Tenacious D plays " The Metal " regularly at concerts , in 2006 – 2007 , on the Pick of Destiny tour , the song was accompanied by JR Reed ( as " Lee " ) in a dancing armored costume . Whilst on tour , the costume appeared on '' Saturday Night Live '' and at the '' Spike Video Game Awards '' . Reed would reoccur his role at festivals and benefit concerts between 2008-10 until Mike Bray took over the role for the August 2013 European tour and at the 2013 edition of Festival Supreme . The costume was auctioned off to help fund victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks in December 2015
the Pick of Destiny
The Pick of Destiny Tour (2006–2007)
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