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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, southern rock, heavy metal, comedy rock |
| Years active | 2002–2010, 2018–present |
| Labels | Epic, Jojo Entertainment, Space Horse |
| Members | Darryl Donald (JR Reed) Klip Calhoun (Kyle Gass) John Bartholomew Shredman (John Konesky) Boy Johnny (John Spiker) |
| Website | kylegass |
Trainwreck with Kyle Gass is an American southern and comedy rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 2002. It was founded by Tenacious D guitarist Kyle Gass and actor and singer JR Reed.
The band originally started out as a three-piece, with Reed on vocals, Gass on guitar, and Kevin Weisman on drums. The band adopted pseudonym names for its band members: Reed was "Darryl Lee Donald", Gass was "Klip Calhoun", and Weisman was "Kenny Bob Thornton". Gass and Reed began to search for backing musicians, as they felt Trainwreck's musical style was "too close to Tenacious D". The band met electric guitarist John Konesky and bassist John Spiker in Ohio through a mutual friend, with them relocating to Los Angeles to form Trainwreck as "John Bartholomew Shredman" and "Boy Johnny" respectively. Nate Rothacker replaced Weisman as the drummer in the mid-2000s, going under the pseudonym "Dallas St. Bernard".
The band released one studio album, one live album, one EP and two singles before splitting up in 2010. The band would reform in 2018 and announce a reunion tour, as well as work on a second studio album, releasing some singles in 2022.