Foo Fighters Deliver on New Drummer to Exchange Josh Freese

After parting with Josh Freese again in Might, the Foo Fighters have enlisted 9 Inch Nails’ touring member Ilan Rubin as their subsequent drummer. In an surprising twist, Freese will be a part of 9 Inch Nails on their Peel It Again run, each The Hollywood Reporter and Variety confirmed.

Rubin has been touring with 9 Inch Nails since 2009, and was 32 when he grew to become the youngest inductee into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame with the band in 2020. The drummer has additionally collaborated with Paramore, Angels and Airwaves, and Danny Elfman.

The choice arrives months after the Foo Fighters introduced that Freese, who had been tapped to fill the vacancy left by the late Taylor Hawkins, was let go from the band. In an announcement on the time, Freese mentioned that the group had determined “to go in a distinct route with their drummer” and that “No cause was given.”

In a post shared to X, 9 Inch Nails appeared to substantiate Freese’s new position, sharing a photograph of the drummer and writing, “Let’s fucking GO.”

Earlier this month, the Foo Fighters celebrated their thirtieth anniversary and launched “Today’s Song,” their first new music in two years. Dave Grohl revealed the music on the band’s official web site and shared an audio assertion the place he acknowledged, for the primary time, Freese’s exit.

“Through the years, we’ve had moments of unbridled pleasure and moments of devastating heartbreak,” Grohl mentioned. “It ought to go with out saying that with out the boundless power of William Goldsmith, the seasoned knowledge of Franz Stahl, and the thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese, this story can be incomplete, so we lengthen our heartfelt gratitude for the time, music, and reminiscences that we shared with every of them through the years. Thanks, gents.”

From Rolling Stone US.