gass—with Dave Grohl providing drums on all musical bits—leaving much room for creative license. Each episode is voiced entirely by the duo, with Black following his Beavis and Butthead-influenced illustration style while drawing out each panel shown.

Each episode features new Tenacious D tracks, with the principle track from each week going up on streaming platforms after the episode’s release. Paired with the first episode was the track “Hope,” available now.

The episode follows Black and Gass through finding creative ways to pay rent, surviving the onset of the apocalypse and befriending a two-headed dog named Hope. According to a press release, future episodes will feature Tenacious D saving the world post-apocalypse while on a journey “with unimaginable twists and turns, an insane visit to the White House, a time machine, a space adventure and the help of some tried-and-true daddy issues.”