The Foo Fighters have reportedly chosen a brand new drummer. And in associated information, so have Nine Inch Nails.
Because it seems, there isn’t any must really feel dangerous for outgoing Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese, as a result of he is returning to his former gig alongside Trent Reznor in 9 Inch Nails. In impact, the 2 bands have traded drummers.
In accordance with Deadline, longtime NIN drummer Ilan Rubin will be part of the Foo Fighters, whereas Freese will return to Reznor’s band, wherein he served as a touring member between 2005 and 2008.
Their story notes that Rubin had dedicated to carry out with 9 Inch Nails by way of this 12 months (their U.S. tour begins on Aug. 6 in Oakland) however that he knowledgeable Reznor final week that he had “accepted a job with one other band.”
Rubin changed Freese after the previous left the band to spend time together with his younger kids. In 2020, Rubin grew to become the youngest member of the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame (at age 32) after being inducted with the remainder of NIN.
The Foo Fighters haven’t confirmed Deadline‘s report, however 9 Inch Nails appear to have celebrated Freese’s return with an Instagram tales put up that includes a photograph of the drummer and the phrase “Lets fucking go.”
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Why Did the Foo Fighters Hearth Josh Freese?
In Might, it was revealed that Freese, was let go from Foo Fighters after working with them for 2 years following the death of Taylor Hawkins.
“The Foo Fighters known as me Monday evening to let me know they’ve determined ‘to go in a unique path with their drummer.’ No motive was given,” Freese wrote in an announcement on social media. “Regardless, I loved the previous two years with them, each on and off stage, and I help no matter they really feel is finest for the band.”
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Foo Fighters will play their first present of 2025 on Oct. 2 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Although Dave Grohl has appeared individually with the opposite remaining members of Nirvana, it’ll mark the primary time Foo Fighters have performed a public live performance since August of 2024.
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