The Foo Fighters have a new drummer – and it’s no stranger.
The band around Dave Grohl has found his next drummer: Ilan Rubin will in future sit behind the drums for the Foo Fighters. He has been playing as a tour drummer for Nine Inch Nails since 2009 and was included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2020. At that time he was the youngest musician at the age of 32, who succeeded. In addition, Rubin is a member of the band Angels & Airwaves and regularly works with film composer Danny Elfman.
Recommendations of the editorial team
Replacement for Josh Freese
The change takes place around two months after Josh Freese’s exit in May, who had played at the Foo Fighters since 2023. Freese joined the band as the successor to the late Taylor Hawkins. Hawkins died in March 2022.
Just a temporary fun?
It is currently not known whether Ilan Rubin becomes a member of the band or was only obliged to do the upcoming live dates. According to “The Hollywood Reporter”, Rubin originally agreed to Nine Inch Nails until the end of this year. Most recently, he informed Frontmann Trent Reznor that he had accepted an offer from another band.
Flying
At the same time as Rubin’s change to the Foo Fighters, Josh Freese returns to Nine Inch Nails. The band confirmed this via social media and published a photo in her Instagram story of Freese with the comment “Let’s Fucking Go”. This shared a screenshot of the story on his Instagram account.
Freese was already a live drummer at Nine Inch Nails from 2005 to 2008.
Recognition for Josh Freese
At the beginning of July, the photo Fighters released a new song on the occasion of their 30th anniversary with “Today’s Song”. In an open letter, Frontmann Dave Grohl thanked Josh Freese for his time in the band and recalled the close connection to Taylor Hawkins. An official presentation of Ilan Rubin through the Foo Fighters has so far been pending.