Trainwreck with Kyle Gass is an American southern and comedy rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 2002.

The band originally started out as a three-piece, with Reed on vocals, Gass on guitar, and Kevin Weisman on drums.

Gass and Reed began to search for backing musicians, as they felt Trainwreck's musical style was "too close to Tenacious D".

[1] In December 2001, Tenacious D played a concert with Weezer and Jimmy Eat World in Value City Arena, where Kyle Gass befriended Erin Robinson, who described herself as a "huge D fan".

[2] In 2002, Trainwreck was formed, but just as an occasional band with JR Reed on vocals, Kevin Weisman on drums and Gass as guitar.

Two songs from the EP ("Caveman" and "I Wanna Know") were used on the official soundtrack for Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, and were later released on More Rocktastic Music From The Film.

For the concert tour to support the movie and soundtrack, Konesky and Spiker were recruited to play guitar for the shows based on their work with Trainwreck.

In late 2006, Black expressed wishes for 2007 to take a break from the entertainment industry, this meant for Trainwreck to tour during 2007, especially in the summer, to keep Gass musically active.

The band reunited at a Wynchester show (which features Konesky) at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon on February 2, 2018, making a short on-stage appearance.

[7] A series of West Coast tour dates were announced as well, however only a handful were played in the end due to COVID-19 issues.