Dave Grohl lately collaborated with the 1995 model of his band for a Minor Menace cowl
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Simply after the thirtieth anniversary of the band’s 1995 self-titled debut album, Foo Fighters have unveiled a fierce cowl of Minor Threat‘s hardcore traditional “I Don’t Wanna Hear It” — with vocals recorded this 12 months over an instrumental observe that dates to ’95. The discharge seems to be half of a bigger celebration of the debut, with the band selling anniversary content material underneath the hashtag #FF30 and revisiting their profession historical past on a Substack.
The duvet displays Grohl’s deep connection to Washington D.C.’s hardcore punk scene. Earlier than Nirvana, Grohl performed drums for Scream, a hardcore band signed to Dischord Information, based by Minor Menace’s Ian MacKaye. Grohl penned a fan letter to MacKaye when he was 14 years outdated, and the 2 have been lately noticed collectively at a Devo live performance.
The unique track first appeared on Minor Menace’s 19821 debut self-titled EP. It’s unclear whether or not Grohl recorded the instrumental tracks as a one-man band, à la the Foo Fighters’ debut, or whether or not it was one of many first recordings to characteristic the unique full-band lineup.
The discharge comes as Foo Fighters put together for his or her stay return following a interval of relative quiet. The band lately fired drummer Josh Freese, who had stuffed the place for 2 years following the death of Taylor Hawkins. They haven’t but introduced a alternative, however they’ve set abroad live performance dates for the autumn in Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, and Mexico.
From Rolling Stone US.